Yet more evidence of the tensions between the Tory Leader and Mayor Boris Johnson
- Author: Toby
- Filed under: Conservative Party, London, Parliament
Apr 25,2010
I missed this from Pippa Crerar in the Evening Standard a few days ago:
“David Cameron has made his feelings clear on the prospect of a quick return to national politics for Boris Johnson – who some speculate is a rival for the party leadership. He told Vanessa Feltz’s BBC radio show he was “sure” Boris would stand for another four years as Mayor. But a spokesman for the Mayor is quick to point out: “It is not a decision for David, it is a decision for Boris whether he stands again.””
It just shows again that there is a real sense of needle between David Cameron and Mayor Boris Johnson.
Why did the Mayor’s office bother to respond at all?
There are three possible answers:
- the Mayor cannot turn down any opportunity to contradict his Party Leader; or
- the Mayor is not, as I have been predicting, intending to stand again in 2012; or
- both of the above.
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2 Responses for "Yet more evidence of the tensions between the Tory Leader and Mayor Boris Johnson"
He could just be a twat. So, even if both the above were not true, he might say the same out of twattishness.
Are any of Bojo’s Dep Mayors standing in the GE?
None of the Deputy Mayors are candidates. Simon Milton is tipped for a post-election peerage, of course.
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