contained an 'antisemitic conspiracy theory'.Now the actress has responded to the storm that has ensued following the interview and the MP's sacking, saying that she 'finds racism and anti-Semitism abhorrent'.During the interview, Maxine Peake claimed that police in America who knelt on George Floyd's neck had learned the tactic from 'seminars with Israeli secret services'.Ms Peake also said that Labour supporters who didn't back Jeremy Corbyn should 'hang their heads in shame'.Mrs Long-Bailey, a longtime Corbyn ally, tweeted a link to the interview, calling the Bolton-born actress an 'absolute diamond'.
The move prompted a huge backlash, with members of the Jewish community saying that it is a sign that progress is still not being made in.
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