Boris Johnson

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, addresses delegates on the second day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 4, 2010. Britain is to scrap the long-held principle of child benefits for all families, its finance minister said Monday, as the government imposes the deepest cuts in decades. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said that the move -- which ends a universal system introduced in 1946 -- would affect higher-earning households, around 15 percent overall.

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, addresses delegates on the second day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 4, 2010. Britain is to scrap the long-held principle of child benefits for all families, its finance minister said Monday, as the government imposes the deepest cuts in decades. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said that the move -- which ends a universal system introduced in 1946 -- would affect higher-earning households, around 15 percent overall.

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, perares to address delegates on the second day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 4, 2010. Britain is to scrap the long-held principle of child benefits for all families, its finance minister said Monday, as the government imposes the deepest cuts in decades. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said that the move -- which ends a universal system introduced in 1946 -- would affect higher-earning households, around 15 percent overall.

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, addresses delegates on the second day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 4, 2010. Britain is to scrap the long-held principle of child benefits for all families, its finance minister said Monday, as the government imposes the deepest cuts in decades. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said that the move -- which ends a universal system introduced in 1946 -- would affect higher-earning households, around 15 percent overall.

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, acknowledges the applause from delegates on the second day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 4, 2010. Britain is to scrap the long-held principle of child benefits for all families, its finance minister said Monday, as the government imposes the deepest cuts in decades. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said that the move -- which ends a universal system introduced in 1946 -- would affect higher-earning households, around 15 percent overall.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Boris Johnson (2R), the Mayor of London, Lakshmi Mittal (L), the CEO and Chairman of ArcelorMittal, Andrew Altman (R), the Chief Executive of the Olympic Park Legacy Company, and artist Anish Kapoor (2L), place spades in the earth where the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture will stand in the Olympic Park Site on November 4, 2010 in London, England. The steel ArcelorMittal Orbit is set to become the UK's largest sculpture standing at 114m in height. 19.2m GBP of the cost of the structure is to be funded by the steel company AreclorMittal after its CEO Lakshmi Mittal was approached by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. British Prime Minister David Cameron today expressed his desire for the site of the London 2012 Olympic Games to become a location for hi-tech industry to rival Silicon Valley in California, USA.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands at the back of a mock up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus and is scheduled to come into service in 2012. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Mayor of London Boris Johnson (R) makes a drawing watched by cartoonists (L-R) Steve Bell, Charles Peattie, Tim Sanders, Peter Brookes and Michael Heath at the launch of the Big Draw Weekend on October 22, 2010 in London, England. The Big Draw, organised by the Campaign for Drawing, is a month long festival which takes place every October. This year the The Big Draw will take place in 20 countries on five continents with 1500 events worldwide. London's Big Draw Festival will include 40 free activities at 12 locations along the River Thames on October 22 and 23, 2010.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands at the back of a mock up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus and is scheduled to come into service in 2012. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands with cartoonist Posy Simmonds at the launch of the Big Draw Weekend on October 22, 2010 in London, England. The Big Draw, organised by the Campaign for Drawing, is a month long festival which takes place every October. This year the The Big Draw will take place in 20 countries on five continents with 1500 events worldwide. London's Big Draw Festival will include 40 free activities at 12 locations along the River Thames on October 22 and 23, 2010.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands on a mock-up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus will come into service in 2012. The design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands at the back of a mock up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus and is scheduled to come into service in 2012. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands on a mock-up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus will come into service in 2012. The design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands at the back of a mock up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus and is scheduled to come into service in 2012. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands at the back of a mock up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus and is scheduled to come into service in 2012. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Mayor of London Boris Johnson (R) holds up a drawing watched by cartoonists (L-R) Steve Bell, Charles Peattie, Tim Sanders, Peter Brookes and Michael Heath at the launch of the Big Draw Weekend on October 22, 2010 in London, England. The Big Draw, organised by the Campaign for Drawing, is a month long festival which takes place every October. This year the The Big Draw will take place in 20 countries on five continents with 1500 events worldwide. London's Big Draw Festival will include 40 free activities at 12 locations along the River Thames on October 22 and 23, 2010.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands at the back of a mock up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus and is scheduled to come into service in 2012. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands at the back of a mock up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus and is scheduled to come into service in 2012. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson stands in front of a mock up of the New Bus for London in Acton on November 11, 2010 in London, England. The new bus design mimics some of the features of the iconic red London Routemaster bus and is scheduled to come into service in 2012. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 and a number of them are still in use on heritage routes in London, following their withdrawal from regular routes in 2005.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: Mayor of London, Boris Johnson speaks at the Conservative Party Conference on October 4, 2010 in Birmingham, England. On the second day of the Conservative Party Conference, Boris urged the coalition government to strengthen anti-strike laws as he accused the tube unions of making a ' blatantly political gesture' on the first day of their lastest strike and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced cuts to welfare payments.

