The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) of the United Kingdom Wednesday confirmed in a press release that the Labour Party made changes to address breaches of the Equality Act 2010. These changes are stipulated in the Labour Party’s agreed-upon action plan. The changes follow a legal notice the EHRC served to the party for its “acts of harassment and discrimination.”

In 2020, the EHRC launched an investigation into the Labour Party over alleged instances of antisemitism and multiple instances of formal complaints made against the party. It published a 130-page report detailing the Labour Party’s “serious failings” over the last four years in its prevention and mitigation of antisemitism. The report concludes that the party was found to be in breach of the Equality Act through its harassment of Jewish MPs, unlawful indirect discrimination, as well as political interference. It found 23 instances of political interference during the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

The EHRC used its power under the Equality Act’s §21 to issue a notice against the party.  The unlawful act notice legally obliges the party to draft an action plan to resolve the breaches. This draft must be based on the recommendations presented in the report by the EHRC.

Following the conclusion of the monitoring and the press release, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer released a statement apologising to the public. He said, “this is not a moment to celebrate. Instead, it is a moment of reflection; to apologise once again.”

The Chief Executive of the EHRC, Marcial Boo, stated that upon reviewing the progress of the Labour party’s action plan and the implementation of said plan, the EHRC concluded its monitoring as they are “satisfied that the Party had implemented necessary actions to improve,” meeting the “legal standards required.” She concluded by asserting that “no organization is above the law.”