What was posted
Rebecca Long-Bailey shared an interview with actor Maxine Peake and praised Peake in her tweet. The interview contained a disputed claim about police training.
Why it mattered
Keir Starmer dismissed Long-Bailey as shadow education secretary that day. The decision prompted a dispute about how to treat a claim contained in an article that a politician had shared.
Sources
- Rebecca Long-Bailey sacking reignites Labour turmoil over antisemitism
- Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked after sharing article containing anti-Semitic conspiracy theory