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Boris Johnson does ‘the Mobot’

Boris Johnson was taking part in a post-Olympic Games press conference with Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt and London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe when they were asked to perform the 'Mobot' as a tribute to double-gold winning athlete Mo Farrah.


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Boris Johnson and Arnold Schwarzenegger ride London’s new cable car

Boris Johnson found himself suspended beneath another wire on Sunday afternoon - but this time managed not to get stranded in mid-air as he took Arnold Schwarzenegger for a cable car ride across the Thames.


The former California governor and Hollyw...

London 2012 Olympics: London and Team GB – take a bow. You’ve dazzled the world

The opening ceremony, by common consent, was the best in memory. The London volunteers have been utterly tireless and infectious in their enthusiasm; the venues have shuddered to the noise of the crowd, skilfully whipped to fresh pitches of excitement...

Boris Johnson tells David Cameron to ‘go for growth’ to harness Olympic legacy

“They need to go further,” Mr Johnson said of the Government. “They need a series of supply-side reforms. London really can be the motor of our economic recovery.”
The Mayor’s words echo the concerns of other leading lights of the Conservati...

Boris Johnson tells Cameron to ‘go for growth’ to harness Olympic legacy

“They need to go further,” Mr Johnson said of the Government. “They need a series of supply-side reforms. London really can be the motor of our economic recovery.”
The Mayor’s words echo the concerns of other leading lights of the Conservati...

Boris Johnson: give children two hours of sport a day

The Mayor, who went to Eton, said he wanted children to have the sort of compulsory sports regime he had at school.

"I would like to see, frankly, the kind of regime I used to enjoy - compulsory two hours sport every day... I've no doubt that is the ...

Boris Johnson: London’s Olympic legacy ‘must harness Team GB momentum’

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, told journalists at a press conference into the legacy of London 2012, that it was time to "prepare, plan and work blindingly hard" in the manner of Britain's successful Olympians, in order to secure a positive las...

Boris Johnson: state school pupils should get two hours sport a day

Mr Johnson said that there was no reason why state school pupils should also benefit from several hours a week of physical education.
He went on: “I think the Government totally understands people's appetite for this, they can see the benefits of sp...

More reasons to raise a cheer for London’s golden Games

5 London 2012 is not just a breakthrough for women but for the older generation. Japan has entered a 71-year-old competitor for the dressage. He first competed for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, the year I was born. Banzai!
6 The Olympic Stadium is looki...

London 2012 Olympics: ‘I want to see Vladimir Putin stripped to the waist’, says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson made a tongue and cheek reference to the Russian President's sporting past, calling for him to take part in the Games "stripped to the waist".


Johnson dismissed media criticism of the Games saying that hotels had twice as much occupan...