LONDON - OCTOBER 13: Mayor of London Boris Johnson (L) and FIFA President Joseph Blatter look out over the city from the roof of City Hall, during the FIFA President's visit, October 13, 2010 in London. Baltter discussed England's bid for the 2018 World Cup after meeting with Government ministers and bid ambassadors.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: London based artist Stephen Wiltshire puts the finishing touches to a drawing of the nearly completed 'Shard' site near Guy's Hospital, on October 15, 2010 in London, England. Stephen, who is autistic, completed the picture largely from memory having observed the site only briefly. The drawing will hang amongst others at the Hays Galleria as part of the 'Make Your Mark on the Future', a special 'Big Draw' weekend, launched by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson on October 22, 2010.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: London based artist Stephen Wiltshire holds a drawing of the nearly completed 'Shard' site near Guy's Hospital, on October 15, 2010 in London, England. Stephen, who is autistic, completed the picture largely from memory having observed the site only briefly. The drawing will hang amongst others at the Hays Galleria as part of the 'Make Your Mark on the Future', a special 'Big Draw' weekend, launched by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson on October 22, 2010.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Director of Policy for Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Munira Mirza and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson attend the 'Another Year' pre-gala reception during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at The Institute of Directors on October 18, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Mayor of London Boris Johnson, chair of Film London Sandy Lieberson and Chief Executive of Film London Adrian Wootton attend the 'Another Year' pre-gala reception during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at The Institute of Directors on October 18, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Emma Samms, Starlight Foundation, Andy Street, MD of John Lewis, Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, Chairman of the New West End Company, Sir Philip Green, a West End shopper, London Mayor Boris Johnson, Lan Tu from American Express, Harold Tillman and Steve Rowe, Retail Director of Marks and Spencer walk across the diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus to promote the American Express Shop West End VIP Day on October 28, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Emma Samms, Starlight Foundation, Andy Street, MD of John Lewis, Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, Chairman of the New West End Company, Boris Johnson, a West End shopper, Sir Philip Green, Lan Tu from American Express, Harold Tillman and Steve Rowe, Retail Director of Marks and Spencer walk across the diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus to promote the American Express Shop West End VIP Day on October 28, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson at the launch of a government initiative to transform the east end of London on November 4, 2010 in London, England. Mr Cameron today expressed his desire for the site of the London 2012 Olympic Games to become a location for hi-tech industry to rival Silicon Valley in California, USA.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: London Mayor Boris Johnson talks at a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre on October 3, 2010 in Birmingham, England. Party members, MPs and Conservative cabinet Ministers are attending the Conservative Party's first annual conference since the formation of the new coalition government.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: London based artist Stephen Wiltshire puts the finishing touches to a drawing of the nearly completed 'Shard' site near Guy's Hospital, on October 15, 2010 in London, England. Stephen, who is autistic, completed the picture largely from memory having observed the site only briefly. The drawing will hang amongst others at the Hays Galleria as part of the 'Make Your Mark on the Future', a special 'Big Draw' weekend, launched by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson on October 22, 2010.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Mayor of London Boris Johnson, director Mike Leigh and actress Lesley Manville attends the 'Another Year' premiere during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 18, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Mayor of London Boris Johnson, director Mike Leigh and actress Lesley Manville attends the 'Another Year' premiere during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 18, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson at the launch of a government initiative to transform the east end of London on November 4, 2010 in London, England. Mr Cameron today expressed his desire for the site of the London 2012 Olympic Games to become a location for hi-tech industry to rival Silicon Valley in California, USA.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: London Mayor Boris Johnson talks at a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre on October 3, 2010 in Birmingham, England. Party members, MPs and Conservative cabinet Ministers are attending the Conservative Party's first annual conference since the formation of the new coalition government.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: Mayor of London, Boris Johnson speaks at the Conservative Party Conference on October 4, 2010 in Birmingham, England. On the second day of the Conservative Party Conference Boris urged the coalition government to strengthen anti-strike laws as he accused the tube unions of making a ' blatantly political gesture' on the first day of their lastest strike and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced cuts to welfare payments.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Director of Policy for Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Munira Mirza and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson attend the 'Another Year' pre-gala reception during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at The Institute of Directors on October 18, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Lakshmi Mittal, the CEO and Chairman of ArcelorMittal, gives an interview at the spot where the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture will stand in the Olympic Park Site on November 4, 2010 in London, England. The steel ArcelorMittal Orbit is set to become the UK's largest sculpture standing at 114m in height. 