Jeremy Corbyn takes authorized motion over ‘disgusting’ Nigel Farage GB News remark
Jeremy Corbyn is taking authorized motion in opposition to Nigel Farage over a “disgusting” and “defamatory” assertion about him on GB News final week.
The former Labour chief has instructed attorneys to start the “first steps in legal proceedings” in opposition to the ex-UKIP chief. Mr Farage accused Mr Corbyn of subscribing to an antisemitic conspiracy concept on his TV present.
On his present final Wednesday, Mr Farage stated: “I was never a subscriber to the madcap conspiracy theory that the Jews run the world. But I’ll tell you who was. Yes, Jeremy Corbyn.”
Mr Corbyn stated on Monday: “I have asked my lawyers to take the first steps in commencing legal proceedings against Nigel Farage, following a highly defamatory statement about me. We are a movement for peace — and we cannot stand by and let these disgusting and malicious lies go unchallenged.”
The MP for Islington North continued: “Our demonstrations for a ceasefire are made up of people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds, united in a desire to end human suffering. We continue to march because people continue to die – and we will not allow others to cynically and deliberately distort our calls for peace.”
In March final 12 months, Mr Corbyn was formally blocked from standing as a candidate for Labour on the subsequent normal election. Labour’s governing physique – the National Executive Body – right this moment permitted a movement proposed by Keir Starmer to not endorse his predecessor by 22 votes to 12.
At the final election, Mr Corbyn, who has had the whip suspended since 2020, might be unable to face for Labour within the constituency of Islington North for the primary time since 1983. At the time, Mr Corbyn stated: “I will not be intimidated into silence. I have spent my life fighting for a fairer society on behalf of the people of Islington North, and I have no intention of stopping now.”
He was first suspended from the occasion over an antisemitism row, during which he stated a report “dramatically overstated” the size of the problem inside Labour.
