Boris Johnson at his best. Terrorism speech.

Yes ken Livingstone was past his sell by when challenging Boris so weak opponent. Ken was voted in more than once as well. Just because someone is voted in twice can just mean they are pretty good at pulling the wool. The lying , money wasting, laziness is still being uncovered - one example last week.

Didn't he do two stints as Mayor of London? How odd that enough Londoners liked the "lying, money wasting, laziness" of his mayoral style to vote him in twice. I guess the other candidates were even worse ?

I watched the full speech on Sky News today and I agree Day 6 it was a measured speech and covered a wide range of topics.

I actually thought he showed more statesmanship than some in Parliament today over 'another' Urgent Question this time on Donald Trump .

He’s glib, superficially charming and gives out a few good Latin quips. Maybe he’s about to launch a leadership bid. Who knows - nothing would surprise me. I can’t forget his hopelessness as mayor of London - lying , money wasting, laziness. Perfect qualifications for a Tory leader.

Whilst your posts eazybee never fail to remind me how little actual contribution to a thread they make

You never fail to delight, Maryeliza and Whitewave.
So predictable.

mary one semi-sensible speech does not a future leader make. That is the point, bearing in mind that the Torygraph think Maybot is finished.

This was answering questions coming from journalists and others, suzied. Perhaps he's now good at that as well.

He is certainly capable of giving a good, prepared speech - thats what politicians are paid to do. He is not so good at off the cuff remarks and attention to detail whilst in office.

Oh, I don't know, meliza. Gransnetters are pretty good at commenting on everything under the sun. Why should BoJo be singled out for no comment just because he's done something right for a change?

One good speech does not a statesman make - no one would be commenting favourably if his general standard, that we should expect, were better.

Yes. Credit where its due. Maybe this is a side of him the public doesn't usually see and is why people who know him have promoted him?

Good speech, well delivered. Thanks for the heads up, day6.

Yes, agree with you, Day6. Thoughtful and considered and addressing issues that need to be confronted.

I've been watching that too and was surprised. No slagging off from me. He was very measured and very eloquent. Hope it's a permanent improvement.