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Sir Keir Starmer's approval rating has also been given a boost, matched only by Tony Blair over the past 40 years.

“I found this report hard to read,” Starmer said. “It is a day of shame for the Labour Party."

In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Corbyn said that reform of the Party’s complaints process was “stalled by an obstructive party bureaucracy” and that the system was “not fit for purpose” when he became leader in 2015.

A long-awaited review, published this morning by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, identified “serious failings in the Labour Party leadership in addressing antisemitism and an inadequate process for handling antisemitism complaints.”

It is an especially crucial moment for Jeremy Corbyn, under whose leadership the party was accused of institutional antisemitism.

Over 30 Labour MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell, defied the whip and voted against the legislation.

“We’re in the middle of a pandemic in the middle of winter, it genuinely feels like this government is now not only failing to help us but is actively working against us to inflict harm on its own citizens.”

A Tory Minister also said parents like to pay ‘modest’ sum to avoid ‘label’ of free school meals.

“You will understand that as a Liverpool MP and trade unionist, I share the deep concerns about this legislation from across the labour movement, human rights organisations, and so many who have suffered the abuse of state power, from blacklisted workers to the Hillsborough families and survivors.”