Figures published by the Cabinet Office showed that the former Prime Minister’s final legal costs were £265,522 as he defended himself during the parliamentary partygate inquiry
Boris Johnson resigned as an MP ahead of the Privilege Committee report’s publication, accusing the inquiry of being a ‘witch-hunt’ and a ‘kangaroo court’ Boris Johnson’s legal fees during the Privileges Committee parygate probe came to more than £265,000, according to new figures.former Prime Minister’s final legal costs
ere £265,522, after it covered the bill for Mr Johnson as he defended himself during the parliamentary inquiry. Solicitors firm Peters & Peters was awarded a contract worth £129,700 in August 2022 to provide Mr Johnson with advice during the investigation, although later Cabinet Office estimates had put the costs as at least £222,000.over lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street.
The former Tory leader quit the Commons before the committee delivered its recommendations, which included that Mr Johnson should have faced a 90-day suspension for misleading the House and being complicit in a campaign of intimidation against the panel investigating him.
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