Sources involved in the case say party's determination to fight claim may cost 20 million, putting its general election funding in jeopardy
Labour is running the risk of devastating legal fees in a High Court battle with whistleblowers who exposed antisemitism within the party.
Sources involved in the case have told the JC that Labour’s determination to fight the claim may cost it as much as 20 million, putting its general election war chest in jeopardy.
The Party, which reported a 5 million deficit after expenditure in its last accounts, has been accused in court documents of “weaponising fees”, raising the stakes in an effort to force the complainants to back down.
The court heard that Labour’s lawyers were attempting to alarm the claimants — who seeking damages for breaching their right to privacy and data protection — with the threat of legal costs that would ruin them, an allegation denied by the party’s lawyers.
Labour is being sued by nine members of campaign group Labour Against Antisemitism after their personal details were leaked in a report intended for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) which was investigating the Party, in 2020.
The 850-page report, which was never submitted to the equalities watchdog, was released shortly after Sir Keir Starmer replaced Jeremy Corbyn as leader in April 2020.
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