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| Boris in storm over Jamie remarks | |
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| MP Boris Johnson is at the centre of fresh media storm over comments he made Jamie Oliver's school dinners campaign. | |
| The Tory frontbencher had said the pressure on children to eat healthy food was "too much". | The Tory frontbencher had said the pressure on children to eat healthy food was "too much". |
| He later claimed he had been misquoted, telling reporters Mr Oliver was a "national saint". | He later claimed he had been misquoted, telling reporters Mr Oliver was a "national saint". |
| The MP was besieged by journalists at the Tory conference in Bournemouth after the BBC published his comments. | The MP was besieged by journalists at the Tory conference in Bournemouth after the BBC published his comments. |
| The Henley MP initially took refuge in the party's conference press office, emerging after three quarters of an hour to be mobbed by reporters and photographers. | The Henley MP initially took refuge in the party's conference press office, emerging after three quarters of an hour to be mobbed by reporters and photographers. |
| Crusade | Crusade |
| As he was pursued from the conference centre by a media scrum, one reporter shouted: "Thanks, Boris you have given us the only story of the conference." | As he was pursued from the conference centre by a media scrum, one reporter shouted: "Thanks, Boris you have given us the only story of the conference." |
| "You're welcome - but what is the story?" replied Mr Johnson. | "You're welcome - but what is the story?" replied Mr Johnson. |
| On Sunday, Tory leader David Cameron heaped praise on Mr Oliver's crusade to make school dinners more nutritious. | On Sunday, Tory leader David Cameron heaped praise on Mr Oliver's crusade to make school dinners more nutritious. |
| But BBC South political editor Peter Henley reported Mr Johnson had taken a swipe at Mr Oliver's school dinners campaign at a Monday evening fringe event, saying "if I was in charge I would get rid of Jamie Oliver and tell people to eat what they like". | |
| 'Ban sweets' | 'Ban sweets' |
| The MP stood up for mothers who helped their children avoid healthier options, reported our correspondent. | The MP stood up for mothers who helped their children avoid healthier options, reported our correspondent. |
| He added: "I say let people eat what they like. Why shouldn't they push pies through the railings?". | |
| The father-of-four, who is a Conservative spokesman on education, added: "I would ban sweets from school - but this pressure to bring in healthy food is too much." | The father-of-four, who is a Conservative spokesman on education, added: "I would ban sweets from school - but this pressure to bring in healthy food is too much." |
| He later said he stood by the comments but added that he did not want to personally criticise Mr Oliver who was a "national saint". | He later said he stood by the comments but added that he did not want to personally criticise Mr Oliver who was a "national saint". |
| He claimed he had been misquoted, saying "What I said was `let them eat liver and bacon'." | He claimed he had been misquoted, saying "What I said was `let them eat liver and bacon'." |
| 'Not normal' | 'Not normal' |
| Mr Johnson's shadow cabinet colleague, William Hague, gave his take on the events at another fringe meeting. | Mr Johnson's shadow cabinet colleague, William Hague, gave his take on the events at another fringe meeting. |
| Speaking about his own politically-obsessed childhood, Mr Hague, said: "I'm not normal. If you want a foreign minister who is normal - good luck to you. | |
| "If you were to talk to Boris tonight, he's not normal and he doesn't pretend to be remotely normal." | "If you were to talk to Boris tonight, he's not normal and he doesn't pretend to be remotely normal." |
| Guidelines on meals for pupils in England were introduced last month, following Mr Oliver's campaign. | Guidelines on meals for pupils in England were introduced last month, following Mr Oliver's campaign. |
| In his opening speech to the Tory conference on Sunday, Mr Cameron said Mr Oliver had done more to improve school food than the Education Department, going on to say: "Put another way, we need more of Supernanny, less of the nanny state." | In his opening speech to the Tory conference on Sunday, Mr Cameron said Mr Oliver had done more to improve school food than the Education Department, going on to say: "Put another way, we need more of Supernanny, less of the nanny state." |
| Mr Johnson also railed against the "nanny state" at Monday's fringe event, branding safety seats for children in cars "utterly demented". | Mr Johnson also railed against the "nanny state" at Monday's fringe event, branding safety seats for children in cars "utterly demented". |
| Booster seats | Booster seats |
| The Tory higher education spokesman was recently criticised by the RAC for allowing his two sons to share the front seat of the open-topped sports car he was driving. | The Tory higher education spokesman was recently criticised by the RAC for allowing his two sons to share the front seat of the open-topped sports car he was driving. |
| "When I was growing up we all bounced around like peas in a rattle - did it do us any harm? | "When I was growing up we all bounced around like peas in a rattle - did it do us any harm? |
| "One of the great joys of being a parent is when you throw away the booster. | "One of the great joys of being a parent is when you throw away the booster. |
| "Now this law, imposed on us without public consultation, is forcing police to measure our children." | "Now this law, imposed on us without public consultation, is forcing police to measure our children." |
| Mr Johnson also called for Scottish politicians to be banned from voting on English matters. | Mr Johnson also called for Scottish politicians to be banned from voting on English matters. |
| "I have no wish to be disrespectful to the Scots. But it is outrageous that I as an English MP can be out-voted on issues such as Oxfordshire's NHS without corresponding powers the other way. | "I have no wish to be disrespectful to the Scots. But it is outrageous that I as an English MP can be out-voted on issues such as Oxfordshire's NHS without corresponding powers the other way. |
| "The Scots should not get free university education subsidised by us in England. They shouldn't get free nursing care. | "The Scots should not get free university education subsidised by us in England. They shouldn't get free nursing care. |
| "As a Scot Gordon Brown will find it hard to convince people in England he should be prime minister." | "As a Scot Gordon Brown will find it hard to convince people in England he should be prime minister." |
| Mr Johnson told the meeting he would be "doing no more apologising" following his high profile acts of contrition when he offended Liverpool and Papua New Guinea. | Mr Johnson told the meeting he would be "doing no more apologising" following his high profile acts of contrition when he offended Liverpool and Papua New Guinea. |
| It later emerged that at another fringe meeting, Mr Johnson had been reported as saying: "Supposing Tower Hamlets or Bradford were to become governed by religious zealots. | |
| "Are we ready for complete local autonomy if it means imposing sharia law?" |