Journalist demands damages from lord who called him a Jew hater

Independent journalist and Canary contributor Jody McIntyre has claimed victory over Labour lord Mike Katz. At the same time, he’s saying the situation isn’t over until Katz pays damages:

MAJOR UPDATE:

Pleased to announce that in response to our legal demands and the generous contributions of my supporters, Labour peer Mike Katz has now deleted his defamatory statements against me.

However, removal is insufficient in this case, and I hereby call upon Mr. Katz to… pic.twitter.com/BaOtGkKBUu

— Jody McIntyre (@jodymcintyre_) April 4, 2026

Jody McIntyre — No quarter

Lord Mike Katz is the chair of the Jewish Labour Movement. The offending tweet from Katz is deleted, but Simon Maginn commented on its contents here:

'peddles… hate towards Jews' looks actionable to me.
The cannier ones just scream 'Antisemite!', which can be covered by the 'honest opinion' libel cop-out.
But Katz, being so spectacularly dim (my 'honest opinion'), has to go that bit further and make an allegation of fact. https://t.co/m8T3p7fX0B

— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 31, 2026

Before it was deleted, McIntyre posted the following:

This week, Labour Party officials, including Labour peer Mike Katz, have launched a series of defamatory claims against me.

For legal reasons, I have been advised not to repost the defamatory statements, but let me make this clear:

Keir Starmer and his cronies will not silence me.

The attacks come after a Labour MP that I interviewed about McSweeney was suspended from the party. He had been a Labour member since the age of 13.

In 2024, the Labour Party hierarchy chose to ignore me as I came within 693 votes of taking one of their “safe seats”.

Now that my audience is growing, Starmer’s administration have gone on the offensive.

If ending jury trials, introducing digital IDs, and supporting a genocide wasn’t enough, Labour now want to “delegitimise” the journalists exposing their actions.

I am not intimidated, but I do need your support.

Following Katz’s deletion, McIntyre said:

Pleased to announce that in response to our legal demands and the generous contributions of my supporters, Labour peer Mike Katz has now deleted his defamatory statements against me.

However, removal is insufficient in this case, and I hereby call upon Mr. Katz to make a public apology and pay compensation for the harm already caused.

I have spoken to my legal team, and once my crowdfunder has reached our target, we will be ready to issue proceedings against Mr. Katz.

Within 24 hours, we have already raised 20% of our target. Let’s make sure that Labour Party officials realise that they can no longer use their money and status to bully independent journalists.

You can support McIntyre’s legal fund here.

Featured image via Crowdfunder