11:48 EDT, 10 May 2021
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Countdown star Rachel Riley was left unable to sleep and bombarded with abuse after Jeremy Corbyn s former aide claimed she said he deserves to be violently attacked because he is a Nazi , the High Court heard today.
William Bennett QC told Mr Justice Nicklin that the tweet posted by Laura Murray about two years ago caused serious harm to Ms Riley, 35, who appears in the Channel 4 show Countdown.
Ms Murray is disputing the libel claim. Mr Justice Nicklin began overseeing the trial at the High Court in London on Monday and it is due to end later this week.