Laurence Fox barred from London mayor race after nomination forms error
London Elects said the actor had not submitted valid nomination papers on time and would therefore not be a candidate for Mayor of London.
London Elects said the actor had not submitted valid nomination papers on time and would therefore not be a candidate for Mayor of London.
As well as damages, Fox could be required to publish a summary of the judge’s decision on his X – formerly Twitter – account.
Fox founded the Reclaim Party in October 2020 after he being ‘cancelled from a 21-year acting career’, according to the TV star.
An insider has spoken out about how a Volvo XC90, a Christmas card and a MacBook irreconcilably split the fringe political party.
He also used a bizarre scenario to claim that there were contexts in which the phrase “I hate black people” was not racist.
The actor-turned-politician is taking legal action against Mukhtar Ali Yassin over four tweets sent during an exchange on X in May last year.
He also defended black face and said there are contexts in which the phrase "I hate black people" was not racist.
Under cross-examination Fox suggested there were contexts in which the phrase "I hate black people" was not racist.
The actor-turned-politician was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on Twitter, now known as X.
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