Writing for Liberal Democrat Voice, Caroline discusses her experience of scrutinising him at Mayor of London, and how the reality may be catching up with his public image.
And indeed, that is the point about Boris Johnson. It is those who know him best who have the lowest regard for him.
I have been a London Assembly Member since 2008 and for eight of those years I saw first-hand how he operated as Mayor of London.
I can assure you that there is far more to him than the mischievous and amusing character that some people perceive him as.
In his eight years as Mayor of London he made some truly disastrous decisions, some of which are only now coming to light.
He wasted money buying water cannon, when their use on mainland Britain is not licensed.
He oversaw £46 million of taxpayers’ money spent on the Garden Bridge. The procurement process was scandalously rigged, and public money was recklessly thrown at a project that was simply not needed. There is of course nothing to show for the public money that was spent.
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When you look at the real actions of Boris Johnson a very different face appears.
Most Conservative MPs have already clocked that.
The public are not far behind.