The Labour Party has warned that payouts to anti-Semitism whistleblowers could “open the floodgates” to hundreds more claims amounting to millions of pounds, the High Court has heard.
The Telegraph has previously revealed that the Labour Party risks spending up to 5 million if it loses claims arising out of anti-Semitism allegations.
The party is being sued by nine whistleblowers who made complaints of anti-Semitism to Labour. Their personal details were subsequently leaked in a report intended as a submission to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) investigation into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.
The 850-page anti-Semitism report, which never was submitted to the equalities watchdog, was leaked shortly after Sir Keir Starmer replaced Jeremy Corbyn as party leader in April 2020.
The Labour Party is defending the claim against the whistleblowers and, in turn, has issued a counterclaim against five former staffers – including former Guardian journalist Seumas Milne – it alleges leaked the report. They have all instructed media law firm Carter Ruck to defend the counterclaim.
However, The Telegraph can now reveal further details about the mounting costs that the Labour Party could face – concerning “millions” in damages and potentially hundreds more claimants – following a hearing at the High Court on Tuesday.
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