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		</div><p>Boris Johnson has had a date set for his High Court challenge against a court summons over allegations of misconduct in a public office at the High Court.</p>
<p>A bid by the former foreign secretary to have a private prosecution against him dismissed is due to be heard in London on Friday.</p>
<p>District Judge Margot Coleman issued a summons for Mr Johnson to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where campaigner Marcus Ball is attempting to prosecute him for three offences of misconduct in a public office.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson’s lawyers are expected to argue the summons was unlawful and the criminal proceedings against him should be dropped.</p>
<p>Mr Ball, 29, claims Mr Johnson lied during the 2016 referendum campaign by saying that Britain gave £350m a week to the European Union.</p>
<p>He has crowdfunded more than £200,000 through an online campaign to bring the prosecution against Mr Johnson.</p>
<p>Mr Ball previously said fighting Mr Johnson’s judicial review application was a “particularly expensive part of the legal process” and called on the public to donate to his campaign.</p>
<p><em>“When politicians lie, democracy dies,”</em> he said.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson’s legal team previously told Westminster Magistrates’ Court that the MP, who is running in the Conservative Party leadership contest, denies acting dishonestly.</p>
<p>In a written decision on May 29, Judge Coleman said: <em>“The allegations which have been made are unproven accusations and I do not make any findings of fact.</em></p>
<p><em>“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. The charges are indictable only.</em></p>
<p><em>“This means the proposed defendant will be required to attend this court for a preliminary hearing, and the case will then be sent to the Crown Court for trial.</em></p>
<p><em>“The charges can only be dealt with in the Crown Court.”</em></p>
<p>The judge also said Mr Ball’s case was that there is “ample evidence” Mr Johnson knew his statements were false.</p>
<p>She added: <em>“One example is given that in a televised interview in May 2016, the proposed defendant stated, ‘we send the EU £10 billion per year’ and that therefore he knew that the £350 million per week figure (£20 billion per year) was incorrect.”</em></p>
<p>A section of the judge’s ruling included Mr Johnson’s position, which described the application as “a (political) stunt”.</p>
<p>The £350m figure was emblazoned on the red campaign bus used by Vote Leave during the referendum, with the slogan saying “We send the EU £350 million a week let’s fund our NHS instead”.</p>
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