Meet Boris Johnson

Photo dated 09/01/2008 of candidates for Mayor of London, Labour's Ken Livingstone (left), Lib Dem candidate Brian Paddick (centre) and Boris Johnson of the Conservative party.
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A Tough Race
Of the three candidates for Mayor, Labour's Ken Livingstone (left), Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick, Johnson was regarded as too much of a clown to be taken seriously.

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