THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Boris Johnson was left writhing on live television as he was accused of lying over an alleged extra-marital affair, fabricating quotes and agreeing to help a friend with a plot to get someone beaten up.
Mr Johnson, widely considered a potential successor to David Cameron, looked distinctly uncomfortable as he was grilled about past misdemeanours on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.
Ahead of a new documentary about his life, the London Mayor was first questioned about allegations that he made up quotations in a piece of journalism.
He told his interviewer Eddie Mair that these were "big terms" for what happened, before going on to admit he had "mildly sandpapered" the truth. He said this was "very embarrassing" and he is now "very sorry about it".
Things got worse for Mr Johnson as he was then forced to field questions about an alleged extra-marital affair. Mr Mair asked whether he had told "barefaced lies" to Tory leader Michael Howard when he denied a relationship with Petronella Wyatt, a fellow journalist. Mr Johnson was sacked as a shadow minister over the episode in 2004. » | Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent | Sunday, March 24, 2013
