Why Is Boris Getting Legal Aid?

[Redhelen72]

Boris Johnson's taxpayer-funded legal bill rises to £245,000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65401587

[Peter Pedant]

Bet Keir didnt get public to stump up for any 'beergate' legal defence
not in gubmint

20 asnwers and still no further forward

[retrocop]

Having quickly skimmed through the link provided I only read of 'legal costs' and not 'legal aid'. Something I would of thought is entirely different.
Hey Ho. Anything to cause an unnecessary stir.

[bobbinwales]

//It’s not ‘legal aid’ it’s public funding//
Correct,,,, but your the one who called it legal aid... see your title redhelen.

[Untitled]

everyone is entitled to a good defence… my opinions on him are well known but i am happy for him to receive this

[bobbinwales]

//"Bobbinwales have you read the article?"

he might be able to read but he definitely cant process..//

Do explain bazwillrun.

[Redhelen72]

The headline when i copied the link said legal aid I am sure of it.
Retro you always were a stirrer and bobinwales you are catching up to Retro very quickly

[bobbinwales]

Me a stirrer? OK?

[THECORBYLOON]

At 16:22, the headline was, "Boris Johnson taxpayer-funded legal bill rises to £245,000" with, "Johnson" being amended later to, "Johnson's".

[ynnafymmi]

He can always ask the Murrells up here in Scotland for a loan.

[gulliver1]

Call it what you like. Boris is scrounging of the tax payer. And the tax payers can not do FA about it ,and it can go on and on for as long as Boris wishes. OK.

[douglas9401]

He may be a shameless moocher, happy to take handouts from any sap willing to contribute to the lie he calls a life, but he's not 'skint'.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64569598

This will all end soon provided it can be kept front and centre of the public eye, wee Rishi & co don't need to be seen to be enabling scrounging by allowing special pleadings from a liar.

[Peter Pedant]

Hey Ho. Anything to cause an unnecessary stir.
like they said in school - read the question ( here: news article) for chrissakes

[Peter Pedant]

Call it what you like. Boris is scrounging of the tax payer.
o god the times yesterday

"Boris was never one to miss using tax payers money to impress a priddy woman" - - he met babs windsor and promised her god knows what ( and also a bit of what sshe knew VEry Well Indeed, hur hur hur)

[Peter Pedant]

RedHelen you just have to read everything twice and not skim. I have to use my left eye ( being right handed) and get (amusing) word salads
astute for statute ( not statue) was a recent one

yes , the world slows up as you get old

[Peter Pedant]

The fault dear reader lies in maxwellisation

Howe ( he of the being mauled by a dead sheep) complained he was criticised in a report and had no right or reply and it was just Not Fair. So they did Maxwellization - A had said such and such what do you think. Then back to A, so and so says you are a damned liar, what do you say?

and so it goes on for years

AND they then said, in this free for all, Oh it is not fair if you have to pay for all this, the tax payer should ( sometimes, if you are great and good)

hence £245k for Boris' lawyers

but you all really knew that didnt you?

[gulliver1]

Boris gets his legal bill £245,000 paid by the tax payer while Joe public's Mortgage has risen by £5,000 a year,,, Now that is what I call true ......Conservatism.

[naomi24]

True, Gulliver. Mortgages held by Conservative voters - none of whom can be considered Joe Public because they're all rolling in money with no need to work - won't be changing at all. Clever!