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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dave Hill

Boris Johnson and Veronica Wadley: John Biggs claims the Mayor lied

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Boris Johnson was today accused of lying to the culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw, in an attempt to install a close former media ally as the head of Arts Council London.

Labour London assembly member John Biggs said a letter sent by Johnson to Bradshaw asking that Veronica Wadley, a former editor of the London Evening Standard, be made chair of the body had been misleading in claiming that Wadley had received Johnson's nomination "following a two-stage interview process" and failing to mention that Wadley had been rejected at the first stage.

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