Stop giving this man our money

Leaks show Boris used taxpayer funded private office to lobby contacts he made as PM for big-bucks deals

- BY ALEXANDER BROWN Assistant Political Editor

BORIS Johnson is facing calls to be stripped of the allowance given to former Prime Ministers over accusations he has profited from contacts he made while in office.

Ex-PMs can claim up to £115,000 a year of public money to cover office costs arising from their public duties. But the Public Duty Costs Allowance is not supposed to be used for private or commercial activities.

Mr Johnson is accused of using it to run a private company, the Office of Boris Johnson, to lobby contacts he made during his three years in office.

Labour said he had questions to answer about his activities after being forced out of office following the Party-gate scandal in 2022.

MP for Kensington and Bayswater, Joe Powell, said: “Taxpayer money for former Prime Ministers should be treated as a privilege to support public service, not a subsidy for individuals' business interests.