Southend Countdown star Rachel Riley has told a High Court today that she thinks an aide to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was blowing a dog whistle after she was described as dangerous and stupid . Ms Riley, 35, has sued Laura Murray for libel and damages after claiming a tweet from March 2019, which described her as dangerous and stupid , incited hate and caused people to try to get her sacked. Ms Murray, who no longer works as an aide to Mr Corbyn, says in her defence that what she tweeted was true, and reflected her honestly held opinions. Mr Justice Nicklin is overseeing a trial at the High Court in London, which began on Monday and is due to end tomorrow.
By Press Association 2021
Rachel Riley arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London
Television presenter Rachel Riley has told a High Court judge that she thinks an aide to then-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who described her as “dangerous” and “stupid” in a tweet two years ago was blowing a “dog whistle”.
Ms Riley, 35, a numbers expert on Channel 4 game show Countdown, told Mr Justice Nicklin how she believed Laura Murray was aware that the March 2019 tweet would “encourage more hate”.
She has sued Ms Murray for libel, wants damages, and says the tweet caused “serious harm” to her reputation.
By Press Association 2021
Rachel Riley arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London
Television presenter Rachel Riley has told a High Court judge that she thinks an aide to then-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who described her as “dangerous” and “stupid” in a tweet two years ago was blowing a “dog whistle”.
Ms Riley, 35, a numbers expert on Channel 4 game show Countdown, told Mr Justice Nicklin how she believed Laura Murray was aware that the March 2019 tweet would “encourage more hate”.
She has sued Ms Murray for libel, wants damages, and says the tweet caused “serious harm” to her reputation.
By Press Association 2021
Rachel Riley
A former aide to Jeremy Corbyn has told a High Court judge she was “horrified” when television presenter Rachel Riley posted a tweet two years ago which appeared to be “endorsing” an attack on the then Labour leader.
Laura Murray, who had responded with a tweet describing Ms Riley as “dangerous” and “stupid”, told Mr Justice Nicklin she had been “shocked and outraged”.
She said she thought Ms Riley’s tweet was “reckless and irresponsible”.
Ms Riley, 35, a numbers expert on the Channel 4 show Countdown, posted a tweet in March 2019 after Mr Corbyn had been hit with an egg while visiting a mosque.
Television presenter Rachel Riley has told a High Court judge that she worried about the security of her job after an aide to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described her as dangerous and stupid in a tweet. Ms Riley, 35, a numbers expert on Countdown, told Mr Justice Nicklin that Laura Murray s tweet in March 2019 incited hate and caused people to try to get her sacked. Ms Riley has sued Ms Murray for libel and damages, saying the tweet caused serious harm to her reputation. Ms Riley told a High Court trial that her agent had arranged a meeting with a programming head at Channel 4, and she had to explain that Ms Murray had misrepresented what she had written in an earlier tweet.