Corbyn ally Jennie Formby allegedly said there was no need to inform police of Labour’s meetings

Labour has been accused of failing to protect its workers after it emerged that party bosses “ignored” a request to inform police of meetings at a branch where a fight took place.

Last night, Bedfordshire police confirmed that officers attended an incident at a Labour meeting near Dunstable in October. They said several people left the scene before their arrival and that there was “insufficient evidence” to record a crime or make arrests.

According to witnesses, “punches were thrown and chairs were thrown” in a local dispute between warring factions of the party.

They said that staff were “verbally abused and threatened” and escaped via the fire exit.

In the wake of the row, party sources said that a Bedfordshire police inspector asked to