Right royal comedown as Boris too busy to care
Once branded a clown prince by many, the London mayor now has a serious shot at being the next Tory prime minister, and he underlined this air of being a man in a hurry by devoting just a couple of minutes of his time to Michael D when the Irish head of state popped-up at London’s futuristic looking city hall for a forum on young people and leadership.
Always playing to the gallery, Boris insisted the President’s arrival had caused “unprecedented excitement” in his office, which for some unexplained reason had led to rampant baking by his staff.
