Starmer Strips Corbyn of Candidacy, Says UK Labour ‘Not Going Back’ to Antisemitism

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking in east London, following the Equality and Human Rights Commission's announcement that it has concluded its monitoring of the Labour Party, on Feb. 15, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA Media

Jeremy Corbyn, the hard-left former Labour leader, will not be allowed to stand as a Labour candidate at the next general election, party leader Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.

Starmer said that Labour is now “unrecognisable” from its form during Corbyn’s leadership from 2015 to 2020, when it was plagued by allegations of antisemitism among party ranks.