Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at a refugees welcome rally in Liverpool city centre, February 18, 2023
JEREMY CORBYN announced today that he is taking legal action against Nigel Farage for making “highly defamatory” comments.
The former Labour leader has instructed lawyers to take the first steps in legal proceedings against Mr Farage, after the GB News host made a “disgusting” statement about him on the network last week.
It is not specified what statement Mr Corbyn is referring to. However, it comes just days after Mr Farage aired a segment in which he accused Mr Corbyn of subscribing to an anti-semitic conspiracy theory.
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