Laurence Fox's libel claim after he was called a racist on social media should be reconsidered at a retrial, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
The actor-turned-politician's libel counter-claim was originally dismissed during a civil case last year in which he was successfully sued and ordered to pay £180,000 for calling former charity trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal "paedophiles" in a row on X.
Mr Fox had called for a boycott of Sainsbury's over the chain marking Black History Month and was called "a racist" by the pair, as well as by broadcaster Nicola Thorp, before he responded with the "paedophile" tweets.
The Court of Appeal also rejected his appeal over the "paedophile" posts.
But the court halved the damages Mr Fox was ordered to pay.
