Boris unleashes his final weapon: ‘the jaws of death’

Boris Johnson has granted a killer interview to the Sunday Telegraph, where he has unleashed a full-on strike against government. Such a move is calculated to draw a distinction between Boris and the flailing government. The most notable attack is saved for his arch-rival — the chancellor — and the upcoming battle(s) he would face upon re-election:

‘We’ve saved Crossrail from the jaws of death – aka George Osborne….I don’t mind having a row in Whitehall, I don’t mind how much plaster comes off the ceiling, providing it’s done in a robust and sensible way and London gets the money it needs.’


Boris does not go easy on the rest of the government either. When asked to define his politics, Boris stuck to the old Tory basics: ‘I am, overall, a tax-cutting Conservative,’ highlighting ‘freedom, democracy, taxpayer value and building up the sense of neighbourliness and duty towards each other’ as his chief principles.