Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has sacked his one time leadership rival Rebecca Long-Bailey, saying she shared an article containing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. But Mrs Long-Bailey’s allies on the left of the party have criticised the decision.
Our Political Editor Nick Watt has the latest developments from Westminster. Emma Barnett then spoke to Former MP Dame Louise Ellman, who quit Labour over anti-Semitism in 2019, and the General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, Matt Wrack.
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