Michelle Donelan libel fees cost taxpayer £34,000
New figures have revealed that a libel case against Science Secretary, Michelle Donelan have cost the taxpayer more than £34k
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New figures have revealed that a libel case against Science Secretary, Michelle Donelan have cost the taxpayer more than £34k
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan apologised and retracted false claims that an academic had expressed sympathy for Hamas - but taxpayers have been left to foot the bill for the libel case
The beleaguered Cabinet minister reached a settlement earlier this year with an academic she falsely accused of being a Hamas supporter.
New figures reveal full cost of minister's legal fight with academic she falsely accused of extremism.
Michelle Donelan has been facing calls to resign after it emerged taxpayers had to foot the bill for damages over a letter posted on X accusing academics of having "extremist views".