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A boost to Labour’s McCarthyite disciplinary machine
AMMAR KAZMI assesses the implications of Thursday’s High Court judgment in a claim brought by eight Labour activists accused of misconduct

AFTER a lengthy legal battle, eight Labour activists, who alleged that they had suffered “unfair” disciplinary action, finally reached the finish line in their legal claim against the Labour Party on Thursday.

While achieving substantial victories since the case began over half a year ago, it was the party that disappointingly won the final round in the High Court.

In going to court, the claimants had set out to ensure the party would: comply with its own rule book; adhere to the principles of natural justice; and respond to the findings of unfairness contained in last year’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report on anti-semitism in Labour.

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