Ms Long-Bailey had shared an interview with Maxine Peake, published in the Independent, in which the actor claimed that the police tactic of kneeling on someone’s neck, which led to the death of George Floyd, was 'learnt from seminars with Israeli secret services', which Israel rejects.
A spokesman for the Labour leader said, 'This afternoon Keir Starmer asked Rebecca Long-Bailey to step down from the shadow cabinet. The article Rebecca shared earlier today contained an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. As leader of the Labour Party, Keir has been clear that restoring trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority. Antisemitism takes many different forms and it is important that we all are vigilant against it.'
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