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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the party over his reaction to a highly critical report on anti-Semitism. But where do the roots of Labour’s internal anti-Semitism row lie?

In May 2019, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) announced it would be investigating the Labour Party over its handling of anti-Semitism claims.

The long-awaited report was published in October 2020.

The interim chair of the EHRC, Caroline Waters, released a statement alongside the report, saying the investigation had "highlighted multiple areas" where the party's "approach and leadership to tackling anti-Semitism was insufficient".

"This is inexcusable," she added, "and appeared to be a result of a lack of willingness to tackle anti-Semitism rather than an inability to do so."

Policy Editor Lewis Goodall reports on what is a long running issue for the Left, and its impact on the Labour party now and in the future.