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What is the public interest test?
The public interest test is a legal principle that weighs the benefit of publishing information against potential harm. For ITV's undercover filming, it means showing that exposing Jason Powell's comments about 'concentration camps' and Muslims was more important than his right to privacy, given his political aspirations.
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