Labour have reached a settlement with nine whistleblowers who sued the party after their names appeared in a leaked antisemitism report. 

The case involves nine individuals whose details were leaked in an 850-page report intended for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) which was investigating Labour in 2020.

The JC understands the nine whistleblowers and Labour have reached an out of court settlement. A notice of discontinuance has been filed with the High Court.

The 850-page report, which was never submitted to the watchdog, was leaked shortly after Sir Keir Starmer replaced Jeremy Corbyn as leader in April 2020.

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

The whistleblowers, who were all members of Labour Against Antisemitism, claimed the party breached their data protection rights and left them open to vicious online attacks including chilling “calls to action” from neo-Nazi groups.

In a separate case, 21 claimants are suing the party for breaching their data protection rights and for defamation.

The JC previously reported that Labour had called in an independent mediator to try and find a way of ending the litigation. 

Legal experts have said the series of cases could cost millions in costs and payouts were it to lose them. 

Mediation sessions with the groups of claimants were understood to have taken place over the next few weeks in the hope of reaching a settlement.

The Labour party have been approached for comment.