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Line 1: + − '''Boris Johnson''' (born New York, 1964) was the foreign minister of the [[United Kingdom]] until July 2018 and a British politician who is Prime minister-designate of the United Kingdom and has been Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. Previously, he served as the Mayor of London until May 8, 2016. He is a noted supporter of [[Brexit]]. In 2008 he was elected to the post of Mayor of [[London]], defeating the incumbent mayor, [[Ken Livingstone]]. Johnson is succeeded by [[Sadiq Khan]], the first [[Muslim]] Mayor of any European capital.
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'''Boris Johnson''' (born New York, 1964) was the foreign minister of the [[United Kingdom]] until July 2018 and a British politician who is Prime minister-designate of the United Kingdom and has been Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. Previously, he served as the Mayor of London until May 8, 2016. He is a noted supporter of [[Brexit]]. In 2008 he was elected to the post of Mayor of [[London]], defeating the incumbent mayor, [[Ken Livingstone]]. Johnson is succeeded by [[Sadiq Khan]], the first [[Muslim]] Mayor of any European capital.
[[File:Boris Johnson amongst students.jpg|200px|thumb|Boris Johnson among students]]
[[File:Boris Johnson amongst students.jpg|200px|thumb|Boris Johnson among students]]
Boris Johnson's campaign for Mayor of London from the [[Conservative Party]] was in a majority [[Labour party]] dominated region. Johnson promised during the campaign that he would roll back a recent expansion of Central London congestion charging Livingstone had introduced.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7188239.stm</ref> He also advocated the removal of articulated, or "bendy", buses that had been introduced to London.<ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23411785-details/Scrap+the+bendy+bus+and+bring+back+Routemasters,+says+Boris/article.do</ref> He also called for minor changes to law and order in London in the form of a ban on drinking alcohol on public transport (the London Underground in particular) <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7387113.stm</ref> and the revocation of free travel for youths who misbehave on buses and trains.
Boris Johnson's campaign for Mayor of London from the [[Conservative Party]] was in a majority [[Labour party]] dominated region. Johnson promised during the campaign that he would roll back a recent expansion of Central London congestion charging Livingstone had introduced.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7188239.stm</ref> He also advocated the removal of articulated, or "bendy", buses that had been introduced to London.<ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23411785-details/Scrap+the+bendy+bus+and+bring+back+Routemasters,+says+Boris/article.do</ref> He also called for minor changes to law and order in London in the form of a ban on drinking alcohol on public transport (the London Underground in particular) <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7387113.stm</ref> and the revocation of free travel for youths who misbehave on buses and trains.