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Maxine Peake

Gary Lineker.
November 28, 2023, 12:46 pm
SPECIAL REPORT: Lineker, Coogan, Jolie and co – seduced by a lie that will not die
After 7 October, why do Israel’s most impassioned critics still cleave to a narrative in which the Jewish state is the villain, entirely deserving of its fate?
By Jeremy Havardi
Sir Keir Starmer (left) alongside former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (centre)
June 29, 2020, 11:23 am
Keir Starmer denies accusing Rebecca Long-Bailey of antisemitism
Labour leader told Good Morning Britain 'I do not want the Labour Party and antisemitism in the same sentence ever again. I'm determined to root it out.'
By Jewish News Reporter
Maxine Peake in 2015 (Credit: Brian Minkoff-London Pixels - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39462498)
June 26, 2020, 10:48 am
‘I was inaccurate’, says Maxine Peake after linking George Floyd death to Israel
Actress says she was wrong but stops short of apology, day after sacking of Labour shadow minister Rebecca Long-Bailey for sharing her claim
By Mathilde Frot
Rebecca Long-Bailey. (Photo credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
June 25, 2020, 3:18 pm
Long Bailey sacked after sharing interview linking George Floyd death to Israel
The MP was under fire for endorsing piece in which actress Maxine Peake claims kneeling on the neck 'was learned (by US police) from seminars with Israeli secret services'
By Mathilde Frot
Rebecca Long-Bailey. (Photo credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
From the WebJune 25, 2020, 1:21 pm
Rebecca Long Bailey shares article linking George Floyd killing to Israel
Shadow minister endorses piece in which actress Maxine Peake claims kneeling on the neck "was learned (by US police) from seminars with Israeli secret services".
By Mathilde Frot
Poster for a play that Maxine Peake has cancelled to highlight the plight of Palestinian playwrights and other artists targeted by the Israeli authorities. (Photo credit: Amnesty International UK/PA Wire)
July 30, 2019, 12:01 am
Maxine Peake ‘cancels’ fake play at Amnesty HQ in solidarity with Gaza theatre
Creator of the play, Ahmed Masoud, writes to ticket holders saying "there was never a play or a show, I didn’t write it and Maxine never rehearsed it.."
By Jenni Frazer
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