World / Boris Johnson Bloomberg to Greet New Mayor in London Boris Johnson's Tories see visit as confirming party momentum By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff Posted May 5, 2008 9:15 AM CDT Copied Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron, right, congratulates Boris Johnson on becoming London Mayor at the Conservative Party headquarters in central London, Saturday, May 3, 2008. (AP Photo/ Stefan Rousseau/PA) New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will visit London on Friday to meet with new mayor Boris Johnson, the Guardian reports, giving UK conservatives another boost in momentum. Bloomberg will dispense advice on the early days of a mayoralty, and help the gaffe-prone Johnson dodge “pitfalls,” an aide said. Johnson won his post last week amid his party’s biggest showing in 16 years. (More Boris Johnson stories.) Report an error