Starmer says Corbyn could have predicted suspension for EHRC response

Labour leader says it is theoretically possible former leader could be expelled from party

Keir Starmer has said Jeremy Corbyn could have predicted that his decision to play down the extent of antisemitism in Labour would lead to disciplinary action, and added that it was theoretically possible the former leader could be expelled from the party.

In a round of media interviews as Labour descended into infighting following Corbyn's suspension for saying that antisemitism in Labour had been dramatically overstated for political reasons", Starmer insisted he had had nothing to do with this disciplinary process.