Boris Johnson blasts government’s £9m EU leaflets: ‘it’s a complete waste of money’

The news today that the government are to spend over £9m of taxpayers’ money on leaflets for the pro-EU campaign has gone down like a lead balloon in the Brexit camp. In an interview with ITV News, Boris Johnson has blasted the leaflets as ‘a complete waste of money’:

‘I think it’s a complete waste of money. It’s crazy to use quite so much taxpayers’ money on stuff that is basically intended to scare people and to stampede people in one direction.’

.@BorisJohnson: Government is 'crazy' to spend £9.3m 'scaring people' with pro-EU campaign https://t.co/5XSonrxEZnhttps://t.co/0g2uYLLM8J

— ITV News (@itvnews) April 6, 2016

Another nail in the coffin when it comes to Johnson’s relationship with the Prime Minister.