Tracy-Ann Oberman pays ‘substantial damages’ for antisemitism claims

Actor apologises for falsely suggesting politician Philip Proudfoot had Jew block list' on Twitter

The actor Tracy-Ann Oberman has apologised and paid substantial damages" to a politician and academic who she falsely accused of antisemitism.

Oberman, whose credits include EastEnders, Friday Night Dinner, It's A Sin and Ridley Road and who appeared on Celebrity Bake-Off last week, tweeted that Dr Philip Proudfoot, the founder of the Northern Independence party (NIP), had a Jew block list".