Jeremy Corbyn has said the decision by Labour to settle a claim with the BBC Panorama antisemitism whistle-blowers was a “political decision, not a legal one”.
Meanwhile Len McCluskey, the General Secretary of the Unite union, claimed the “settlement is a misuse of Labour Party funds to settle a case it was advised we would win in court.”
The remarks came after a High Court ruling on Wednesday that the party he used to lead, must pay “substantial damages” to seven whistle-blowers who contributed to a TV expose of its handling of antisemitism.
In a statement the former Labour leader said:” “The party’s decision to apologise today and make substantial payments to former staff who sued the party in relation to last year’s Panorama programme is a political decision, not a legal one.
