In an unearthed interview from 2009, Mr Johnson, who was London Mayor at the time, insisted it was “wholly reasonable” for him to write newspaper columns on the side because he “writes fast” and would “knock them off” on a Sunday Morning. Boris Johnson dismissed the his quarter of a million pound second job as “chicken feed”. In an unearthed interview from 2009, Mr Johnson, who was London Mayor at the time, insisted it was “wholly reasonable” for him to write newspaper columns on the side because he did them “very fast.” Asked about the lucrative side-hustle, worth £250,000 a year on top of his £140,000 mayor’s salary, during the interview with the BBC’s HardTalk programme, Mr Johnson sniffed: “It’s chicken feed.” He said: “I happen to write extremely fast. I don’t see why on a Sunday morning I shouldn’t knock off an article, if someone wants to pay me for that article then that’s their lookout and of course I make a substantial donation to charity.
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