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Laurence Fox apologises in court for calling people ‘paedophiles’ in online row

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Laurence Fox has apologised from a witness box to two people he called “paedophiles” in a Twitter row that sparked a High Court libel battle.

The Reclaim Party founder claimed he had been “diminishing the ridiculousness” of being labelled “a racist” amid exchanges on the social media platform, now known as X, about a decision by Sainsbury’s to provide a safe space for black employees during Black History Month.

Mr , 45, called for a boycott of the supermarket in October 2020 and was called a racist by the drag artist , former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and actress

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