British education secretary ousted for sharing ‘antisemitic conspiracy theory’
British Labour Party member Rebecca Long-Bailey was ousted on Thursday as shadow education secretary after sharing an “antisemitic conspiracy theory” on Twitter.
British Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Long-Bailey, an ally of former U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was asked by Labour leader Keir Starmer to quit after sharing on Twitter an interview in The Independent in which actress Maxine Peake falsely claimed, “The tactics used by the police in America, kneeling on George Floyd’s neck, that was learnt from seminars with Israeli secret services.”
Sharing the article, Long-Bailey wrote, “Maxine Peake is an absolute diamond.”
Maxine Peake is an absolute diamond https://t.co/uzxPEm8VkI
— Rebecca Long-Bailey (@RLong_Bailey) June 25, 2020
Starmer said, “The sharing of that article was wrong … because the article contained antisemitic conspiracy theories and I have therefore stood Rebecca Long-Bailey down from the shadow cabinet.
“I’ve made it my first priority to tackle antisemitism and rebuilding trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority for me,” he said.
On Twitter, Long-Bailey defended her decision to share the article, arguing that “its main thrust was anger with the Conservative Government’s handling of the current emergency and a call for Labour Party unity.”
In a statement, the Jewish Labor Movement welcomed the move.
“We have consistently maintained that the pervasive culture of antisemitism, bullying and intimidation can only be tackled by strong and decisive leadership,” continued the group. “The culture of any organization is determined by the values and behaviours of those who lead them.”
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Another Corbyn acolyte, post modern antisemitic Marxist bites the dust !!
She supported anti Jewish stereotyping without “reading the contents of a tweet” by a well known actress.
Long- Bailey’s error of judgement makes her unfit to be Shadow Minister of Education!
Long- Bailey has now been renamed Short- Daily