BORIS JOHNSON was ridiculed today following reports that he told friends he needed a £300,000 salary “just to get by.”  

The Prime Minister is under continued scrutiny amid allegations that he was given money directly by donors for renovations to his Downing Street flat. 

The Sunday Times reported today that the Tory leader — one of Britain’s highest earners —  told friends he needs to earn about £300,000 a year — twice his ministerial salary — simply to keep his head above water.