Sir Simon Hughes, a former minister, said he did not plan to target Associated Newspapers. A judge is deciding how much the failed claimants will pay towards the Daily Mail's legal bill.

The Duke of Sussex was one of seven high-profile figures to have claims against Associated Newspapers Limited thrown out earlier this month

Prince Harry and six other famous faces are potentially facing paying millions of pounds in costs after their doomed legal claim against the Daily Mail, which they roundly lost.