Former deputy mayor of London Ray Lewis dies aged 61
A former deputy mayor of London who founded a organisation which helped disadvantaged young children, which is said to have inspired a BBC series, has died aged 61.
Ray Lewis was deputy to then-London mayor Boris Johnson, but resigned in July 2008 following allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities.
In 2002 Mr Lewis set up the Eastside Young Leaders’ Academy (EYLA), a charity which sent hundreds of disadvantaged young children to elite public schools in an attempt to address racial inequality.
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