UK

Labour party suspends Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism report

Former leader says he will challenge suspension linked to comments about report

Jeremy Corbyn rejected some of the report’s findings and claimed the issue had been ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’ by his critics. File photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP
Jeremy Corbyn rejected some of the report’s findings and claimed the issue had been ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’ by his critics. File photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP
Jim Pickard
Robert Wright
Thu Oct 29 2020 - 19:38

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