Boris Johnson channels Gordon Gekko's in "greed is good" speech

Boris Johnson has called for a new generation of Brits to embrace greed and snobbery as a "valuable spur to economic activity" during a speech where the London Mayor paid tribute to Thatcherism.

The speech bears some striking similarities to Gordon Gekko's infamous "Greed is Good" tirade in the film Wall Street. Watch it in the video below: