Labour split over NDA warnings about antisemitism claims

Party sent legal letters to ex-staffers who spoke to BBC Panorama programme. A row has broken out in Labour’s senior ranks after it emerged that the party was trying to use non-disclosure agreements against former staffers who contributed to what is expected to be a critical documentary about Jeremy Corbyn’s team and antisemitism. Tom Watson, the deputy leader, said on Twitter that using expensive lawyers to try to silence former employees was “as futile as it is stupid”