The Labour Party leader immediately suspended Jeremy Corbyn when his ­predecessor refused to accept all the findings by the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s investigations

Keir Starmer vowed to rid Labour of anti-Semitism and rebuild trust in the party after a damning report yesterday accused it of ­discriminating against Jews.

The leader immediately suspended Jeremy Corbyn when his ­predecessor refused to accept all the findings by the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s investigations – which he claimed were “overstated”.

He became the first former head to be suspended, while an internal probe into his behaviour is carried out.

Mr Starmer’s decisive move was a display of his determination to try to draw a line under the anti-Semitism row that has plagued the party under its previous ­leadership.

It was also in stark contrast to Mr Corbyn’s time in office, where many critics accused him of sitting on the fence over issues.