That Boris Johnson bounce over the Olympics was never going to be taken lying down by Downing Street, especially not after the reaction that cabinet ministers – and the PM himself – received at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. After Boris attacked proposals to build a third runway at Heathrow as “slightly mad”, Downing Street told the FT:
“We will see what happens the next time he comes around with the begging bowl”
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