⁍ Britain’s opposition Labour party suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday for seeking to deflect blame away from himself.

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⁍ A report found that under his leadership the party was responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination.

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⁍ Corbyn’s tenure was marred by persistent complaints of anti-Semitism in the party.

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– Britain’s opposition Labour party suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday for seeking to deflect blame away from himself after a report found that under his leadership the party was responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination, Reuters reports. Corbyn’s successor, Keir Starmer, apologized and said Labour was facing a “day of shame” after the Equality and Human Rights Commission found serious failings in how the party had dealt with allegations of anti-Semitism within its ranks. Corbyn’s tenure was marred by persistent complaints of anti-Semitism in the party and criticism of the leader’s response. He was suspended after saying he did not accept all the report’s findings, that his attempts at reforming complaints processes had been stalled by ‘obstructive party bureaucracy’ and that the scale of the problem had been overstated for political reasons. “In light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them subsequently, the Labour Party has suspended Jeremy Corbyn pending investigation,” the party said in a statement.