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Monday 20 October 2014 9:05 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 07 June 2019 2:06 pm

Boris Johnson continues gas-bagging at #AskBoris Twitter question time

By: Gabriella Griffith

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Boris Johnson flexed his fingers and hit Twitter yesterday for his monthly #AskBoris question time and, as usual, the mayor didn’t disappoint with his flamboyant answers. 
 
He made an extraterrestrial quip when asked about the reinstatement of Peckham Lido, tweeting #takemetoyourlido. He said if he were to spend a night in any building at all it would be the ArcelorMittal orbit, “what a view!”
 
But our favourite comment was the answer to the question, what is your favourite word? “Carminative,” came the answer. That would be an agent that removes flatulence. Nice.
 
https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/524145640671313920
 
https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/524149025172619265
 
https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/524150418281345024
 

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