"Supermayor" to the rescue!!

'Knight on a shining bicycle': Boris Johnson saves film-maker from girl gang attack

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 7:20 PM on 03rd November 2009

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Crime-fighter: London Mayor Boris Johnson chased away the attackers

He is usually in the spotlight for his policies on crime, but last night Boris Johnson took matters into his own hands by rescuing a high-profile film-maker from an attack.

Climate change campaigner Franny Armstrong was walking home in Camden, north London, when she was surrounded by a group of hoodie-clad girls, one of whom was brandishing an iron bar.

As she was pushed against a car by the gang, Ms Armstrong called out for help to a passing cyclist, who turned out to be the London Mayor.

He stopped and chased the girls down the street, calling them 'oiks', according to Ms Armstrong, who praised the Mayor's intervention.

Mr Johnson returned and insisted on walking her home.

Ms Armstrong directed the film Age of Stupid and is the founder of the 10:10 campaign, which aims to cut 10% of carbon emissions in 2010 and has attracted support from leading firms and personalities.

'I was texting on my phone so didn't notice the girls until they pushed me against the car, quite hard,' Ms Armstrong said.

'I noticed that one had an iron bar in her hand - it was very frightening. At that moment a man cycled past and I called out for help.

'He said to the girls, "What do you think you are doing?" He picked up the iron bar, called after the girls and cycled after them. He returned a few minutes later and walked me home.

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'He was my knight on a shining bicycle.'

Ms Armstrong admitted she did not agree with Mr Johnson's politics, and had voted for his rival Ken Livingstone in the Mayoral elections, but added: 'If you find yourself down a dark alleyway and in trouble I think Boris would be of more use than Ken.'

Boris Johnson and the Queen today at the 2012 Olympic Park site in Stratford