Bridget Phillipson condemns Richard Tice’s ‘chilling attempt to silence free press’
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Key context: <p>Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairs</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/aug/12/andy-burnham-early-prisoner-release-cobra-meeting-heatwave-climate-crisis-labour-conservatives-reform-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Richard Tice has been accused by Labour’s Bridget Phillipson of mounting a “deeply chilling attempt to silence the free press” after he sent a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/11/richard-tice-accused-of-nasty-tactics-over-legal-threat-to-the-guardian">legal threat to the Guardian</a> over its reporting on his financial affairs.</p><p>Lawyers for Tice, the deputy leader of Reform UK, singled out a Guardian correspondent for her journalism about a series of Tice’s financial transactions that were referred to the National Crime Agency.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/12/bridget-phillipson-condemns-richard-tice-attempt-silence-free-press-reform">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairsUK politics live – latest updatesRichard Tice has been accused by Labour’s Bridget Phillipson of mounting a “deeply chilling attempt to silence the free press” after he sent a legal threat to the Guardian over its reporting on his financial affairs.Lawyers for Tice, the deputy leader of Reform UK, singled out a Guardian correspondent for her journalism about a series of Tice’s financial transactions that were referred to the National Crime Agency. Continue reading...
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