Boris Johnson Facing Court Judgement over Unpaid £535 Debt

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has an unpaid debt of 535 pounds ($756.12) court records showed on Wednesday.

The court judgement seen by Reuters did not mention the other party in the case, but listed Johnson and the address of his 10 Downing Street office.

The record, reported in the “Private Eye” magazine, was dated Oct. 26 2020, and listed as ‘Unsatisfied’ which means that it was wholly or partly unpaid.

A spokesman for Johnson said his Downing Street office was “looking into this issue”.

“I can confirm it is nothing to do with the refurbishment of the Downing Street estate where all such bills have been duly paid either by the government or by the prime minister personally,” he stressed.

Asked whether there should be concerns over Johnson’s finances, the prime minister’s press secretary affirmed: “You should not be concerned, no.”

Recently, the Prime Minister's finances have been the subject of extensive scrutiny, with electoral authorities investigating the funding of a refurbishment of his flat. Moreover, the parliament is investigating the declaration he made relating to a donor-funded foreign trip.

Meantime, Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner said: "Another day, another report of deeply concerning irregularities about the renovation of Boris Johnson's flat."

"The issue of debt when it comes to the prime minister is whatever debt of gratitude Boris Johnson owes to the Tory donor who paid to renovate his flat, and what this donor or donors were promised or expected in return for their generosity," Rayner noted.

"This is not about Boris Johnson's personal finances, the record speaks for itself that he has already broken the rules on declaring his financial interests, and he is already under investigation regarding potentially illegal wrongdoing."