Labour pays estimated £2m to settle claims by 20 people over leaked antisemitism dossier

Settlements include payout to former elections chief falsely accused of trying to sabotage Corbyn campaign in 2017 Labour has settled claims brought by 20 people, mainly former staffers, who featured in a leaked internal document about antisemitism in the party, with the costs estimated to be close to £2m. The settlements include a payout to Labour’s former elections chief Patrick Heneghan, who was falsely accused in the dossier of having tried to sabotage Jeremy Corbyn’s chances of winning the 2017 general election.