I had to leave tonight’s Policy Exchange function at the Institute of Directors just as the mayor of London was getting into his stride: But as ever he picked a choice metaphor, according to Tim Montgomerie:
Boris describes coalition as a bazaar; I’ll swap you a married couples allowance for Trident; human rights act for an immigration amnesty
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