US citizen refuses to pay US capital gains tax

I understand that this is the same wording as the FT article.

http://www.euro2day.gr/ftcom_en/article-ft-en/1296031/london-mayor-bows-to-outrageous-demand-to-pay-us.html

The Daily Fail also has coverage, and comments.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2921505/Boris-caves-pays-outrageous-tax-bill-imposed-born-America.html

Welcome to our world, Boris........

Wonder if he declared the currency gain? 

I thought the "very difficult to give up" comment was interesting.  Could be taken as "difficult to go through all that hassle and pay all that money" or "difficult to turn my back on the land of my birth".  Politician-speak.

My take on the whole thing:

During a visit by US President Barack Obama in 2011, London's Mayor Boris Johnson asked him for a £5m cheque for unpaid congestion charges, but the US ambassador intervened before Mr Obama could answer, the Daily Telegraph reported.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23266149

"Boris Johnson 'intends to renounce US citizenship"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31475945

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/14/london-mayor-boris-johnson-to-renounce-us-citizenship

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11413801/Boris-Johnson-clears-way-to-Number-10-by-renouncing-US-passport.html