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

[dipsydoodle]

(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

[non sociopath skin]

1. Known for being a right-wing demagogue and serial shagger, more like

He doesn't fool me for one minute.

The Skin

[dipsydoodle]

2. All I can say is that leaving Wallace out of it for now

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

[LeftishBrit]

4. Me too if I had that awful choice; but Nigel REALLY isn't in with a chance.

[non sociopath skin]

6. That wouldn't be a choice for me. It would be "neither of the above".

The Skin

[LeftishBrit]

3. I don't think he will get to be PM.

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]

5. I agree

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

[Polybius]

9. Sadly, you were wrong

There are far more right-wing nutcases than we thought there were.

[LeftishBrit]

10. Sigh, I'm a pessimistic type but not quite pessimistic enough!

[T_i_B]

7. Boris 'seeking 2015 Commons return'

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.

[Jeneral2885]

8. first get a

haircut.

[mwooldri]

11. Bollocks to Boris. And Brexit. Nuff said...