The former leader was ousted from Labour for suggesting the scale of the problem with anti-Semitism was ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’

The suspension of Jeremy Corbyn after a damning report into anti-Semitism in the party has reignited Labour’s bitter civil war.

In a day of high drama, the former Labour leader was ousted from the party for suggesting the scale of the problem was “dramatically overstated for political reasons”.

His comments came only hours after the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said Labour had broken equalities laws through harassment and political interference in complaints of anti-Jewish hate.

Labour leader Keir made it clear that claiming the issue had been exaggerated or was a “factional attack” would not be tolerated.

Party bosses moved to suspend Mr Corbyn after he refused to withdraw the remarks.

The suspension was today backed by several Jewish groups, Labour veteran Harriet Harman and former MP Luciana Berger, who quit the party over the issue.