The Boris and Ed show: a taste of things to come?

Or perhaps not? BBC's Nick Robinson among those wondering if Boris did himself any favours

Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband
(Image credit: BBC)

The Twittersphere was quick to react to the colourful exchanges between Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband on Andrew Marr’s BBC sofa yesterday morning, with many pointing out that if Miliband wins on 7 May and David Cameron loses and is replaced by Boris as Tory leader, then this is the double-act we’ll be seeing in action in the Commons for the next five years.

The only question is whether Boris met the high hopes so many Tories have for him.

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Jack Bremer is a London-based reporter, attached to The Week.co.uk. He has reported regularly from the United States and France.