A newspaper report written by a journalist quoting an unnamed if reliable source as to words spoken by the Secretary of State was insufficient to found the serious allegation that the Secretary had prejudged the applicant’s application for naturalisation. The report suffered three defects. The source was unnamed, the reporter was himself quoting a party who had not heard the words himself, and the context in which the words had been spoken was unclear. Even had they been established, the words alleged would be insufficient to support the alleged pre-judgement.
Citations:
Times 07-Sep-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration, Judicial Review, Media
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.85517
