Posted on 16 September 2015. Tags: boris johnson, football feeds, Olympic Stadium, politics, sky sports, sky tv, sport, West Ham United, westham
• London mayor: ‘I would be perfectly happy to publish the details’ • Information commissioner ruled controversial deal must be disclosed The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has insisted he is “perfectly happy” to see the details of West Ham’s Olympic Stadium contract published but claimed that the club was seeking to take legal action to block it. Johnson, who oversees the London Legacy Development Corporation as mayor but is no longer chairman of the …
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Posted on 15 September 2015. Tags: boris johnson, charlton athletic, football feeds, hammers news, latest football news, Olympic Stadium, sky tv, sport, West Ham United, west ham united feeds, westham
• Freedom of Information request for full disclosure successful • Club and LLDC had claimed details covered by ‘commercial confidentiality’ Campaigners for transparency over West Ham’s move to the Olympic Stadium have scored a major victory after the Information Commissioner ruled the terms of the deal should be made public , the Guardian can reveal. Both the London Legacy Development Corporation and West Ham had long argued that the deal for the largely-taxpayer-funded stadium should remain buried …
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