London Labour has called for an investigation after revelations that London Mayor Boris Johnson failed to declare that his flights to attend Margaret Thatcher’s funeral were paid for by Emirates Airline and Lynton Crosby’s company CT Partners.

The declaration was only made after London Assembly Member Len Duvall made enquiries about why it was not on the Mayor’s register.

It was declared on Wednesday 5th June, 48 days after the trip, despite the GLA Code of Conduct clearly stating that all such gifts must be declared within 28 days.

Mr Duvall has today written to the GLA’s Monitoring Officer calling for an official investigation into why the flights were not declared on time, whether the Mayor has received any other gifts and hospitality that he has failed to declare, and what steps will be taken to ensure that the Mayor upholds the highest standards in public office.

Leader of the Labour Group on the London Assembly, Len Duvall AM, said: “Taking Lynton Crosby on this trip made no sense at all, it looks like blatant cronyism.”

Lynton Crosby is not meant to be working for the London Mayor, instead master-minding David Cameron’s election campaign.

Labour say it’s not clear why Crosby went, what he gained and how this could possibly benefit Londoners.

Duvall AM added: “Why didn’t the Mayor take representatives from London based PR companies with him if he wanted to promote this sector?”

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