When Boris met Lily...

Lily Allen met with London Mayor Boris Johnson to discuss the capital's knife crime epidemic.

The singer wrote an appeal for an end to the spate of incidents on her internet blog.

The LDN star wrote: "Please can everyone stop stabbing each other in the UK?

"We need to have a knife amnesty. We should put on a big concert to raise awareness."

"Boris, if you're listening, call me man."

And sure enough, Mr Johnson called and the pair spent 45 minutes talking about ideas to combat the problem.

Mr Johnson said after the City Hall meeting: "Lily Allen has already proved her commitment to help address this problem.

"There is nothing romantic or glamorous about knife crime and I'm delighted Lily will be using her considerable profile and fan base to spread that message."

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