Shami Chakrabarti, the author of Jeremy Corbyn's anti-Semitism report, has refused to deny she has been offered a peerage, prompting MPs to question the independence of the document.

Asked by a Jewish TV channel whether she has been offered the chance to join the House of Lords Ms Chakrabarti responded: "You can ask the question and I'm going to evade it at this point". She is a member of the Labour party.

Her response has raised questions about the independence of Labour's anti-Semitism report, which was largely regarded as a whitewash.