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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Tue Mar 19, 2013, 10:21 AM Mar 2013

Boris Johnson finally admits he'd like to be prime minister

(Reuters) - London's popular mayor Boris Johnson, tipped as a possible rival to British Prime Minister David Cameron, has admitted he would like to "have a crack" at being prime minister one day.

Known for his blunt but colourful quotes and a boyishly eccentric personality, the 48-year-old Johnson used a rugby analogy to express his ambitions for the top job and then immediately played them down.

"I think it's a very tough job being Prime Minister," he said in a BBC documentary due to be shown on March 25.

"Obviously, if the ball came loose from the back of a scrum - which it won't - it would be a great, great thing to have a crack at. But it's not going to happen," he added in remarks published ahead of the documentary's release.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/19/uk-britain-borisjohnson-ambition-idUKBRE92I0KQ20130319

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Boris Johnson finally admits he'd like to be prime minister (Original Post) dipsydoodle Mar 2013 OP
Known for being a right-wing demagogue and serial shagger, more like non sociopath skin Mar 2013 #1
All I can say is that leaving Wallace out of it for now dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #2
Me too if I had that awful choice; but Nigel REALLY isn't in with a chance. LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #4
That wouldn't be a choice for me. It would be "neither of the above". non sociopath skin Mar 2013 #6
I don't think he will get to be PM. LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #3
I agree non sociopath skin Mar 2013 #5
Sadly, you were wrong Polybius Jul 2019 #9
Sigh, I'm a pessimistic type but not quite pessimistic enough! LeftishBrit Jul 2019 #10
Boris 'seeking 2015 Commons return' T_i_B Aug 2014 #7
first get a Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #8
Bollocks to Boris. And Brexit. Nuff said... mwooldri Jul 2019 #11

non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts)
1. Known for being a right-wing demagogue and serial shagger, more like
Tue Mar 19, 2013, 07:13 PM
Mar 2013

He doesn't fool me for one minute.

The Skin

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
2. All I can say is that leaving Wallace out of it for now
Tue Mar 19, 2013, 07:19 PM
Mar 2013


given the choice the awful choice between Boris and Nigel I'd go with Boris anytime.



LeftishBrit

(41,192 posts)
3. I don't think he will get to be PM.
Tue Mar 19, 2013, 07:58 PM
Mar 2013

At present, he can run with the hare and hunt with the hounds at the same time, running on the left of his party for the London voters, and on the right of his party for the right-wing media and the rebel MPs. But this will collapse if and when there's an actual chance of power.

Of course, I could be wrong; I didn't think he'd get to be Mayor either. But I should say it's unlikely. Especially with his 'bonking' reputation, unlikely to appeal much to the blue-rinsed ladies of the Tory base.

non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts)
5. I agree
Wed Mar 20, 2013, 06:37 AM
Mar 2013

Not only does his present situation give him the luxury to be two-faced, the Mayor's position means that he can hire as many anonymous gophers as he wishes to do the actual work and thus cover up the fact that he is a) administratively incompetent b) incredibly lazy (even by the low benchmark of the Bullingdon Boys).

There would be too many ambitious rivals in the Nasty Party nationally to let him get away with that for very long.

The Skin

T_i_B

(14,734 posts)
7. Boris 'seeking 2015 Commons return'
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 05:22 AM
Aug 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28673113

Boris Johnson has said he will "in all probability" run to become an MP at the next general election.

The Conservative London mayor added that he would serve out the remainder of his term as mayor, due to end in 2016.

David Cameron has previously said he would welcome a return to the Commons by Mr Johnson, who stood down as an MP in 2008.

Mr Johnson has been linked with the seat of Uxbridge, in north-west London.
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