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Grenfell effigy defendant Paul Bussetti's lawyer is arguing the bonfire night video does not amount to racial abuse, and is protected under free speech laws. And he's just played the Boris Johnson card...
He points out things Johnson has said to offend people. "None of these things cross the threshold for hate speech as they all emanate from the mouth of the man who is now Prime Minister. He hasn't been prosecuted for any of them. That tells you what is & isn't racist hate speech"
In Bussetti's video, one of the partygoers talks about "ninjas" in the burning tower effigy, referring to the figure of a Muslim woman. Bussetti's lawyer points out PM Johnson called them "letterboxes" and "bank robbers" and was not prosecuted.
Judge rejects bid by Bussetti to get the case thrown out. The Boris Johnson argument didn't work. Trial goes part-heard until next month when he will give his defence.
