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01/03/2021 16:53 GMT
High Court Rejects Bid To Identify Alleged Leakers Of Labour Anti-Semitism Report
Judge describes application as "fishing expedition" that risked "high-profile" identification of "innocent individuals".
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Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer pictured during Corbyn's leadership while preparing for a meeting with Theresa May
A bid to force Labour to reveal the identities of those it believes leaked the party’s internal report into anti-Semitism has been rejected by the High Court.
Mrs Justice Tipples rejected an application by lawyers for former senior official Emilie Oldknow to release the names of people alleged to have been involved in the unauthorised release of the explosive dossier.