Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian

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The National Crime Agency is a UK law enforcement agency responsible for investigating serious and organised crime, and referrals to the agency can be made by various parties, including other law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies. The agency's involvement in a case can indicate that the transactions or activities in question have raised suspicions of potential criminal activity. The use of legal threats to uncover journalistic sources is a sensitive issue, as it can be seen as an attempt to undermine press freedom and the ability of journalists to protect their sources.

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Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian

Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources Richard Tice has been accused of using “nasty tactics” in an attempt to intimidate journalists and deflect attention from his own financial affairs after issuing a legal threat to the Guardian. In a letter sent from his lawyers, a Guardian correspondent was singled out for her reporting on a series of Tice’s financ…