One of the whistleblowers behind the Panorama programme on Labour’s antisemitism has claimed that a referral by Jeremy Corbyn’s team resulted in him being the subject of a criminal investigation.
Sam Matthews, Labour’s former head of governance and legal, was one of seven whistleblowers and the BBC journalist John Ware who received a formal apology from the party last week for “untrue and defamatory” comments made against them after the programme was aired last July.
The Sunday Times has reported that Mr Matthews, 28, was the subject of a criminal investigation and received a letter summoning him for an interview under caution shortly before Mr Corbyn’s resignation.
He had been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office, which can investigate criminal breaches and institute prosecutions.
