Corbyn's solicitor calls for an apology from Ben Bradley PLUS MORE
Jeremy Corbyn is demanding an apology and donation to charity from a Tory MP who falsely claimed he had “sold British secrets to communist spies”, HuffPost has learned. Lawyers acting for the Labour leader have written to Bradley, a Tory party vice chairman, to insist that he tweets the apology to all his followers. Although the tweet has been deleted , their letter sent to Bradley points out the spy allegation is damaging and potentially harmful, and must not be repeated. The four legal demands are that Bradley: - confirms in writing that the defamatory statement will not be repeated in any form - tweets an apology and asks followers to retweet it - makes a donation to a charity of Jeremy Corbyn’s choice in lieu of damages - and pays Jeremy Corbyn’s legal costs. Bradley had tweeted on Monday that Corbyn had “sold British secrets” to foreign agents following a series of tabloid allegations about meetings the Labour leader and other MPs attended in the 198...