Boris beats ‘nonsense’ prosecution

Lawyers for Boris Johnson dismissed as ‘nonsense’ the private prosecution of the Tory leadership favourite. Adrian Darbishire, QC, told the High Court that campaigner Marcus Ball had attempted to ‘shoehorn’ Johnson’s successful Brexit campaign into an accusation of misconduct in a public office. The QC said that there was a difference between politicians acting as MPs and politicians acting outside of that office. Mr Darbishire claimed there was a ‘critical distinction’ between ‘what they do pursuant to the office’ and…