Labour seeking to delay antisemitism leak lawsuit until after election

Costs of lawsuit against five staff accused of leaking a 2020 report said to have apparently soared to 1.4m

Labour is seeking to delay until after the general election a court case against five former staff alleging they leaked a report concerned with the party's handling of antisemitism complaints, as its costs were said to have apparently soared to 1.4m.

The lawsuit concerns the 2020 leak of an 860-page document that claimed factional hostility towards Jeremy Corbyn contributed to the party's ineffective handling of such complaints.