The Labour party are facing a number of lawsuits that could run into multi-millions of pounds of payments in damages. These lawsuits are over a leaked antisemitism report and it has been suggested that they could “bankrupt” the party. Sources are quoted in the Mail on Sunday that are close to the whistle-blowers and complainants are saying that Labour could face a legal bill as high as £8million.
These sources are saying that more than 30 individuals, including general secretary Jennie Formby, may sue the party over breach of privacy and for putting their safety at risk. This news comes after Labour officials were forced to delete addresses from party membership databases to protect members apparently receiving death threats after their identities were made public. Amid the Coronavirus crisis the Labour party last week plunged itself into vicious infighting after an 860-page internal report into its handling of antisemitism complaints under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership was leaked.
Those that were loyal to Jeremy Corbyn have angrily claimed the report laid bare how ‘Blairites’ at the party’s HQ had actively worked against him and stopped Labour winning the 2017 General Election. The moderates have hit back by saying the document that was originally meant for submission to the ongoing equalities watchdog inquiry into anti-Jewish sentiment in the party, was leaked by “die-hard Corbynites” in a desperate bid to distract from the ‘disgraceful’ mishandling of antisemitism complaints.
Yesterday sources close to those identified by the leak have told the Daily Mail: “The compensation and legal bill could be enormous, from £3million to £8million. It partly depends how Sir Keir, who has to clean up his mess, reacts”. In addition to this the lawyer Mark Lewis of law firm Patron Law, who is representing 20 of the people affected has said: “If this bankrupts the Labour Party or individuals, so be it. Actions have consequences. There are lots and lots of claims”.
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