Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of Labour, has been suspended from his own party and had the whip removed. The move to oust him was taken by the party after Corbyn commented on a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, published today, into anti-Semitism in the Labour party.
Earlier today Corbyn released a statement in response to the report, claiming that he rejected some of its findings and arguing that the scale of Labour’s anti-Semitism problem had been ‘dramatically overstated’ for political reasons – which he also blamed on the media.
In response, the Labour party acted to remove Corbyn from the party, while it investigates his comments. In a statement, a spokesperson from the Labour party said:
‘In light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them subsequently, the Labour Party has suspended Jeremy Corbyn pending investigation. He has also had the whip removed from the Parliamentary Labour Party.’
In turn, Jeremy Corbyn has described his suspension as a ‘political intervention’ and promised to strongly contest his removal from the party.
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