ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

As he fought to be heard, there were cries of 'How was your holiday?' and 'Why are you here three days late

Boris Johnson faced furious heckling from residents clearing up wrecked parts of south London as he returned from holiday to try tosalvage his administration's battered reputation for competence.

Clutching a bright green broom, the Mayor proclaimed the "real spirit of London" during a walkabout in some of the worst affected parts of the capital. But he faced a barrage of angry taunts and questions from people helping the clean-up operation in Clapham. "Why are you here now," shouted one. "It's too late."

Standing next to him, the grim-faced Home Secretary, Theresa May, looked on uncomfortably – before eventually walking off and deserting the Mayor while he was still in mid-flow

 

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