it is an utterly Bizzare move on his part, that can only do damage to him, it's as if Boris is living in the past (stop sniggering at the back)

previous to this he's said the whole affair was rubbish and not worth Investigating, back before the Dowler story came out, so it's not like a new opinion for him, but he usually has a better feeling for the public mood than this

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.