Are these real savings at City Hall? - Mike Tuffrey

12.00.00am GMT Tue 24th Mar 2009

Mike Tuffrey, leader of the London Assembly Liberal Democrat Group, commenting on today's announcement about job losses at City Hall said:

"The real test of these savings is whether City Hall continues to provide effective strategic government for London.

"If staff with valuable expertise in the environment or housing are replaced by expensive consultants then the Mayor is not making real savings but actually selling Londoners short."

"It is also really disappointing that a year into office Boris Johnson has made so little progress in cutting duplication in the services across police, fire, transport and the London Development Agency."

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