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Labour MP repeatedly refuses question on Long-Bailey鈥檚 sacking

Claudia Webbe, Labour MP for Leicester East, repeatedly refused to say if Rebecca Long-Bailey鈥檚 action in sharing an interview with Maxine Peake was anti-semitic.

Ms Long-Bailey was sacked from her post as shadow education secretary after retweeting an interview with the actor and Labour supporter which contained an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.

Speaking to 5 Live鈥檚 Emma Barnett, Ms Webbe said Rebecca Long-Bailey has 鈥渕ade it clear that she did not endorse鈥� the entirety of views in an Independent article she tweeted out.

This clip is originally from The Emma Barnett Show on Monday 29 June 2020.

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