Libel jury finds against BNP man

| Thursday, 26 May 2005 Source: ASLEF

Delegates at the ASLEF annual assembly in Scarborough erupted in joyful applause as acting general secretary Keith Norman reported that a High Court libel jury had just found in the union's favour in a case involving Jay Lee the British National Party activist expelled from the union.

Costs have been awarded against Jay Lee who was found responsible for publishing libels on a website. He had denied this.

Keith Norman said: "The nazi party specialised in the big lie repeated often enough. This milestone case shows that fascist lies will not find an audience among train drivers."