Richard Tice has secured a win against Dale Vince in the Court of Appeal this morning after the eco-millionaire’s dual claims were dismissed. Oof…
This is part of a protracted legal battle between Tice and Vince after the Deputy Reform leader tweeted: “So major Labour donor is pro the murderous antisemitic Hamas … Mmmm.” A High Court ruling found this to be a statement of opinion, not fact, last year. Vince decided to appeal…
Lord Justices Lewison, Coulson and Warby held that the High Court judge was entitled to find Tice’s statement, read in context, was opinion. Vince appeal claim one: dismissed…
Vince tried a new argument on appeal, that Tice was also on the hook for repeating another claim about Vince’s views, but the court threw it out because he could have made that argument at the original trial and chose not to, so it was too late to switch tactics now. Vince appeal claim two: dismissed…
Read the judgement below:
Badenoch said at her speech on Monday morning: “We are absolutely ready to fight a general election. We say the results in Aberdeen South: 50% of the vote. Because we can unite the country… It’s about uniting the country, for God’s sake, behind a centre-right agenda.”