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Source: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/starmer-fires-labour-education-spokeswoman-over-antisemitism-1.1456238
UK Labour Education Spokeswoman Fired for Sharing Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory
(Bloomberg) Robert Hutton - British Labour leader Keir Starmer fired the party's education spokeswoman Rebecca Long-Bailey on Thursday after she tweeted a link to an article suggesting U.S. police learned to kneel on suspects' necks from the Israeli secret service. While previous Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's time was dominated by questions about the party's anti-Semitism, Starmer has put a strong focus on trying to rebuild relations with the Jewish community. His office said in a statement: "The article Rebecca shared earlier today contained an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory....Anti-Semitism takes many different forms and it is important that we all are vigilant against it."