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		</div><p>Boris Johnson will not face a criminal prosecution over claims he made during the referendum campaign about the UK sending £350 million a week to the EU after winning a High Court challenge.</p>
<p>The UK&#8217;s former foreign secretary was handed a summons, issued by District Judge Margot Coleman on May 29, to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court to face three allegations of misconduct in public office.</p>
<p>But, following a hearing in London today, Lady Justice Rafferty and Mr Justice Supperstone overturned the earlier decision.</p>
<p>Addressing Mr Johnson’s barrister, Adrian Darbishire QC, Lady Justice Rafferty said: “We are persuaded, Mr Darbishire, so you succeed, and the relief that we grant is the quashing of the summonses.”</p>
<p>The judge said reasons for the court’s ruling will be given at a later date.</p>
<p>Mr Ball, 29, claimed Mr Johnson lied during the 2016 referendum campaign by saying Britain gave £350 million a week to the European Union.</p>
<p>He crowdfunded more than £300,000 through an online campaign to bring the prosecution.</p>
<p>The £350 million 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>
<p>Mr Darbishire argued that the attempt to prosecute Mr Johnson was “politically motivated and vexatious”.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson, who is currently the front runner in the Conservative party leadership contest, did not have to appear and did not attend the High Court hearing.</p>
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