Former actor Laurence Fox gains retrial over racist defamation claim

Former actor Laurence Fox gains retrial over racist defamation claim

Former actor turned aspiring right-wing politician Laurence Fox has been granted a retrial in a case where he was allegedly called a racist on social media. Fox’s counter-claim in a defamation trial, which he lost, was originally turned down by the court. It’s now been ruled that his counter claim should have been permitted to proceed, but it will not overturn the finding that Fox had defamed two men who he labeled pedophiles in his retort. Laur…