A county court judgment against Boris Johnson for a debt of £535 has been making the rounds on social media today.
Downing Street said the debt claim against the prime minister was “totally without merit” after an application was lodged in an attempt to strike it out.
Official records showed an “unsatisfied record” for the unpaid debt was registered to Mr Johnson at “10 Downing Street”, with the judgment dated October 26 last year.
An additional file shows the claim was made by a claimant named Yvonne Hobbs against “The Rt Hon Boris Johnson”.
The reasons cited for the claim were “defamation” and “committed repeated defamation”.
The judgment, first reported by Private Eye magazine, raised eyebrows as it was dated during a key period concerning questions over the Prime Minister’s controversial refurbishment to his flat in No 11.
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Related: Johnson’s county court judgement is over alleged defamation – reports