19.2m GBP of the cost of the structure is to be funded by the steel company AreclorMittal after its CEO Lakshmi Mittal was approached by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. British Prime Minister David Cameron today expressed his desire for the site of the London 2012 Olympic Games to become a location for hi-tech industry to rival Silicon Valley in California, USA.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: Mayor of London, Boris Johnson arrives to speak at the Conservative Party Conference on October 4, 2010 in Birmingham, England. On the second day of the Conservative Party Conference Boris urged the coalition government to strengthen anti-strike laws as he accused the tube unions of making a ' blatantly political gesture' on the first day of their lastest strike and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced cuts to welfare payments.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: London based artist Stephen Wiltshire puts the finishing touches to a drawing of the nearly completed 'Shard' site near Guy's Hospital, on October 15, 2010 in London, England. Stephen, who is autistic, completed the picture largely from memory having observed the site only briefly. The drawing will hang amongst others at the Hays Galleria as part of the 'Make Your Mark on the Future', a special 'Big Draw' weekend, launched by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson on October 22, 2010.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Emma Samms, Starlight Foundation, Andy Street, MD of John Lewis, Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, Chairman of the New West End Company, Boris Johnson, a West End shopper, Sir Philip Green, Lan Tu from American Express, Harold Tillman and Steve Rowe, Retail Director of Marks and Spencer walk across the diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus to promote the American Express Shop West End VIP Day on October 28, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Emma Samms, Starlight Foundation, Andy Street, MD of John Lewis, Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, Chairman of the New West End Company, Boris Johnson, a West End shopper, Sir Philip Green, Lan Tu from American Express, Harold Tillman and Steve Rowe, Retail Director of Marks and Spencer walk across the diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus to promote the American Express Shop West End VIP Day on October 28, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: London Mayor Boris Johnson (front row, left) watches during the men's final between Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland during the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena on November 28, 2010 in London, England.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: London Mayor Boris Johnson talks at a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre on October 3, 2010 in Birmingham, England. Party members, MPs and Conservative cabinet Ministers are attending the Conservative Party's first annual conference since the formation of the new coalition government.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: Mayor of London, Boris Johnson speaks at the Conservative Party Conference on October 4, 2010 in Birmingham, England. On the second day of the Conservative Party Conference Boris urged the coalition government to strengthen anti-strike laws as he accused the tube unions of making a ' blatantly political gesture' on the first day of their lastest strike and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced cuts to welfare payments.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: Mayor of London, Boris Johnson speaks at the Conservative Party Conference on October 4, 2010 in Birmingham, England. On the second day of the Conservative Party Conference Boris urged the coalition government to strengthen anti-strike laws as he accused the tube unions of making a ' blatantly political gesture' on the first day of their lastest strike and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced cuts to welfare payments.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: London based artist Stephen Wiltshire holds a drawing of the nearly completed 'Shard' site near Guy's Hospital, on October 15, 2010 in London, England. Stephen, who is autistic, completed the picture largely from memory having observed the site only briefly. The drawing will hang amongst others at the Hays Galleria as part of the 'Make Your Mark on the Future', a special 'Big Draw' weekend, launched by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson on October 22, 2010.

LONDON - OCTOBER 13: Mayor of London Boris Johnson (L) and FIFA President Joseph Blatter look out over the city from the roof of City Hall, during the FIFA President's visit, October 13, 2010 in London. Baltter discussed England's bid for the 2018 World Cup after meeting with Government ministers and bid ambassadors.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: London based artist Stephen Wiltshire puts the finishing touches to a drawing of the nearly completed 'Shard' site near Guy's Hospital, on October 15, 2010 in London, England. Stephen, who is autistic, completed the picture largely from memory having observed the site only briefly. The drawing will hang amongst others at the Hays Galleria as part of the 'Make Your Mark on the Future', a special 'Big Draw' weekend, launched by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson on October 22, 2010.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Director of Policy for Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Munira Mirza and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson attend the 'Another Year' pre-gala reception during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at The Institute of Directors on October 18, 2010 in London, England.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Chief Executive of Film London Adrian Wootton and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson attend the 'Another Year' pre-gala reception during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at The Institute of Directors on October 18, 2010 in London, England.