Boris Johnson compares his £67,000 cabinet post to a zero-hours contract

‘Conservative MP and Mayor of London Boris Johnson sarcastically compared his new cabinet post in Westminster to a zero-hours contract, insisting the lucrative promotion will not detract from his mayoral duties.

Johnson is the first Mayor of London to serve in the cabinet simultaneously. Speaking on Tuesday as Prime Minister David Cameron announced his new cabinet, Johnson said he will have no trouble juggling his role as MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip with his mayoral duties.

In addition to his elected roles, he also writes as a newspaper columnist.’

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