here:

In a final statement to the committee, he said: "Contrary to much ill-informed media speculation, I'm not leaving because I was pushed, I'm not leaving because I have anything to fear or threatened, I'm not leaving because of any lack of support from the Mayor (Boris Johnson), the Prime Minister (David Cameron) or indeed the Home Secretary (Theresa May).

"And until the point of informing them of my resignation, their support was very strong and afterwards their comments most generous.

"I'm going because I'm a leader. Leadership is not about popularity, it's not about the Press, it's not about spinning.

"It's about making decisions that put your organisation, your mission and the people you lead first. It's about doing things that will make them proud of the leaders and that's much different from being popular with them.
"It's about making decisions that may be difficult and personally painful. And that's leadership and that's why I'm going."

Posted By: Karnivore on July 19th 2011 at 14:41:40

Message Thread

This live stream of questioning - is there a live radio stream ? Don't want video at work (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 19, 14:24:05
- Radio 5 will have it (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Jul 19, 14:24:31
  - Perfect, cheers (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 19, 14:27:04
    - sorry Steve - wasn't thinking - can you get it over there? (Other Football) - Karnivore, Jul 19, 14:31:59
      - Yes, 5 live is OK over here over internet or on iPhone TuneIn app. Only iPlayer and live (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 19, 14:35:17
        
        ah, cool, cheers Steve, enjoy, been good listening thus far (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Jul 19, 14:39:28
      - And his parting shot was? thanks (n/m) (Other Football) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 19, 14:34:00
        
        here: (Other Football) - Karnivore, Jul 19, 14:41:40
        
        Thanks, did you know that there's a top restaurant in Nairobi named after you? (n/m) (Other Football) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 19, 14:47:56
        
        no (Other Football) - Karnivore, Jul 19, 14:52:31
        
        Meant to be in top ten restaurants in the world (Other Football) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 19, 14:55:57
        
        What ? Nigel ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 19, 14:49:50
        
        Typical wrath recycling of old joke (n/m) (Other Football) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 19, 14:56:23
        
        basically a massive dig at Cameron, without mentioning him by name (Other Football) - Karnivore, Jul 19, 14:38:45

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