The UK Labour Party suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday following his response to the release of a watchdog report detailing his alleged mishandling of anti-Semitism complaints.
The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission on Thursday lambasted the party leadership over its handling of such cases. The investigation found three breaches of the UK Equality Act, including harassment, political meddling with the complaints on anti-Semitism and failure to properly train those processing such complaints.
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In a pointed rebuke to Jeremy Corbyn, who was the party's leader at the time, the EHRC said the party had fostered a culture which "at best, did not do enough to prevent antisemitism and, at worst, could be seen to accept it."
The Jewish Labour Movement, which was one of the organizations to reach out to the equality watchdog, welcomed the report as giving the Jewish party members "the relief that they have been seeking from the Labour Party, but which it failed, over five years, to offer."
Corbyn responded to the report in a Facebook post by stating that the number of anti-Semitism complaints filed while serving as head of the party from 2015 until 2019 was largely overblown.
He reiterated the position at a press conference and said: "I'm not part of the problem."
"In light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them subsequently, the Labour Party has suspended Jeremy Corbyn pending investigation," the Labour Party said, adding that it had also removed the party whip.
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