Former Corbyn Aide Laura Murray has lost her libel battle against Countdown star Rachel Riley, resulting in a £10,000 payout. Guido’s sure Rachel will be happy to help Murray count up the cash…
The case relates to a tweet sent by Riley on the day Corbyn was egged back in 2019 in which she sent the following Tweet:
Good advice. 🌹🥚 pic.twitter.com/oqr0UNFrxU
— Rachel Riley 💙 (@RachelRileyRR) March 3, 2019
In response Laura Murray tweeted:
Riley claimed her tweet was sarcastic, did not call Corbyn a Nazi and said Murray’s response caused serious harm to her reputation – something with which the judge agreed. It shouldn’t be too difficult for Laura to stump up the money, given her family previously sold a Picasso portrait for £50 million in 2013 – they must be able to find £10,000 down the back of the sofa…