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The London mayor Boris Johnson has said he "wished" he was back in the House of Commons as he watched the recent debate on military intervention in Syria. The London mayor, Boris Johnson, has said he wished he was back in the House of Commons as he watched the recent debate on military intervention in Syria.
Johnson, who was the Conservative MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008, told the FT Magazine: "During the whole Syria thing, for the first time in years I wished I was in parliament. Johnson, who was the Conservative MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008, told the FT Magazine: "During the whole Syria thing, for the first time in years I wished I was in parliament. I watched that and I thought … I wished. I wished."
"I watched that and I thought... I wished. I wished." Johnson this year admitted he would like to "have a crack" at being prime minister "'if the ball came loose from the back of a scrum". But speaking ahead of the Tory conference in Manchester, Johnson said: "I'll tell you exactly where the ball is: the ball is currently at the feet of the scrum.
Johnson this year admitted that he would like to "have a crack" at being prime minister "'if the ball came loose from the back of a scrum". But before the Tory conference in Manchester, Johnson said: "I'll tell you exactly where the ball is: the ball is currently at the feet of the scrum.
"I am bound into the pack and we are surging towards the line for a pushover try. That's my role: bound in, driving for the line.""I am bound into the pack and we are surging towards the line for a pushover try. That's my role: bound in, driving for the line."
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