Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey from shadow cabinet

Labour leader’s spokesman says Long-Bailey shared article containing antisemitic conspiracy theory

• Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked from shadow cabinet – updates

Keir Starmer has sacked Rebecca Long-Bailey as shadow education secretary after she tweeted praise for an interview in which the actor Maxine Peake said the US police tactic of kneeling on someone’s neck was taught by the Israeli secret service.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews had condemned Long-Bailey’s actions and called for her to delete the tweet and apologise. Long-Bailey sent a second tweet saying her praise was not “intended to be an endorsement of all aspects of the article”.

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