McAlpine drops Twitter users action (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)
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McAlpine drops Twitter users action
12:07pm Thursday 21st February 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013
Lord McAlpine said he wanted to draw the 'unfortunate episode' to a close
Lord McAlpine is dropping defamation claims against Twitter users with fewer than 500 followers who wrongly named him as a paedophile, instead asking for a charitable donation.
The Tory peer, who has already received six-figure payouts from the BBC and ITV, said he wanted to draw the "unfortunate episode" to a close.
He has now written to Twitter users with fewer than 500 followers, asking them to make a voluntary donation of £25 to the BBC's Children in Need as soon as possible.
