President Obama is told by London mayor Boris Johnson: 'When am I going to get my �5 million?’

President Obama is told by London mayor Boris Johnson: 'When am I going to get my �5 million?’: "At the end of the state banquet in the president’s honour at Buckingham Palace, the Mayor of London took the opportunity to have a quick word. “Could you please write me out a cheque for �5 million?” Johnson asked him.

The request for the president to settle the congestion charge bill that his country has run up was made with charm. The president smiled broadly. If he was about to reach for his chequebook, however, the swift intervention of Louis Susman, Obama’s ambassador to London and his former fund-raiser, put paid to that."