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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Labour seeking to delay antisemitism leak lawsuit until after election

Jeremy Corbyn speaking at a lectern during the launch of Labour's election manifesto in November 2019
The lawsuit concerns the leak of an 860-page document that claimed factional hostility towards Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) contributed to the party’s ineffective handling of antisemitism complaints. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Labour is seeking to delay until after the general election a court case against five former staff alleging they leaked a report concerned with the party’s handling of antisemitism complaints, as its costs were said to have apparently soared to £1.4m.

The lawsuit concerns the 2020 leak of an 860-page document that claimed factional hostility towards Jeremy Corbyn contributed to the party’s ineffective handling of such complaints.

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