Why Is Boris Getting Legal Aid?

[Redhelen72]

Boris Johnson's taxpayer-funded legal bill rises to £245,000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65401587

[ToraToraTora]

Same reason criminal scum get it, it's within the rules.

[Redhelen72]

The criminal may not have funds or provable funds, but BJ must have provable funds

[JimF]

https://www.gov.uk/legal-aid/eligibility

[Ellipsis]

Not the same at all. Try to get legal aid here, Boris, and see how it goes:

https://www.gov.uk/legal-aid

[ToraToraTora]

legal aid eligibility is nothing to do with available funds. I've had it and I'm on a pretty good salary.

[Redhelen72]

Thanks Jim - very interesting

[douglas9401]

Why? Because he's a tight, dodgy geezer who knows his way around the system.

Did I mention that he has no shame and would take the sugar out of your tea?

[bobbinwales]

Is it legal aid or is it just that his employer /the goverment/Treasury at the time is picking up the tab as the offences took place alledgedly as part of his work in his goverment job. But he has no shame though thats clear. Bet Keir didnt get public to stump up for any 'beergate' legal defence

[Redhelen72]

Bobbinwales have you read the article?

[bobbinwales]

yes redhelen I have.

[Rosetta]

Is his lawyer Don T Pannick?

[ToraToraTora]

Just been researching this, it's not legal aid anyway.

[Gromit]

Boris is poor.
He has had to borrow of off spivs and dodgy geezers for years.
As PM he got a descent wage and free accommodation, free travel, free nosh and he was always embarrassingly skint.
He had a well worn begging bowl, he couldn’t afford wallpaper.

[bazwillrun]

"Bobbinwales have you read the article?"

he might be able to read but he definitely cant process...

[Redhelen72]

What is it Tora?

[Peter Pedant]

chrissakes it is not legal aid
yes please read the article

WHENEVER there is an enauiry someone pops up and says Oh Oh I have something very important to say and I need a lawyer

and the mandarins and placemen if it is Boris say - yes yes indeed here is a bottomless pocket - golly gosh how very unfair

if you are an areenie worker, or live in Grenfell ( lived in) such largesse does not come your way

In short he is getting "legal aid" because he is one of the Great and Good

[Peter Pedant]

Just been researching this, it's not legal aid anyway.
hally-loo-yah

[Peter Pedant]

what does Naomi say with such aplomb, verve, and spirit and frequency

oh gawd the cavalry has arrived

[Redhelen72]

It’s not ‘legal aid’ it’s public funding

[ToraToraTora]

19:52, read your own link.