Boris Johnson's Partygate defense cost taxpayers £265,000 in legal fees
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's shameful legal costs were paid out of public purse as the Commons Privileges Committee investigated, delivering a damning verdict on his Partygate denials
250w " alt="Boris Johnson left Parliament in anger after the Privileges Committee discovered he had lied to MPs about Partygate" content="https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article30453619.ece/ALTERNATES/n615/0_BRITAIN-POLITICS.jpg" width="160" height="90"/> Boris Johnson left parliament in anger after the privileges committee discovered he had lied to MPs about Partygate (Image: AFP via Getty Images
Boris Johnson's Partygate legal fees cost the taxpayer more than £265,000, according to government figures released before the summer break.
The former Prime Minister's shameful legal costs were borne by the public during the investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee, which delivered a damning verdict into his denials about alcoholism in Downing Street.
Mr. Johnson would have faced a 90-day suspension from Parliament had he not resigned in fury after the Privileges Committee found he had misled the Commons in five ways over Partygate and committed multiple contempts of Parliament.
He has repeatedly insisted that no rules have been broken in Downing Street during the pandemic after the Mirror first revealed the scandal. This is despite the Metropolitan Police's decision to impose 126 fines for breaking Covid rules on Downing Street and Whitehall, including Mr Johnson himself.
Figures released by the Cabinet Office on Thursday showed the ex-Prime Minister's final legal costs amounted to £265,522.
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PENNSYLVANIA)Law firm Peters & Peters was awarded a contract worth £129,700 in August 2022 to advise Mr Johnson during the investigation, although later Cabinet Office estimates put the costs at at least £222,000.
Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said: "At the height of the cost of living crisis,
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's shameful legal costs were paid out of public purse as the Commons Privileges Committee investigated, delivering a damning verdict on his Partygate denials
250w " alt="Boris Johnson left Parliament in anger after the Privileges Committee discovered he had lied to MPs about Partygate" content="https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article30453619.ece/ALTERNATES/n615/0_BRITAIN-POLITICS.jpg" width="160" height="90"/> Boris Johnson left parliament in anger after the privileges committee discovered he had lied to MPs about Partygate (Image: AFP via Getty Images
Boris Johnson's Partygate legal fees cost the taxpayer more than £265,000, according to government figures released before the summer break.
The former Prime Minister's shameful legal costs were borne by the public during the investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee, which delivered a damning verdict into his denials about alcoholism in Downing Street.
Mr. Johnson would have faced a 90-day suspension from Parliament had he not resigned in fury after the Privileges Committee found he had misled the Commons in five ways over Partygate and committed multiple contempts of Parliament.
He has repeatedly insisted that no rules have been broken in Downing Street during the pandemic after the Mirror first revealed the scandal. This is despite the Metropolitan Police's decision to impose 126 fines for breaking Covid rules on Downing Street and Whitehall, including Mr Johnson himself.
Figures released by the Cabinet Office on Thursday showed the ex-Prime Minister's final legal costs amounted to £265,522.
Picture:
PENNSYLVANIA)Law firm Peters & Peters was awarded a contract worth £129,700 in August 2022 to advise Mr Johnson during the investigation, although later Cabinet Office estimates put the costs at at least £222,000.
Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said: "At the height of the cost of living crisis,
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