GB News presenter to pay damages to Green Party deputy leader over false riot claims

Arab News · 16‏/10‏/2026، 3:59:17 م

LONDON: GB News presenter Alex Armstrong and social media commentator Bernadette Spofforth have agreed to pay substantial damages to Mothin Ali, deputy leader of the Green Party, over false claims that he took part in riots in Leeds in 2024. Both defendants apologized to Ali at the High Court in London on Friday after he sued them for defamation over social media posts alleging he had participated in the unrest. Samantha Thompson, representing Armstrong and Spofforth, told the court that both ap