But hours after the matter was settled at the High Court, Mr Corbyn made a personal statement saying he was "disappointed". It is understood Mr Ware and the whistleblowers are concerned Mr Corbyn's statement repeats the original defamatory claims. It's understood a letter could be sent to Mr Corbyn in the coming days, the first step of a legal case. Mr Lewis, from Patron Law, who represented the Panorama whistleblowers and Mr Ware, said: "I can confirm that I have been instructed to pursue cases." A Labour Party spokesman said: "Before the broadcast of the programme, the Labour Party issued a press release that contained defamatory and false allegations about these Whistleblowers.

Source: Daily Mirror July 22, 2020 18:36 UTC