Labour condemned after attempt to gag The National

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LABOUR have been condemned after attempting to stop The National from publishing a story using a legal threat...

Labour soon sent a threatening legal letter arguing that publishing it would be defamatory and in breach of electoral law

While such legal action may be all but guaranteed to fail, achieving a victory would be a long, expensive process that most media simply cannot afford. And most often, these powerful agents have deeper pockets than the news outlets. It also comes as Labour’s manifesto for the 2024 election lacked no media-specific policies, despite senior figures including shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy previously committing to taking action against SLAPPs – mentioning in particular threats from Russian oligarchs.

 

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