Libel claim against Matt Hancock thrown out
Libel claim against Matt Hancock thrown outImage source, PA MediaImage caption, The former health secretary has had a libel case against him thrown outPublished1 hour agoA libel case against former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been thrown out at the Court of Appeal.Hancock,…
- ▪Libel claim against Matt Hancock thrown outImage source, PA MediaImage caption, The former health secretary has had a libel case against him thrown outPublished1 hour agoA libel case against former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been thr
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| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:46:02 GMT |
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Libel claim against Matt Hancock thrown outImage source, PA MediaImage caption, The former health secretary has had a libel case against him thrown outPublished1 hour agoA libel case against former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been thrown out at the Court of Appeal.Hancock, who was MP for West Suffolk from 2010 to 2024, was accused of making a malicious online comment about fellow former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen.He appealed an earlier court decision that Bridgen's claim could go to trial, and on Wednesday at the Court of Appeal three judges ruled in his favour.Speaking after the decision, Hancock said he was "right to call out" what he "clearly saw were anti-vax and antisemitic conspiracy theories".In a post in January 2023, Bridgen shared a link to an article about adverse effects…
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