Boris refuses to reveal campaign spin meetings held in City Hall

Details today emerged of Tory donors somewhat unhappy with the self-serving financial arrangements between the Boris 2012 campaign and Lynton Crosby, which will see the controversial Australian election guru trouser money for additional polling services on top of his already substantial retainer.

And with the matter of how Crosby managed to obtain a City Hall security pass still unsettled, the mayor has dismissed the matter of political spin meetings on taxpayer property with characteristic chutzpah:

Lynton Crosby
Question No: 2798 / 2011
John Biggs
How many times, and on what dates, has Lynton Crosby met you in City Hall?
Written response from the Mayor
I meet all sorts of people in City Hall and across London.

Doubtless Boris and his advisers think this response is hilarious.

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