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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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George Monbiot

This senseless lawsuit could bankrupt the Labour party and let the Tories win again

Keir Starmer with Jeremy Corbyn
‘Keir Starmer’s party is pursuing, beyond all apparent reason, the alleged leakers, but not the issues the leak exposed.’ Starmer with Jeremy Corbyn. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

You might imagine that nothing could prevent a Labour victory at the next election. The Conservatives could scarcely have done more to alienate voters and destroy public trust. Everyone knows that in this ridiculous first-past-the-post system, the only party in a position to replace them is Labour. Many will vote accordingly.

But there is one major obstacle: the Labour party. It seems determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. How? By pursuing a civil lawsuit alleging breach of contract against five close associates of Jeremy Corbyn, whom it accuses of leaking a highly sensitive report.

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