When Boris decided he wanted to see the conflict up close, he asked the Mail's Richard Pendlebury to take him on what became a surreal and nerve-jangling trip fraught with danger.

The London Mayor is entering the House of Lords in the latest batch of honours authorised by Sir Keir.

When Boris decided he wanted to see the conflict up close, he asked the Mail's Richard Pendlebury to take him on what became a surreal and nerve-jangling trip fraught with danger.