Boris Johnson’s Brexit Claims Were Dishonest, Private Prosecutor Says

U.K. Conservative Party frontrunner Boris Johnson made false claims about British spending on the European Union and should face criminal charges, according to a man trying to privately prosecute the politician in a London court.

A lawyer for campaigner Marcus Ball said the member of Parliament had a case to answer for misconduct in a public office. Johnson’s "infamous" claim that the U.K. sent 350 million pounds ($443 million) per week to the EU -- one of the central tenets of the Brexit campaign -- were "deliberately crafted" to have maximum impact but were false, Ball’s attorney said.