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ITV to pay Lord McAlpine £125,000 in damages

Institution ITV agrees to pay a sum of £125,000 in damages to retired politician after Philip 

schofield revealed a list of politicians that had been linked with child sex abuse on the 

programme this morning with current prime minister David Cameron. McAlpine said he was 

"pleased to have reached a pragmatic settlement with ITV". His law firm,  RMPI, said in a 

statement that ITV has agreed to "remove from public records all media coverage relating to 

the defamatory incident". 

My view/feelings on this story/article is overall mixed as i think that what Philip Scholfield done               was wrong as the list was broadcasted on national TV which i also think was institution ITV fault for broadcasting it in the first place. I thought that the list should have be given to PM David Cameron in private, off screen. Therefore the fine charged was an appropriate one as there was other ways to deal with the issue raised. However it leaves me with a question as to why  Philip Schofield wasnt fined and his job is jeopardy  as he was the one who researched and handed over the list in the first place.