Action will proceed but only over statements made in Ted Talk last year and one tweetArron Banks, the insurance businessman who co-founded the pro-Brexit Leave.EU campaign, has dropped two elements of his libel claim against the investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. His decision means the action will still proceed but only over statements made in a public Ted Talk last year and in one related tweet. In a tweet on Thursday, Cadwalladr said: “Banks has dropped claim against 1 talk & tweet. BUT he’s carrying on with TED talk & tweet 2. Cadwalladr, who is being sued personally by Banks, is supporting her defence through the crowdfunding website CrowdJustice.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2020 19:09 UTC