This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield ambushes UK Prime Minister David Cameron on set with a list of suspected Tory paedophiles. Source: Supplied
BRITISH station ITV may be forced to pay up to 500,000 pounds in damages to Tory peer Lord McAlpine after This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield flashed a list of alleged paedophiles to camera.
A flawed investigation by the BBC's Newsnight program, which erroneously linked Lord McAlpine to sexual abuse at a children's home in North Wales, inspired Schofield to surf the internet, coming up with a list of names he then attempted to ambush Prime Minister David Cameron with on camera, the Daily Mail reports.
Mr Cameron did not read the list and said accusations against senior members of his party risked becoming a "witch-hunt" against gays.
"I'm worried about the sort of thing you are doing right now, taking a list of names off the internet," he said.
"If anyone has any information about anyone who's a pedophile, no matter how high up in society they are, that is what the police are for."
Lawyers say the Lord McAlpine (pictured) case could involve the largest number of defendants in British legal history.
Lord McAlpine's legal team is seeking more than the 185,000 pounds already agreed to with the BBC after the initial bungled report.
Solicitor Andrew Reid said Schofield "embarrassed the Prime Minister and destroyed the reputation of my client [Lord McAlpine]", according to the Mail, who also reported a 15-page letter was sent to ITV, urging them to settle before action.
The former Tory treasurer made a more modest claim against the publicly-funded BBC but is looking for a bigger damages deal against ITV, a private company.
Thousands of Twitter users who went on to implicate the peer are also facing legal action, including popular Jonathan Creek and QI television star Alan Davies.
Comedian Alan Davies could face legal action after retweeting Lord McAlpine's name in association with paedophilia claims.
Davies tweeted to his 440,000 followers "Any clues as to who this Tory paedophile is …?" followed by a retweet naming Lord McAlpine.
The Mail says lawyers estimate the potential number of defendants facing libel action could reach 10,000 - the largest in British legal history.
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