Conservative MP Suella Braverman is "in no way antisemitic", the Board of Deputies has declared after meeting her amid concern about her denouncing "cultural Marxism", a word with anti-Jewish origins.
Ms Braverman used the phrase at a public event of Brexiteers last week where she attacked said she and her allies were "engaged in a battle against Cultural Marxism... which has come from Jeremy Corbyn".
The Board criticised her for using an "antisemitic trope" but on Wednesday, a Board spokesperson said it had held a "productive discussion" with her and found she "is clearly a good friend of the Jewish community".
"We believe she is in no way antisemitic and did not intentionally use antisemitic language. We are sorry to see that the whole matter has caused distress," they added.