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Rachel Riley 'feared for her safety amid onslaught of abuse' after Corbyn tweet
Rachel Riley has told London's High Court how she feared for her career after an aide to Jeremy Corybn branded her 'dangerous' on Twitter.The Countdown host launched a libel case against Corbyn aide Laura Murray tweeted she was 'stupid' for criticising the far left politician in March 2019.Riley claims that the post lead to an online campaign against her and that rolls were on a mission to “get me fired from my job, as being someone who had advocated violence”.She claimed in legal documents that the tweet caused 'serious harm' to her reputation.In defence, Ms Murray's lawyer claims the tweet was simply true.In January 2019 Ms Riley shared a screenshot from Guardian columnist Owen Jones in which he spoke about an attack on former British