The challenge for Boris

There is both a must-read and a must-hear on the Boris for London front this morning. First the must-read, Matthew Parris‘s column in this week’s magazine on what Boris needs to do to win. His thoughts on how Boris could prove that he’ll put city above party are particularly smart. While the must-hear is Ken talking about his likely challenger on The Today Programme. He conceded that Boris is the most formidable opponent that he’ll face in his political career but he also previewed his line of attack on him, declaring that Boris was to the right of Norman Tebbit. Red Ken is half-way through Boris’s entire oeuvre at the moment so expect his assault  to consist mainly of lines taken from Boris’s columns.