howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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courtesy of the independent.
Boris Johnson is the favourite among Conservative grassroots activists to succeed David Cameron as party leader, a survey has found.
The Mayor of London, who will seek a second term next May, is favoured by 57 per cent and the Chancellor George Osborne was preferred by 43 per cent.
Tim Montgomerie, editor of the ConservativeHome website which carried out the poll, said: "Boris has recently been putting lots of clear blue water between him and the Cameron Government and the Tory grassroots clearly like what they see."
Mr Osborne is viewed as the most impressive Cabinet performer, followed by the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith; the Education Secretary, Michael Gove; the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, and the Home Secretary, Theresa May.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Can't we get someone from Germany to do it
Audere est facere.
Jan Higgins
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Bumbling Boris, heaven help us.
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Guest 717- Registered: 16 Jun 2011
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I'm all for it. Boris is a great character and on the tad stupid side so ends up revealing the truth. I would love to see camerons smug face!
Keeps politics to myself
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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I think with Boris what you see is what you get
Audere est facere.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Boris is a lot more shrewd than he appears. He can be deadly serious, but also has a riotous sense of humour. He is not a 'detail man' and as PM would not be tempted to micro-manage, which is the tendency that sank Mr Brown. Under Boris we would get the Boris Island Thames Estuary airport which would help to regenerate much of Kent as well as releasing lots of land west of London for redevelopment. Unfortunately many traditional Tories regard Boris as a loose cannon so his time may not come for a while.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I have a great deal of time for Boris. I am not sure of him as a potential leader though - that mantle may well fall to the younger generation when DC goes.
I love the way people totally underestimate Boris, we see that above from some people's reaction. Under that shaggy hair is a very keen brain and sharp mind that he works hard to disguise behind his humour. I agree with Peter, the PM need not be a detail man and in fact micro-management is not a good trait in any PM.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Wasn't Bozo involved in the following scandals
When he was Shadow Minister for Arts he lied to Michael Howard about a four-year extramarital affair with Petronella Wyatt, The Spectator's New York correspondent and former deputy editor and so Howard awarded him the order of the boot.
In 1995, a recording of a telephone conversation made in 1990 was made public, in which he is heard agreeing under pressure to supply to a former schoolmate, Darius Guppy, the private address and telephone number of the News of the World journalist Stuart Collier. Guppy allegedly wished to have Collier beaten up for attempting to smear members of his family
Then there is the alleged 'Theft' of cigar case belonging to Tariq Aziz, an associate of Saddam Hussein, which Johnson had found in the rubble of Aziz's house in Baghdad. after the 1991 Gulf War. Johnson wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph 2003 ,in which he stated he had taken the cigar case and would return it to its owner upon request. Johnson was investigated by the police and forced to hand the cigar case over to police while they carried out enquiries into whether the Iraq (UN Sanctions) Order 2003 had been breached
Yeah he sounds an ideal Tory Leader.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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other than that he is squeaky clean.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Typical that Marek - the old tactic of smears. Let he who is without sin.......
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Terrible that, fancy bonking a Labour MP's daughter. Disgusting. Surprising he wasn't chucked out of the party for that!
NotW journalists are pond life and do not deserve their privacy to be respected as long as they do not respect others' rights to privacy.
The cigar case incident was pure political mischief making of which all parties are guilty from time to time. If they prosecuted Boris for taking a souvenir they would have had to prosecute every coalition soldier who served in the second Gulf war.
And you have forgotten this one:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1295125/London-mayor-Boris-Johnson-embroiled-paternity-riddle.html?ITO=1490I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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News Of The World seems to be the worst newspaper to quote on anything at the moment with their history of telephone hacking.
It has always been a rag and is only fit for use in the smallest room in the house.
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Bungling Boris as PM.
That's cheered me up no end, just the tonic I needed, lol.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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boris always comes across as a good clubbable sort that would fit easily into barry and colette's social circle.
people say that he has hidden depths, he has been clever enough to keep them hidden.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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When Boris was asked what his first name was he couldn't remember as I recall by the way it isnt Boris!
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Keith Sansum1
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Interesting the conservative party are even thinking of the next leader!!!!!!!!!
There is no doubt Boris is a highly educated chappy, and sometimes uses his bufoon image to cover cock ups.
or even attempt to disguise the real Boris.
He has seen to have a seruous side,
But i'm with barryw on this one not sure Boris is leadership material.
I bet cameron is worried about how unpopular hes becoming though
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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No worries Keith. Leadership succession always gets discussed, look at Labour with Milliminor so new in the job.
Once again though we see people really not understanding Boris - more fool you!!!
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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BARRYW;
You are correct on the leadership challenges, and im sure no one underestimates bumbling boris, but as you say he's not leadershp stuff.
my point was also cameron must be so annoyed at how unpiopular hes become
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I am not sure that is the case Keith. Certainly that is not showing in the polls and it is inevitable that there will be swings against the incumbant mid-term particularly when they are having to make such difficult decisions and being a coalition no-body is ever fully satisfied. DC is show very high levels of approval in supporter polls, surprisingly high, given as I say the nature of the coalition.