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Exclusive: Move follows high court ruling that it was reasonable for them to have called Iain Duncan Smith the term
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Exclusive: Move follows high court ruling that it was reasonable for them to have called Iain Duncan Smith the term
High court rejects attempt to overturn acquittal of two protesters who made remarks outside 2021 Tory conference
Radical Haslam and Ruth Wood were previously acquitted of allegations of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress against Sir Iain.
Sir Ian said he was 'astonished' after the protestors, who harangued him and his wife as 'Tory scum', walked free. One protestor was also cleared of hitting Sir Iain with a traffic cone
'Seemingly you can now walk down the street screaming abuse at me, and your right to protest trumps my right not to be intimidated'