Did Starmer's senior staff negotiate with Corbyn's team ahead of reinstatement by NEC?

KS spokesman: "representatives of Jeremy's team [were] talking to our office because they wanted the matter resolved. It's no secret we wanted Jeremy to apologise or retract his remarks" On the broader question Starmer's spokesman said "there was no deal on reinstatement", but said he would need to check whether Corbyn's statement ahead of the NEC hearing had been shared with senior staff in the Labour leader's office before it was published

Exclusive: Labour lawyers decide an 860-page dossier on failures to handle AS complaints, compiled in last months of Corbyn's leadership, should not be sent to the EHRC.

Some close to Mr. Corbyn are furious, with one saying: "the truth must come out"
news.sky.com/story/labour-a… The vast document, which pulls togther 10k internal staff emails & thousands of leaked staff whatsapp messages, concludes factional hostility towards Corbyn amongst former senior officials contributed to “a litany of mistakes” that hindered effective handling of AS complaints

NEW: Labour’s decision to report Keir Starmer’s campaign to the information watchdog over an alleged data breach could result in the party itself being liable for a fine of more than £15million, if the ICO were to pursue the maximum possible sanction As ‘data controller’ Labour is considered legally responsible for ensuring members’ personal information is protected. So far the ICO only say they are making enquiries, but if a personal data breach is deemed to have occurred the party could face a range of sanctions

EXCL: Labour has suspended two of the leading candidates standing for election to the party’s governing body.

I understand the decision to suspend Jo Bird and Mohammed Azam, pending investigation, was taken last night. [Thread] Labour Party spokesperson confirms but does not give details on reasons for suspension:

Here’s a video clip of the moment Jeremy Corbyn was heckled in Glasgow I’m told the man who shouted at the Labour leader was a Church of Scotland minister

NEW: Depsite push back from some in Shadow Cabinet, I’m told Lavery/Trickett/Murphy have successfully pushed back against efforts for Labour to back 2nd ref amendments on Saturday. Means Corbyn’s claim today that such matters were “for next week” remains position for now. I also understand Jeremy Corbyn “promised” some leave-supporting Labour MPs that the whip would not be withdrawn in any circumstances on Saturday

New detail on Williamson decision: A source in Parliament tells me Labour NEC dispute panel was originally due to meet yesterday. This was to be made up of John Lansman, George Howarth & Claudia Webbe. However, Webbe pulled out, meaning the panel would not be quorate (1/3) When the 3-person panel met today it was instead comprised of Keith Vaz, George Howarth & Houda Elmi. The new panel voted to overlook recommendations from Labour staff that the matter be referred to the NCC, who have power to expel. (2/3)

BREAK: Ian Austin confrims he's quit the Labour Party

https://twitter.com/IanAustinMP/status/1098870419598336000

“The hard truth is that the party is tougher on the people complaining about anti-Semitism than it is on the anti-Semites.” he tells the Express and Star

NEW: Labour's handling of racism complaints is once again under fire after it emerged a member's claims that "the Jewish community plans to attack our party" and that an "undemocratic elite" was attempting to undermine Corbyn, were not deemed by an official to be antisemitic. The comments were made by Sir Duncan Michael, one of the UK's most eminent structural engineers, during a Wimbledon CLP meeting last August in which the IHRA definition of antisemitism was discussed. Sky News has obtained a leaked audio recording of the meeting.