Labour reinstates Jeremy Corbyn after suspension over antisemitism remarks
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Jeremy Corbyn has been reinstated to the Labour party after a 19-day suspension, a move that could smooth Keir Starmer’s efforts towards party unity but is likely to provoke a backlash from Jewish groups.
A panel from the party’s governing body is understood to have agreed to lift Corbyn’s suspension, though the former Labour leader is yet to receive any formal notification or conditions attached.
Corbyn issued a statement on Tuesday saying he regretted any hurt caused by a statement he made in the wake of a report by the equalities watchdog into antisemitism, which led to his suspension.
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It is understood the statement was also submitted to the party as part of the investigation process shortly after his suspension.
The former Labour leader was suspended for his comments, which rejected the overall conclusions of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report into antisemitism in the party, and said the problem was “dramatically overstated for political reasons” by opponents and the media.
That statement set the former Labour leader directly at odds with his successor, who spoke at a press conference moments after Corbyn’s statement, where Starmer said those who “deny there is a problem are part of the problem … Those who pretend it is all exaggerated or factional are part of the problem.”
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