I pass Boris Johnson in the corridors a lot. He he shuffles uncomfortably and looks at the ground. On one occasion before the Tory conference in Birmingham, I said to him that I hope the Muslim women in my city show him how welcome he is there. Again he shuffled uncomfortably

He does not defend his position, he looks like a chastened child when ever I see him. He's being told to say these things by a racist machine and believe me when I say that he is no big beast he can't even take me looking at him in the eye. He's a bullies patsy with no guts

I do not fear him as an opponent to be honest I pity him, because he doesn't passionately believe in anything and his authenticity rubs off with even the slightest brushing. He's a hollow icon who cannot even defend his words.