After 839 days, the Labour party has today been let out of special measures by the equalities watchdog over its handling of antisemitism complaints. Back in 2020, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) produced a highly critical report of the way Labour was handling these cases. It found that the party had been responsible for unlawful discrimination during Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, forcing the party to reform its policies.
The EHRC has now said it is ‘content with the actions taken’ by the party and will be winding up a two-year monitoring period. Sir Keir Starmer has hailed it as ‘an important moment in the history of the Labour Party’ and is keen to make the most of this milestone. His team have known for a month or so that this moment is coming, with Starmer making a statement on the findings later today. Margaret Hodge, the Jewish backbencher who featured prominently in the party’s antisemitism struggles, is featuring on the morning media rounds.
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