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The Guardian - UK
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Move over Peston, Boris is new economics king

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson: a whirlwind through Davos. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Boris Johnson has hit Davos, drumming up foreign investment in London. The mayor of London and Telegraph columnist pointed out the good exchange rate at the moment, and used the London Evening Standard as an example. He pointed out that a year ago that a copy of the paper cost 50p, and now you could buy the whole thing, including 300 journalists, for just a pound.

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