Sir Simon Milton To Become Boris Deputy? Eh?
Someone who knows someone who'd know has just told me that Sir Simon is about to step down as Chair of the Local Government Association and be retitled Deputy Mayor at City Hall. This follows Tim Parker's assurance on the Politics Show yesterday that Sir Simon's anomalous position would be clarified soon (I'm told on Wednesday). But how would this solve the basic problem, which is his simultaneous sitting on Westminster City Council? Is he resigning from that too? Would he be stepping down from the LGA and having a new City Hall job title if he weren't? Watch this space.
UPDATE, 15.22: Well-sourced rumour says he's quitting Westminster. Still just a rumour, though.
UPDATE, 17.48: It's up the page a bit.
So much for Milton's position being legally 'watertight'
Oh well at least we will have another Deputy Mayor soon. Just what we need.
Posted by: Adam | July 14, 2008 at 02:46 PM
Does this mean he will get his salary back at City Hall then?
Posted by: Adam | July 14, 2008 at 04:11 PM
If he's standing down from LGA and WCC and stepping up to full adviser/deputy, there's no reason I can think of why he shouldn't/wouldn't accept the full salary, Adam.
Posted by: Dave Hill | July 14, 2008 at 04:13 PM
The man's got to earn a living somehow I guess. They just would have saved themselves a lot of bother if they had sorted this out two months ago.
Posted by: Adam | July 14, 2008 at 04:19 PM