'F*** off and die, w******s, b*****ks, tossers' - just some of Boris Johnson's favourite phrases

Boris Johnson has a finer grasp of the English language than most contemporary politicians.

He possesses a linguistic flourish which mean his speeches are rarely dull.The Mayor is fond of demonstrating the rewards of an expensive, classical education.

But occasionally he resorts to phrases which would see him instantly ejected from some of the capital's posher establishments.

His recent highly-charged encounter with a cabbie is just the latest in a series of what tabloid newspapers like to call a 'foul-mouthed tirade'Two weeks ago he was filmed telling the taxi driver to 'f*** off and die.'

In January he described Islamic fundamentalists as young men obsessed with porn. 'They are literally w******s'.

In 2013 he responded to a heckler at City Hall with the words: 'That is not true. B*****ks.' He told a political rival to 'get stuffed'.

In 2012 he called election campaign protesters 'lefty tossers'.