Former BBC journalist awarded damages over unlawful surveillance
A tribunal has awarded former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney £20,000 after MI5 and police unlawfully obtained his phone data and...
Read moreDetailsBarry is a former trade union organiser who following his retirement became the national organiser for the media reform group the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF) which closed in 2018. He is currently a member of the CPBFNorth which continues campaigning for media reform, is an active member of the NUJ and is secretary to the Action on Climate Emergency Settle and area.
A tribunal has awarded former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney £20,000 after MI5 and police unlawfully obtained his phone data and...
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