BoJo spokesman admits incompetence?
Nick Boles makes a novel defence of BoJo today: apparently, he spent too much time winning the election to properly vet Ray Lewis. Observe:
Boris Johnson’s team failed to vet disgraced deputy mayor Ray Lewis thoroughly because they were focused more on campaigning than on making detailed preparations to run City Hall.
The Evening Standard has learned that, according to an inquest into the fiasco being held by senior Conservatives, Nicholas Boles, the Mayor’s former chief of staff, is said to have told colleagues that Team Boris came under pressure from their chief elections strategist, Australian consultant Lynton Crosby, not to give too much time before 1 May to planning how City Hall would be governed.
Let’s translate that a few different ways, shall we? It could say that Team Boris weren’t prepared to hit the ground running at City Hall - because they didn’t know how. It could say that Team Boris weren’t prepared to hit the ground running at City Hall - because they couldn’t manage their election consultants. Or it could say that Team Boris weren’t prepared to hit the ground running at City Hall - because they didn’t expect to get into City Hall.
None of those do very well. And all contain the same, key message - our beloved leader wasn’t prepared for City Hall. Gosh…
(Hat-tip: Tory Troll)
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