Since January 1993 there have been 27 other countries not in the EU that have done better than the UK at exporting goods into the single market.

In 1904, 20 per cent of journeys were made by bicycle in London. I want to see a figure like that again. If you can't turn the clock back to 1904, what's the point of being a Conservative?

Humanity would have plunged into a new dark age of absolutely frightening and appalling characteristics without Churchill.

All the people I talk to, increasingly, can see that the emperor has got no clothes. The case for leaving [the EU] is now overwhelming.

The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.

My ideal world is, we're there, we're in the EU, trying to make it better.

The volunteering spirit of Londoners is part of what makes this the best big city on earth.