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Post by Admin on Jun 2, 2019 17:38:06 GMT
Boris Johnson has been ordered to appear in court over claims he lied by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week. The Tory leadership candidate has been accused of misconduct in public office after making the claim during the 2016 EU referendum campaign. It is a private prosecution launched by campaigner Marcus Ball, who crowdfunded £200,000 for the case. A source close to Mr Johnson called the case a "politically motivated attempt to reverse Brexit". His lawyers argued it was "a stunt". The preliminary hearing will take place at Westminster Magistrates' Court and the case will then be sent to the Crown Court for trial. The BBC's assistant political editor, Norman Smith, said the allegations could not come at a worse time for Mr Johnson, and his critics are likely to use the claims against him in the upcoming contest to become next Tory leader and prime minister.
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2019 17:38:05 GMT
The High Court has thrown out an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson over claims he lied during the 2016 referendum campaign by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week. The Tory leadership hopeful challenged a summons to attend court on three claims of misconduct in public office. His lawyers said he denied acting improperly or dishonestly. Marcus Ball, the campaigner who brought the private prosecution, said the matter was "not over". He crowdfunded more than £300,000 to bring the case. Mr Johnson, a former Foreign Secretary, was handed a summons to attend Westminster Magistrates' Court on 29 May.
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Post by Admin on Jun 9, 2019 17:28:39 GMT
Boris Johnson, the current favorite to become the next British prime minister, has said he would withhold divorce payments to the European Union unless the bloc offered a better Brexit deal. Johnson also implied he would scrap the accepted border arrangement with Ireland. The former foreign secretary's comments came in an interview with The Sunday Times, his first newspaper interview since announcing his bid for premiership. "Our friends and partners need to understand that the money is going to be retained until such time as we have greater clarity about the way forward," he said. "In getting a good deal, money is a great solvent and a great lubricant," Johnson added.
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Post by Admin on Jun 13, 2019 17:47:29 GMT
Boris Johnson has secured the highest number of votes in the first ballot to select the Conservative Party leader and next prime minister. Three contenders - Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey - have been knocked out, in the secret ballot held in the House of Commons. Mr Johnson received 114 votes, Jeremy Hunt was second with 43, and Michael Gove third with 37 votes. Seven candidates progress to the next round of voting next week. The two most popular MPs will be put to Tory party members in a final vote later this month. The winner of the contest to succeed Theresa May is expected to be announced in the week of 22 July.
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Post by Admin on Jun 18, 2019 22:10:28 GMT
Boris Johnson is inching closer to becoming the U.K.'s next prime minister after coming in at the top of the ballot in the second round of Conservative Party leadership votes Tuesday. Johnson earned 126 votes, 12 more than he received in the first round, leaving five candidates still in the running, according to BBC. The Conservative Party is selecting a new leader after Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down earlier this month amid failed Brexit negotiations. The next vote will take place Wednesday, and the candidate with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated, according to BBC. Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab was knocked out of the race in Tuesday's vote, leaving Johnson along with Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Rory Stewart on the ballot.
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