Exclusive: Spending on case against five former staffers is rising, causing concern among some in party

The Labour party has spent more than half a million pounds as part of its lawsuit against five former staffers accused of leaking an internal report on antisemitism, the Guardian understands.

The £508,000 spent so far follows a bitter battle between Labour and ex-staff members including Jeremy Corbyn’s former chief of staff Karie Murphy and his former director of communications Seumas Milne.

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