Keir Starmer took the decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn. Labour claimed the General Secretary did in a flawed attempt to evade the charge of political interference—the very thing the EHRC condemned. But Keir couldn't resist boasting about his "difficult decision" on the radio.
They didn't even get the cover story right. They briefed Nick Watt of Newsnight that Starmer was "consulted on the suspension." By the standards set out by the EHRC, if Starmer was consulted that would be political interference, which the EHRC asserted is unlawful.
For example, when Jeremy Corbyn's LOTO was consulted on Ken Livingstone—in order to suspend him (a detail which rather ruins the usual narrative)—that was political interference, according to the EHRC. Remember, Labour has briefed that Starmer was consulted on Corbyn.
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