Jeremy Corbyn to have Labour whip suspended for at least three months

Former leader told of further inquiry as NEC members attack Keir Starmer's decision

Jeremy Corbyn has been told he will have the Labour whip suspended for at least three months, as more than a dozen members of the party's governing body attacked Keir Starmer, saying the decision flies in the face of natural justice".

The Guardian understands that the chief whip, Nick Brown, wrote to Corbyn on Thursday night saying the whip had been withdrawn for three months - suspending him from the parliamentary Labour party - pending an investigation into whether he had broken the PLP code of conduct. Corbyn has been told the decision will be kept under review and his conduct during the suspension will be taken into account.