Katie Hopkins confronted in the street by furious man: 'Get out of Wales, nobody wants you here'

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10. Jack Monroe says Hopkins has narrowly avoided bankrupty after she lost a libel case:

Link to tweet

Jack Monroe #bootstrapcook ✔
@BootstrapCook

I can confirm today that following that landmark libel case, Katie Hopkins has entered into an IVA to avoid bankruptcy. I knew for a while but could not say anything for legal reasons. The arbitrary defender of free speech didn't want anyone to know, ironically...

Jack Monroe #bootstrapcook
‏@BootstrapCook

...I have been paid in full, but many of her creditors, including my lawyer, will not be paid what they are owed. For the want of an apology, a house, a job, a column, a radio show, and now financial solvency, were lost. It's all very sad, actually.

Jack Monroe #bootstrapcook
‏@BootstrapCook

I'm not cruel nor celebrating - that case cost me 18 months of sanity and work, and I think neither of us wanted it to turn out this way.

(I can recommend an excellent budget cookery book or three, for getting back on your feet, though)

Here's the details of the case:

Katie Hopkins refused libel appeal bid over Jack Monroe tweets

Broadcaster Katie Hopkins has been refused permission to have her libel fight heard at the Court of Appeal.

Ms Hopkins was successfully sued by food blogger and campaigner Jack Monroe in March last year following two tweets in which the broadcaster accused her of vandalising a war memorial.

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Mr Justice Warby, sitting at the High Court, said the tweets in May 2015 had caused "Ms Monroe real and substantial distress" and she was entitled to "fair and reasonable compensation".

Ms Hopkins was ordered to give her £24,000 in damages, as well as to pay £107,000 towards the campaigner's legal costs within 28 days - although the final costs bill is likely to be higher.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-42664649