Gina Miller: ‘There were whistleblowers on the Miller II case: they’re scared’

Christopher Jackson | Issue 1 | Magazine

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Gina Miller arrives at the Supreme Court ahead of a hearing on the legality of proroguing Parliament, on September 19, 2019. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Gina Miller blows off on government whistleblowers

It was the Filipina statesman Miriam Santiago who once said that she ate death threats for breakfast. Gina Miller, who we meet in a location it’s probably best not to disclose, eats them for lunch and dinner as well – or so it seems. Shortly after our meeting, news breaks that a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign called Kill Gina Miller had somehow been allowed to percolate on the internet since April 2019. But Miller comes across as a very sunny individual; if she’s carrying any burdens, she’s bearing them very lightly. It’s not surprising somehow that she refuses the offer of coffee. “A lot of people are awake and engaged now,” she explains, clearly not in need of any caffeine hit. Brexit might now be happening on the 21st January, but there is a refreshing directness about Miller. She projects a happy warrior spirit that may in part be what induces such animosity in her adversaries. It’s clear that she enjoys being interviewed – which is just another aspect of enjoying her wider battles...

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