Johnson chosen as Tory candidate for London mayor

Boris Johnson was today chosen as the Tory candidate to take on Ken Livingstone for the post of London mayor.

The gaffe-prone Henley MP garnered three-quarters of the votes cast as he saw off the challenge of less well-known contenders Victoria Borwick, Andrew Boff and Warwick Lightfoot.

Mr Johnson's guest appearances on BBC2's Have I Got News for You and other TV shows have made him a household name, and even before being chosen as the Tory candidate he was seen by many as the only person with the public profile to mount a realistic challenge to Mr Livingstone.