The party’s handling of cases came under scrutiny again this week as it suspended MP Chris Williamson. The move came after the resignation of Luciana Berger, who claims she was bullied out of the party for being Jewish. The Guardian’s Jessica Elgot looks back at two years of controversy, plus Jon Swaine on Michael Cohen’s explosive testimony against his former boss Donald Trump

The suspension of the Labour MP Chris Williamson this week for comments he made about antisemitism comes just a week after Luciana Berger resigned from the party citing antisemitic bullying from fellow members. The founder of Momentum, Jon Lansman, said on Monday that Labour had a widespread problem with antisemitism, and that there were more members who hold “hardcore antisemitic opinions” than previously thought.

It is an issue that has dogged Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership and embroiled him personally. Now his deputy, Tom Watson, has requested a meeting on Monday to discuss new measures to address the problem.

The Guardian’s political correspondent Jessica Elgot has been following the story and tells Anushka Asthana how the issue has repeatedly flared up in recent months. The commentator Rachel Shabi discusses how antisemitism can manifest itself on the radical left, despite its declared opposition to all forms of racism, and the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, tells Anushka the party has been too slow in its disciplinary processes.

Also today: Guardian US senior reporter Jon Swaine on an extraordinary day in Washington in which Michael Cohen delivered a string of bombshell allegations against his former boss Donald Trump. He said the US president was a racist and a conman.

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