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comment on the latest video from Islamic State. Now though, time for

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the news He's already spent more than ?5

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million of London taxpayers' money on it, and today the Airports

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Commission rejected his proposal But Boris Johnson is still vowing to

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fight on with his 'pet project'. The multi`billion`pound plan was

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dismissed on cost Our political correspondent,

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Karl Mercer, For the mayor and his aviation

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advisor, the talking goes on. The big sell continues for an

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airport scheme seemingly consigned to history by a Government`appointed

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group of experts. Game over for the estuary ahrport...

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On a day of interviews we took our turn to quiz the mayor who blames

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civil servants in Whitehall for the demise of the scheme, saying they

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always supported expansion `t Heathrow. There's a complete

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Heathrow. There's a completd abdication of political

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responsibility. In City Hall we are trying to produce a valid, bold,

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trying to produce a valid, bold original, long`term solution which

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deals with most of the issues original, long`term solution which

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deals with most of the issuds and deals with most of the issuds and

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delivers jobs, regeneration. It's deals with most of the issues and

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delivers jobs, regeneration. It s a delivers jobs, regeneration. It's a

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brilliant and beautiful ide`. It delivers nothing because it's not

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going to happen. It would deliver those things. What we haven't heard

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is from anybody passionatelx is from anybody passionatelx

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advocating another option. The Prime Minister for example. It's time `

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what we need to hear is what the other solution should be. Wd

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what we need to hear is what the other solution should be. We want

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other solution should be. Wd want the politicians to make a decision

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as soon as Business leaders possible. In London today agreed on

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the need for a solution, but not necessarily with the mayor's attack

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on the airport commission. We need the extra capacity now. Tomorrow

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wouldn't be a day too soon. So, I'm pleased that the focus is on what is

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doable in a realistic time My competitors frame. In Holland an

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Germany have better access to some aspects of the Chinese markdt

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Germany have better access to some aspects of the Chinese market than I

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aspects of the Chinese markdt than I have. It's getting worse. Despite

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have. It's getting worse. Ddspite his media offensive this morning,

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the mayor is facing more criticism the mayor is facing more criticism

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from his City Hall opponents, pushing his plan has cost London's

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taxpayers more than ?5 millhon. The taxpayers more than ?5 million. The

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problem here is that Boris Johnson didn't look at any of the evidence

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or research before he spent so much public money pushing the proposal.

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It was never going to work. It's reported that the Lib Dems will

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tomorrow rule out airport growth. We've argued against expanding

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airport capacity in the south`east. We think that environmentally we

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need to restrain airport growth and air travel growth for climate change

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reasons. Boris Johnson was in reasons. Boris Johnson was hn

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Swindon this afternoon campaigning Swindon this afternoon camp`igning

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with local Conservative MPs. He may soon be one himself, of course, in

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Uxbridge, right next to Heathrow. For now though, his cable car across

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For now though, his cable c`r across the river in East London, known as

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the Emirates airline, may bd the river in East London, known as

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the Emirates airline, may be as close as he gets to a new ahrport in

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the Thames. Boris Johnson sounding confhdent

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Boris Johnson sounding confident there. What are the chances of his

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estuary airport plans being revived? Let's face facts. It's been obvious

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today that his option of the estuary airport is very much at the back of

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the queue. It's very unlikely to happen in the short`term. We have

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happen in the short`term. Wd have these other options on the table,

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for growing runways at Heathrow and one for Gatwick. The money hs on the

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one for Gatwick. The money is on the Gatwick option. The mayor isn't

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giving it up. He's come out fighting today. But make no mistake about it,

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today. But make no mistake `bout it, today has been an embarrassment

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today. But make no mistake about it, today has been an embarrasslent for

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the mayor. This was a project, a big vanity project have called ht,

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the mayor. This was a project, a big vanity project have called it, they

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stuck `` he stuck his neck on and it's been royally chopped off. Sir

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Howard Davis said it could be reckless to go ahead with this.

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Boris Johnson could become an MP in Boris Johnson could become an MP in

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the next couple of years. It's possible if the Conservatives

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the next couple of years. It's possible if the Conservativds win

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possible if the Conservatives win the next election he will move into

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a Cabinet position. He will revive this plan and try to push for that.

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Because the bottom line is `viation policy toxic, expanding is very hard

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to do. Thank you.

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The Metropolitan Police has been told it should review all

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discrimination cases mounted against the force since 2008.

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It comes after an employment tribunal awarded a firearms officer

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nearly ?40,000 for racial and sexual discrimination by a senior officer.

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PC Carol Howard firearms officer in the Diplomatic Protection Group and

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poster girl for the Met polhce poster girl for the Met polhce

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during the Olympics. But earlier this year PC Howard brought a claim

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of discrimination against the force, claiming she was victimised because

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of her gender and race. In July an employment tribunal agreed finding

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that Miss Howard had been t`rgeted that Miss Howard had been t`rgeted

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for almost a year by acting inspector Dave Kelly, whose

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management style was overbearing, management style was overbe`ring,

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intrucive and unreasonable and who discredited and belittled hdr.

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discredited and belittled her. Today, she was awarded more tan

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?37,000 in compensation with judges heavily criticising the way the Met

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police handled her grievancds. It's so disappointing that we are still

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discovering that the Metropolitan Police aren't taking these issues

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Police aren't taking these hssues very seriously. They haven't

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apologised. They haven't accepted what the tribunal has found. They

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tried to explain it away by saying it was just one officer who was

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doing this. In fact, there was a clear policy in place to prdvent

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clear policy in place to prevent findings of discrimination being In

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fact, made. The tribunal found the fact, made. The tribunal fotnd the

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Met had a practice of delethng references to discrimination during

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internal investigations and recommended an independent review

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into its practices. It all comes as no surprise to those who monitor the

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conduct of the force towards its employees. This is not the first

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time that the Met have been found wanting around issues of diversity.

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So, for me, the recommendations given by the tribunal don't go far

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enough. The Met has released a statement this afternoon saying that

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statement this afternoon saxing that as part of the independent review

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into its fairness policy, it will now look back at previous c`ses of

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now look back at previous cases of discrimination within the force.

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That means it could face more legal action from officers who've been

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discriminated against in the past. I discriminated against in thd past. I

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wish you a very good night and hand wish you a very good night `nd hand

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you over to Wendy for the weather. you over to Wendy for the weather.

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We've enjoyed some sunshine and a bit more of that tomorrow.

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It stays mainly dry through the next few days as well. There are clear

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skies at the moment. We will see cloud drifting in. Mist and fog is

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mixed in with that. Temperatures between 13 and 16 degrees. We could

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have visibility problems first thing tomorrow. But they should be short

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lived and isolated. Sunshind tomorrow. But they should bd short

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lived and isolated. Sunshine breaks lived and isolated. Sunshine breaks

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through during the morning `nd then through during the morning and then

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more especially into the late afternoon and evening. A brdeze

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afternoon and evening. A breeze blowing from the east. Dartford to

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around 20 degrees, 22, 23 ftrther west. We will have highs of maybe

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24, 25 in Central London. On the outlook, settled conditions.

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Generally it's more cloudy as we Generally it's more cloudy `s we

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start the weekend. Good evening. Thankfully over the

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next few days

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