Boris pledges business: I'll get you to your work on time

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He criticised Ken Livingstone for "berating and burdening" businesses and not taking on the Treasury over tax and red tape.

In a speech to the London Chamber of Commerce, the Tory mayoral candidate said he would focus on delivering a more efficient transport network, investing in added rail capacity in south London to get people to work on time.

Tube improvements and the Crossrail project would be subject to better oversight. "It isn't acceptable that businesses are being asked to pay for Crossrail without being told how it will be built, how much it will cost and who will take responsibility if costs overrun," he said.

Mr Johnson said he would champion the City in Westminster on taxation and regulation.

He also said he would apply the City's practices to the running of City Hall, should he be elected. "For too long City Hall has been a flabby, wasteful government. A business wouldn't stay in business if it managed its money they way Ken Livingstone does," he said.