Tory MP defends Michelle Donelan for funding libel case with taxpayers' money | Andrew Marr on LBC
March 7, 2024
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as posted by the channelAndrew Marr challenges Tory MP Bim Afolami on the departmental funding of Science Minister Michelle Donelan, after she was ordered to pay damages in a libel case.
After the government admitted taxpayers payed £15,000 in damages because Donelan falsely accused an academic of supporting Hamas, the minister has faced widespread calls to resign.
According to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the amount was paid 'without admitting any liability'.
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