Labour set to apologise to antisemitism whistleblowers

Exclusive: party prompts anger from Corbyn allies as it attempts to draw line under allegations

• Labour and antisemitism: how party became embroiled in crisis

Labour is poised to make a formal apology to antisemitism whistleblowers as part of a settlement designed to draw a line under allegations made during the Jeremy Corbyn era, the Guardian has learned.

The whistleblowers sued the party for defamation in the wake of a BBC Panorama investigation last year. No final settlement has been reached but sources said an agreement was imminent, prompting anger from Corbyn allies who accused the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, of capitulating.