The country court removed £535 the Prime Minister owe

The country court removed £535 the Prime Minister owe
May 14, 2021, 11:01 am

Boris Johnson has lost several senior aides in recent months.

After the issue was first brought to light by Private Eye magazine, the Prime Minister's team had said they were planning to appeal it.

The debt was dated around 26 October last year. The PM has repeatedly said he paid for the refurbishment of the private flat above Number 11.

A court official confirmed there was no longer an order against Mr Johnson

Records state the claim was made by someone called Yvonne Hobbs for "defamation" and "committed repeated defamation" by "The Rt Hon Boris Johnson" at "10 Downing Street".

Before it was announced the order had been struck out, the Prime Minister's spokesman said: "We are moving at speed to get this removed.

"Courts do have the power to strike down vexatious claims as an abuse of the court, and they do issue various orders restricting litigants' ability to continue with further claims."

PM refused to answer if he paid for the initial cost of the Downing Street flat renovation or if a donor or the Conservative Party funded it and he paid the amount back.

The initial debt judgement was issued in the county court through the Online Civil Money Claims service.

If the order had not been struck out, there was a chance bailiffs may have been ordered to recover the money from Mr Johnson.

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