Conversation so far:
What was George Galloway's role in the libel case?
On 22 April 2003,The Daily Telegraph published news articles and comment describing documents purported to be records of meetings between Galloway and Iraqi intelligence agents.
Why did George Galloway take legal action?
Galloway completely denied the claims, and pointed to the nature of the discovery within an unguarded, bombed-out building as being questionable.
What happened when George Galloway's Daily Telegraph libel case was heard in the high court?
Justice David Eady ruled that the story had been seriously defamatory, and that The Daily Telegraph was obliged to compensate Mr Galloway for the purposes of restoring his reputation.“
How much did The Daily Telegraph have to pay George Galloway in compensation to restore his reputation?
Galloway was awarded damages of £150,000 plus, after a failed appeal in 2006, legal costs of about £2 million.
How did the Daily Telegraph libel case affect The Daily Telegraph?
The libel case was regarded by both sides as an important test of the Reynolds qualified-privilege defence. The Daily Telegraph did not attempt to claim justification.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the George Galloway article on the Daily Telegraph libel case?
The newspaper argued that it acted responsibly as the allegations it reported were of sufficient public interest to outweigh the damage caused to Galloway's reputation.

Question: Did this argument work in their favor?
Self-contained rewrite: Did acting responsiblity due to sufficient public interest argument work in The Daily Telegraph's favor in the Daily Telegraph libel case?