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Boris Johnson s lawyers are confident of winning their application to cancel a county-court judgement against the prime minister, Downing Street says.
The court order was registered against Mr Johnson over an unpaid debt of £535, official records show.
No details of the creditor or nature of the debt were included in the online record of the CCJ, which appeared to have taken No 10 by surprise.
But it has now emerged the case relates to defamation allegations.
The official records show an unsatisfied record for the unpaid debt was registered to Mr Johnson at 10 Downing Street , with the judgement dated 26 October last year.
Boris Johnson no longer has a county court judgment against him after Downing Street sought to strike out a claim for a £535 debt for alleged defamation.
No 10 said the claim against the Prime Minister had been “totally without merit” and “vexatious” and lodged an application to have it struck out.
A court official said they can confirm there is no longer a county court judgment present in the case after applications were considered by District Judge Hammond but was unable to provide further details.
Official records had showed an “unsatisfied record” for the unpaid debt was registered to Mr Johnson at “10 Downing Street”, with the judgment dated October 26 last year.