Ruling nothing out
- 4 Jul 07, 05:24 PM
Tory HQ rushed to deny my story about Boris. Soon after they rushed to un-deny it. Why? Well, see for yourself when you read Boris standing the story up. Here's his statement - I've put the key bits in bold:
"Being Mayor of London would be a fantastic job and anyone who loves London would want to consider the possibility very carefully.
"I want to stress that this idea did not come from David Cameron or from anyone in his office but I have, of course, been very struck by the number of people who have been urging me to run.
"In my case, there are huge obstacles - above all my commitment and responsibility to my constituency. It is hard to see how those difficulties could be overcome - but I am ruling nothing out."
Draft Boris! Believe it or not, that's the call that's gone up in the Tory leader's office as the search for a Conservative candidate to run for London Mayor hots up. That's right, Boris Johnson is seriously being talked of as the man to put up against Ken Livingstone. Boris, word reaches me, has not dismissed the idea out of hand but cannot think how he would explain to his constituents in Henley why he was spending so long in the Capital. 
