Why has Jeremy Corbyn been suspended by Labour party and has he had his whip removed?
JEREMY Corbyn has been suspected by the Labour Party after his response to a report by the EHRC over anti-semitism.
But what happened and has he had his whip removed? Here is everything you'll need to know...
Why has Jeremy Corbyn been suspended by Labour Party?
Jeremy Corbyn was suspended by Labour for his response to a report by equality chiefs that found that party broke the law over anti-semitism.
Mr Corbyn later said the problem of anti-Semitism within Labour had been "dramatically overstated".
In a statement, Mr Corbyn said: "The scale of the problem was also dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents inside and outside the party, as well as by much of the media."
The Labour boss had said he "did not accept all of the report's findings" and in a video clip had failed to accept he should leave the party.
Just hours later the ex-boss who led the party for more than four years was suspended.
Has Corbyn had his whip removed?
Yes Mr Corbyn has had his whip removed.
A spokesperson for 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.”
What did the EHRC report find?
The long-awaited ECHR report into anti-Semitism in the Labour party found there were three separate breaches of the law.
This was for members harassing Jewish members, for Mr Corbyn stepping in and interfering with complaints of anti-semitic bullying, and for the party failing to provide training to deal with those complaints.
And they found the "failure of leadership" was down to Mr Corbyn.
There was "evidence of political interference within his office" throughout his time as party boss.
Alasdair Henderson, from the EHRC, said today: "The failure of leadership was during the time when Jeremy Corbyn was the leader.
"As leader of the party, with evidence of political interference within his office, he has a responsibility for those failings."
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These included stopping investigations happening or preventing people from being suspended.
Sir Keir Starmer said it was a "day of shame" for the party and demanded a change in culture in the party.
He accepted the report in full and vowed to come up with a plan to tackle all the issues within six weeks.
