Cameron defends Boris's ambition
Peter Hoskin 4:23pm
You've got to hand it to Cameron, he gave a smooth response to a question about Boris becoming PM on BBC Radio London earlier:
While I suspect the Boris leadership talk won't go away over the next few years, this kind of open-minded response suggests that the Tories are determined to suck any poison out of the story.“Why shouldn't he be ambitious? I think it's great and it does not worry me at all. I'm a Conservative, I think competition in all things is good including for the very highest jobs.”
Hat-tip: Paul Waugh
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Oor Wullie
April 28th, 2009 5:00pm Report this commentNow make the comparison with Brown who has done everything in his power to eliminate competition on his climb up the ladder.
Mark Reckons
April 28th, 2009 5:01pm Report this commentThis is similar to how Blair responded to a similar question about Brown towards the end of his premiership and they are both right.
There is too much fuss made in the media about the ambitions of politicians forcing them into carefully worded coded denials. There is nothing wrong with ambition and anybody who is good in any walk of life has the potential to rise to the top. If they wish to pursue this then good on them.
I should caveat this by saying that Gordon Brown is the worst PM in my lifetime (34 years) but there was nothing ignoble about his ambition - it was the way he went about it that poisoned the chalice before it was even lifted to his lips.
Alex
April 28th, 2009 5:42pm Report this commentI don't see what the story is.
I would have thought that there are a large amount of MPs whose ambition it is to be leader of their party. Perfectly natural, no?
David Ossitt
April 28th, 2009 6:55pm Report this comment“Why shouldn't he be ambitious?
Absolutely!
Cameron supporter
April 28th, 2009 10:13pm Report this commentDave's a class act!
Alfred T Mahan
April 28th, 2009 10:25pm Report this commentI would be worried if he wasn't ambitious, frankly.
Verity
April 28th, 2009 10:34pm Report this commentWhat else was he going to say?
THX1138
April 28th, 2009 11:06pm Report this comment"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Michael Coreleone
DM
April 28th, 2009 11:33pm Report this commentGood answer. Anyway, Boris is not even an MP, so he's hardly an immediate threat.
Nice for a change that a party can offer a choice...
David the Tory
April 30th, 2009 1:43pm Report this commentTypical Verity comment. Even an acknowledgement of Cameron doing the right thing comes with its own little drop of vitriol.
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