The Brexit campaigner says he will 'likely' appeal against the High Court judgement.
Brexit campaigner Arron Banks has lost his libel case against investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr.
Mr Banks claimed he was defamed after comments Ms Cadwalladr made about his relationship with the Russian state.In the ruling, Mrs Justice Steyn dismissed Mr Banks' claim, concluding that Ms Cadwalladr held a "reasonable belief" that her comments were in the public interest. Ms Cadwalladr, who first reported the Cambridge Analytica data scandal where harvested data was used during elections, pleaded a public interest defence which allows a defendant to justify themselves based on the reason that the information was in the public interest."I am so profoundly grateful and relieved", Ms Cadwalladr said on Twitter after the judgement.
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