The benefit of having a conscience as liberal as the London mayor’s is that no one would think it guilty of succumbing to Tory leadership prospectsBoris Johnson sat with his arms tightly folded across his chest. Having the preceding day announced he had finally found the conscience that no one had ever suspected him of having,he wasn’t in the mood to let it move. Consciences can be slippery things – here one day, gone the next 10000 – and BoGo was determined to hang on to his for at least another 24 hours. Or perhaps he was just desperate to hold his flak jacket in place, and for the prime minister’s statement to the House of Commons became less a debate on the EU referendum than a drive-by shooting. With the London mayor the target. Related: David Cameron's swipe at Boris Johnson in the Commons – verdict Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com