Boris Johnson attacks 'tax dodging' rival
Boris Johnson launched his mayoral re-election campaign with a colourful attack on his "tax dodging" opponent Ken Livingstone.
The Mayor of London accused his predecessor of being a "hypocrite" as well as a "glove puppet" for trade unions.
Mr Johnson, addressing a Conservative Party spring forum, said: "I see a risk that City Hall will be recaptured by a bunch of semi-reformed Trotskyist, car-hating, (Venezuelan President) Hugo Chavez idolising, newt fancying, tax dodging, bank bashing hypocrites and bendy bus fetishists."
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