POLICE have arrested three ex-Labour activists as part of an anti-Semitism probe.

Two men in their 50s and a woman in her 70s were arrested and later released for publishing or sharing material likely to stir up hatred.

Investigations are still ongoing as part of an LBC dossier of evidence which was handed over to cops last year.

It's understood that the three were Labour members but have now been disciplined and suspended by the party.

A Labour spokesperson said: “We welcome the police investigating these individuals’ alleged crimes.

“Antisemitism has no place in our society and we are committed to challenging and campaigning against it in all its forms.”

A dossier of evidence was handed to Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick during a radio interview last year.

Scotland Yard said in a statement: "On Tuesday 4 September, the Met Commissioner was handed a folder of paperwork following a radio interview with LBC Radio in Leicester Square.

"It is alleged that the documentation included evidence of anti-Semitic hate crimes.

"The contents have been examined by specialist officers.

"A criminal investigation has commenced into some of the allegations within the documentation.

"Advice regarding these allegations was received from the Crown Prosecution Service and has been considered.

"The MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) will not comment further on the details of the investigation."

The news comes after ex-Momentum vice chair Jackie Walker was booted out of the Labour party earlier this week following a string of controversial and alleged anti-Semitic comments.

A panel on Labour's top body expelled her from holding party membership almost three years after her comments claiming Jews were the "chief financiers" of the slave trade were first reported.

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