The hair, the gaffes, the humour... London's mayor is one of Britain's most colourful and popular politicians. And perhaps its most ambitious. Meet the high-flying Boris Johnson!
Over the course of a varied career, he has been fired from almost every job he's had or been forced to resign in disgrace. His biographer describes him as "the most ruthless, ambitious person I have ever met". One interviewer recently accused him of being "a nasty piece of work" live on TV.
Welcome to the extraordinary world of London's mayor, Boris , Who many think will one day become prime minister, although the man himself denies this. Indeed, he say:"My chances of beeing PM are about as good as the finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive".
The clue to his success lies in that quote: Boris Johnson does not talk like a normal politician. Johnson is more like a stand-up comedian than a politician, with his own, inimitable way of expressing things. For years, he has been a favourite guest on TV comedy shows because he is a fast with a joke as professional comedians. But behind the humour hides an incredibly ambitious man.
As a child, his often-repeated objective was to become "world king". Growing up, he decided on a more modest project: he would be content with just becoming either Britain's prime minister or president of the USA. Ultimately, however, the former seemed more realistic- and now every day it seems to become more probable.
There's one problem: Britain already has a prime minister, David Cameron. And not only are Boris and David members of the same party, but they have known one another since childhood because both went to Eton, the most elite and expensive of England's private schools. Founded in 1440, Eton has already produced 19 British prime ministers. Prince William and Prince Harry also studied here.
But bizarrely, while Etonian origins mark Cameron as a member of the upper classes in the eyes of the people, Boris is seen as a man of the people. Despite his habit of quoting in Latin, people can imagine having a pint of beer with Boris in a pub.
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