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Rachel Riley arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, for a libel case between the television presenter and a former senior aide to ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The 35 year old who appears in the Channel 4 show Countdown, says she was Television presenter Rachel Riley has lost the latest round of a libel battle with a Powys political blogger and Jeremy Corbyn supporter over an article which alleged that she engaged in a “campaign of online abuse and harassment” against a teenager on Twitter. Ms Riley, 35, the numbers expert on the Channel 4 show Countdown, sued Mike Sivier after he published an article on his website Vox Political in January 2019 with the headline: “Serial abuser Rachel Riley to receive ‘extra protection’ – on grounds that she is receiving abuse”.
EXCLUSIVE: Legal expert suggests Rachel Riley could spend more than £1m on libel case
Riley had sued Mike Sivier over an article published online in January 2019
High Court judge ruled in favour of Ms Riley and struck out Mr Sivier s defence
But Court of Appeal judges ruled his public interest defence should be assessed
Lawyer Mark Stephens said Ms Riley will have spent around £70,000 so far
Countdown star Rachel Riley has lost the latest round of a libel battle against a pro-Jeremy Corbyn blogger who called her a serial abuser and blamed her for the death threats sent to a 16-year-old girl on Twitter.
Ms Riley, 35, sued Mike Sivier, who published an article on his website Vox Political in January 2019 with the headline: Serial abuser Rachel Riley to receive extra protection - on grounds that she is receiving abuse.
Mr Sivier defended what he had published, arguing that it was substantially true , honest opinion, and a matter of public interest.
But a High Court judge ruled in favour of Ms Riley and struck out Mr Sivier s defences in January this year. Mrs Justice Collins Rice concluded that he had no prospect of succeeding at a trial.