David Cameron on Boris: He’s a ‘great friend’ but he’s wrong

David Cameron must be getting fed up with questions about Boris by now but unfortunately for the Prime Minister they’re not going to go away anytime soon. That much was clear in his public press conference this morning. The PM managed to avoid making direct reference to Boris during his speech, in which he again played up the fact he has no vested interests involved with needing to fight another election, unlike his old friend. But after being asked directly whether he was referring to Boris in his speech in Parliament, Cameron could ignore the thorn in his side no longer. Here’s what he said about Boris:

‘I have huge respect for Boris as a politician and a great friend of mine, he’s a fantastic Mayor of London. I think he’s got a lot to give to the Conservative party and to this country. But on this issue, I think he’s got it wrong.