Boris Johnson to face court over Brexit ‘lies’

Boris Johnson, the frontrunner in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, will be summoned to court over allegations he lied to the public during the Brexit referendum campaign.

Johnson, who claimed the UK “sent” the European Union £350 million ($440m) a week, will be required to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court for a preliminary hearing, and then the Crown Court for trial.

“Having considered all the relevant factors I am satisfied that this is a proper case to issue the summons as requested for the three offences as drafted,” District Judge Margot Coleman said in a written ruling on Wednesday morning.

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