Boris Johnson says last time he cried was over a stolen bike
The former foreign secretary reveals the two-wheeler was given to him by Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman.
Tuesday 16 July 2019 13:40, UK
Boris Johnson has revealed the last time he cried was over a stolen bike.
The former foreign secretary said he "very, very recently" emerged from parliament to find his beloved two-wheeler, given to him by Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman, had disappeared.
Mr Johnson said he "shed a tear" on discovering the bike that had been with him throughout his eight years as London mayor in City Hall had been stolen.
"It was never nicked in all my time in the city, I rode it everywhere," he told a debate hosted by The Sun.
"Barely had Sadiq Khan's reign begun and... it was nicked."
His rival in the Tory leadership race Jeremy Hunt asked: "Did you actually cry?"
"I became mildly lachrymose," Mr Johnson recalled.
"Anyone who has something they love stolen feels a sense of outrage."
Mr Hunt said he would only answer yes/no to questions during the quick-fire grilling round in the last head-to-head debate of the Tory leadership campaign.
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