Labour has deleted a Passover message on social media after it came under fire for featuring a loaf of bread.
The message read: “As Jewish people prepare for Passover, we’re wishing everyone in the Jewish community chag sameach #Passover.”
Leavened bread is not eaten during the Jewish holiday, and the inclusion of the image in an official tweet by Jeremy Corbyn’s party - alongside a Star of David and a goblet - led to a barrage of criticism.
One Twitter user responded: “Astonishing (but sadly unsurprising) basic religious illiteracy from @UKLabour.”
Another said: “Is this a joke? You know we don’t eat bread during Pesach.”
And one wrote: “Got to laugh. @ukLabour trying to inclusive to Jews celebrating #Passover. The one thing observant Jews specifically avoid at passover is bread.”
It comes after months of criticism over the party’s handling of allegations of anti-Semitism within its ranks.
Labour later re-posted the message without the images of the bread or goblet.
Prime Minister Theresa May also tweeted a Passover message in which she wished Jewish families “gathering around the seder table this evening a very happy and peaceful Pesach”.
She said: “Today is a chance to celebrate the enormous and lasting contribution made by the Jewish community in the UK, in every walk of life.”