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Liverpool MP Luciana Berger has slammed her party leader Jeremy Corbyn for his apparent support for an artist behind an anti-Semitic mural on a London Street.

Wavertree MP Ms Berger took to twitter to express her anger at Facebook comments made by Mr Corbyn back in 2012 which seemed to show support for the street artist known as Mear One. It was due to be painted over.

The artwork depicts a group of caricatured Jewish men, which is understood to include capitalist Rothschild and banker Warburg, playing monopoly on the bent over backs of the poor.

Mr Corbyn suggested in his comment that the picture should have remained on the wall.

His response suggested the artist was “in good company” because the Rockefeller family had covered over a mural featuring Lenin in their New York development.

In his post responding to the imminent destruction of the mural Mr Corbyn said: “Why? You are in good company. Rockerfeller (sic) destroyed Diego Viera’s mural because it includes a picture of Lenin.”

It is understood that at the time of the post in 2012, Mr Corbyn did not condone the artwork but was expressing concerns about free speech.

A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said: “In 2012, Jeremy was responding to concerns about the removal of public art on grounds of freedom of speech.

“However, the mural was offensive, used anti-Semitic imagery, which has no place in our society, and it is right that it was removed.”

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But Ms Berger again took to twitter to criticise the “wholly inadequate” response from the leader’s office.

She said: “It fails to understand on any level the hurt and anguish felt about anti-Semitism. I will be raising this further.”

Luton South MP Gavin Shuker agreed adding: “It’s impossible to confront anti-Semitism in our party if this is the response from the very top.”

The Jewish Labour Movement said: “Anti-Semitic art is anti-Semitism.

“History is littered with imagery that has reaffirmed the worst kinds of racial stereotypes and led to the worst kinds of racial discrimination.

“It cannot be defended under any circumstances. Not by anyone and least of all the leader of the Labour Party.”

The mural, in east London, was painted by Mear One - whose real name is Kalen Ockerman.

The artist denied being anti-Semitic saying the mural is about “class and privilege” and contains a group of bankers”made up of Jewish and white Anglos”.

In 2016, Ms Berger was the victim of anti-Semitic death threats from internet troll John Nimmo.

Nimmo - who was jailed for more than two years - told the Wavertree MP that she would “get it” like murdered Labour MP Jo Cox and described her as “Jewish scum”.