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What would Boris Johnson have to do, I wonder, for his critics to take him seriously? For weeks he s been battered by dreadful headlines, culminating in the Mail s revelations of his alleged use of donations to pay for the redecoration of his Downing Street flat. Day after day, his critics hammered away at the issue of so-called sleaze. Then came Thursday, the largest round of local elections since 1973. And the result could hardly have been clearer: another thumping victory for Teflon Boris. Whatever you think of him, Mr Johnson s record speaks for itself. He just keeps on winning. Originally dismissed as a joke candidate, he was twice elected as a Conservative Mayor of supposedly Left-wing London. ....
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