Boris Johnson praised David Cameron and said that he has no leadership ambitions.
(1888PressRelease) October 10, 2012 - London mayor Boris Johnson dismissed any prospect of him standing as MP before his term in City Hall expires in 2016, saying "it's not going to happen".
"As I've said many times since the election and many times before the election, the job of mayor is an engrossing, in my view it's the most wonderful job I think in British politics with due respect to all the other jobs that people do in government. And Londoners have elected me for four years to deliver jobs and growth and do everything I can to get the city growing again and growing strongly and keep fighting crime and to deliver my manifesto.
"I had a nine-point plan which I'm going to deliver, it's going to take four years, plus we've got to deliver the benefits of the Olympics," he told the BBC this afternoon.
However, he refused to comment on whether he would stand after his time as mayor, choosing only to say:
"By that stage it is really very difficult to say what I want to do. Three years' time, four years' time, that's an awful long time in politics."
He also called for the tax burden on the rich should be further reduced to improve Britain's competitiveness, warning that inaction would leave the country "with one hand tied behind our back".
"Why should we pay more tax in Britain than they do in France, in Germany… we're starting to get to a situation where the tax is uncompetitive, and that really needs to be addressed. It's a difficult time, and I accept that people won't like to hear it, but it's the kind of point that you've got to make as mayor of London which isn't necessarily welcome in No 10" he said.
According to a further survey by polling firm Opinium, voters prefer the London mayor to Cameron by a wide margin, giving him a net +30 rating as opposed to -21 for the prime minister.
Boris Johnson praised David Cameron and said that he has no leadership ambitions. 
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