It seems that Labour's actual response to this development was rather more hostile and the letter I found to Baroness Smith preceded the Peers attack.
According to The Guardian:
Responding to the advert, a Labour party spokesman said Corbyn and the Labour party “stand in solidarity with Jewish people and are fully committed to the support, defence and celebration of the Jewish community”.
The spokesman said Labour was taking decisive action against antisemitism “regardless of false and misleading claims about the party by those hostile to Jeremy Corbyn’s politics”.
“Jeremy Corbyn has made clear in interviews, videos and articles that there is no place for antisemitism in the party,” he added.
“Jennie Formby [the general secretary] has sped up and strengthened procedures and the rate at which cases are dealt with has increased more than four-fold. Since September 2015, the number of cases that have undergone disciplinary procedures relate to about 0.06% of members.
“The Labour party’s comprehensive rebuttal of the Panorama programme did not in any way criticise Jewish members who have suffered antisemitism. As we said after the programme aired, we will fully investigate any complaints alleging antisemitic incidents reported by party members in interviews in the programme.”
Corbyn's recent letter to Baroness Smith:
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