'Vexatious' debt claim against UK PM Boris Johnson removed

A court order naming British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as owing an unpaid debt is no longer on the books

LONDON -- A court order naming British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as owing an unpaid debt was no longer on the books Thursday, a day after Johnson’s office called it “totally without merit.” An October 2020 county court judgment uncovered by Private Eye magazine named Boris Johnson of 10 Downing St. in London as owing 535 pounds ($755). A separate file showed the claim was made by an Yvonne Hobbs for “defamation.” Johnson’s office initially appeared unaware of the judgment when asked about it, and later called it “vexatious and spurious.” “An application will be made for an order to set aside the default judgment, to strike out the claim and for a declaration that the claim is totally without merit,” Downing St. said in a statement.