BORIS Johnson no longer has a county court judgment against him after Downing Street got a claim for a £535 debt for alleged defamation set aside.

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 confirmed there was 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 Johnson at “10 Downing Street”, with the judgment dated October 26 last year.

An additional file showed the claim was made by someone called Yvonne Hobbs against “The Rt Hon Boris Johnson”. The reasons cited for the claim were “defamation” and “committed repeated defamation”.