Boris gets stuck on zip wire

The Prime Minister described Boris Johnson's 'absolute triumph' in getting stuck on a zip wire earlier today. He added how the London Mayor 'defies all forms of gravity.'

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If any other politician anywhere in the world was stuck on a zipwire it would be a disaster. For Boris, it's an absolute triumph.

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After being filmed today by ITV London getting stuck on a zipwire, Boris Johnson spoke to radio station LBC 97.3. He said:

You may remember a long time ago, I fell in a river in order to promote volunteering. It was in exactly the same spirit that I brilliantly decided to come to a juddering halt in the middle of the zip-wire in order to promote our wonderful live site at Victoria Park. Get on down to Victoria Park, folks. Free entertainment, hog roast, you name it. It turned out I was the Yuri Gagarin of the zip-wire. I was testing it.

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The moment London Mayor Boris Johnson got stuck on a zipwire was caught on camera by ITV London today. He ended up suspended in mid-air at an Olympic event in Hackney, east London.

Watch the video in full at ITV London.

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Despite being left dangling in the air, London Mayor Boris Johnson said his trip on a zipwire was "wonderful" and he "thoroughly recommended it". Speaking to ITV London he said he wasn't sure how he got stuck. Watch the interview in full here.

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ITV London Tonight captured the moment Boris Johnson got stuck on a zipwire. Watch the video here.

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