The shadow education secretary (left) was fired by Sir Keir after failing to apologise sufficiently for retweeting a Maxine Peake interview in which she linked Israeli security services to the murder of George Floyd
New Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is not 'purging' the party of Jeremy Corbyn supporters, Ed Miliband insisted today, bắc kinh as he defended the sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Amid ongoing fury from the Corbynista wing of the party at the sacking Mr Miliband said 'decent' Ms Long-Bailey made a 'significant error of judgement' in sharing an article online containing an allegedly anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
The shadow education secretary was fired by Sir Keir after failing to apologise sufficiently for retweeting a Maxine Peake interview in which she linked Israeli security services to the murder of George Floyd.
Ms Miliband, bắc kinh a former party leader and current shadow business secretary, told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: 'He's not about purges, I know the guy.
'He's a principled guy, he's a guy with integrity, he wants to change this country and he wants to change this country by unifying the Labour Party but also not having the Labour Party mired in issues which, frankly, provide a stain on us.'
Mr Miliband was joined by shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Reynolds in defending Labour leader Sir Keir's decision, which has prompted a backlash from those on the left of the party.
Mr Reynolds said he 'gasped' when he saw that Ms Long-Bailey had shared online an article by actress Maxine Peake containing an allegedly anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
