Journalist wins High Court libel battle with Arron Banks over 'secret Russian relationship'

A JOURNALIST has won her High Court libel battle against arch-Brexiteer Arron Banks after she made remarks in a TED talk about his relationship with Russia.

- Tristan Kirk

Mr Banks, a major donor to the Leave. EU campaign in the run-up to the 2016 referendum, sued Carole Cadwalladr for libel over a statement in the April 2019 talk and a Tweet she later posted with a link to the talk.

During the talk, which has been viewed by more than five million times, Ms Cadwalladr, right, referred to Mr Banks and the "lies" that he had told "about his covert relationship with the Russian government".

Mr Banks sought damages and an injunction to restrain continued publication of the remarks, but Mrs Justice Steyn at the High Court on Monday dismissed his claim.