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In a new book charting 13 years of Conservative rule, Will Walden, Mr Johnson\u2019s former communications chief when he was London mayor, revealed even the most mundane activities would become a competition.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cBoris would walk faster and then Cameron would walk faster and then Boris would walk faster.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would get to the point where you were practically running.<\/p>\n
Read more… <\/strong> Boris tipped for another dramatic comeback\u2013 biographer predicts when<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAnd it was unsaid. It was basically willy-waving.\u201d<\/p>\n The Right to Rule, by Ben Riley-Smith said the former Newsnight<\/em> presenter Jeremy Paxman tried to rile Mr Johnson by questioning whether he felt intellectually inferior to Mr Cameron, who received a first-class degree at Oxford compared to his upper second class.<\/p>\n Did it rankle? \u201cIt would if it wasn\u2019t that his first was in PPE\u201d rather than Classics.<\/p>\n Mr Cameron would have \u201cwargame\u201d strategies to deal with the then mayor\u2019s party conference speeches, which always stole the attention from him when he was prime minister.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was dubbed \u2018Boris handling day\u2019,\u201d the book says<\/p>\n The book also reveals Mr Johnson uses a strategy from Dodgeball, a 2004 sports comedy when he is in a scrape.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen in a tight political spot, Johnson would repeat the \u2018five Ds\u2019\u201d – the advice given to players, it say.<\/p>\n \u201cDodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge,\u201d it explains.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n