Anti-Semitism: Labour pays damages for 'hurt' to whistleblowers

[Elwood Blues]

Jeremy Corbyn statement today:

"Our legal advice was that the party had a strong defence, and the evidence in the leaked Labour report that is now the subject of an NEC inquiry led by Martin Forde QC strengthened concerns about the role played by some of those who took part in the programme.

"The decision to settle these claims in this way is disappointing, and risks giving credibility to misleading and inaccurate allegations about action taken to tackle anti-Semitism in the Labour party in recent years.

"To give our members the answers and justice they deserve, the inquiry led by Martin Forde must now fully address the evidence the internal report uncovered of racism, sexism, factionalism and obstruction of Labour’s 2017 general election campaign".

Jeremy's problem here is that the current leader of the Labour Party can provide his own legal advice and as a former DPP I think he knows the law as well if not better than whoever the previous leadership took advice from!

[jon1959]

Jeremy's problem here is that the current leader of the Labour Party can provide his own legal advice and as a former DPP I think he knows the law as well if not better than whoever the previous leadership took advice from!

I am 100% sure this was a political decision, not one based on assessing legal risk.