Baldrick actor Tony Robinson brands Jeremy Corbyn's leadership 'complete s**t' as he quits the Labour party over Brexit and anti-Semitism By Richard Spillett for MailOnline Published: 15:56 BST, 3 May 2019 | Updated: 15:56 BST, 3 May 2019 Viewcomments Sir Tony Robinson has quit the Labour party over Brexit, anti-Semitism and Jeremy Corbyn's leadership Sir Tony Robinson - the actor best known for playing Baldrick in the Blackadder series - has quit the Labour party after more than 40 years. The comedian was once a member of Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) and often joined in election campaign's for the party's candidates. But he left the party today, slamming Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, anti-Semitism in the party and what he called 'duplicity' on Brexit. Robinson, 72, tweeted: 'I've left the Labour Party after nearly 45 years of service at Branch, Constituency and NEC levels,partly because of it's continued duplicity on Brexit, partly because of it's antisemitism, but also because its leadership is complete s**t.' Earlier this year, Robinson said he feared Labour had been 'completely taken over by and for a Leftist clique' after a long-standing member of the NEC was replaced by a Corbyn ally. Robinson - a member of TV's Time Team - is a former vice-president of actors' union Equity and served on the NEC from 2000-04. Robinson is a supporter of continued UK membership of the European Union and has spoken at rallies of the People's Vote campaign for a second referendum. Sir Tony (pictured, bottom right) is best known for playing Baldrick in the Blackadder series Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility