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Mayor's chief advisor steps down Mayor's race adviser steps down
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The Mayor of London's senior aide Lee Jasper has resigned.The Mayor of London's senior aide Lee Jasper has resigned.
Mr Jasper had been at the centre of allegations concerning the misuse of public funds.Mr Jasper had been at the centre of allegations concerning the misuse of public funds.
The Greater London Authority insisted there was no foundation for the allegations against Mr Livingstone's adviser on race relations.The Greater London Authority insisted there was no foundation for the allegations against Mr Livingstone's adviser on race relations.
But it added Mr Jasper had tendered his resignation after new claims on Tuesday, which the mayor's spokesman said he had accepted. But it added Mr Jasper had tendered his resignation after new claims on Tuesday, which the mayor's spokesman said Mr Livingstone had accepted.
The resignation comes after the Evening Standard newspaper published claims that Mr Jasper had sent intimate emails to a woman involved with organisations which received City Hall cash. Black organisations
On Wednesday Mr Jasper was due to face the London Assembly to answer questions about his involvement in community projects which received money from the London Development Agency. The resignation comes after the Evening Standard newspaper published claims that Mr Jasper had sent intimate e-mails to a woman involved with organisations which received City Hall cash.
On Wednesday Mr Jasper was due to face the London Assembly to answer questions about his involvement in community projects which received money from City Hall.
The allegations concern money paid by the London Development Agency (LDA), the mayor's business arm, to a number of black organisations.
An internal inquiry in January cleared Mr Jasper of any wrongdoing but he was suspended by the mayor and later resigned from the Trident black gun crime advisory board.