Not sure that is the law to be honest, i am no expert but there are limitation to what you can say defiantly. Whilst I'm no advocate of a countries justice system it seems he over stepped the mark, hence the bird.
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Libel is, 99.99% of the time in England and Wales, a civil matter not a criminal one. So your point is badly made and ill-founded. And holding racist views is not illegal, thank god. We are all racist to some extent or other, no matter how much we signal our virtue. Racial discrimination is illegal. Racism can be an aggravating factor in other crimes, such as assault. A "hate incident" can become a "hate crime".
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/la...nd-hate-crime/
I guess some people on here want racism to be classified as a thought crime too.