Original sentence: Both the Conservative leader, Michael Howard, and the Conservative Shadow Chancellor, Oliver Letwin, are Jewish.Criticism was also directed towards Labour for using posters which some labelled as anti-Semitic.One poster depicted Howard and Letwin as flying pigs, while another poster was intepreted as a depiction of Howard as Shylock from the Merchant of Venice
Edited sentence: Although not official Government policy, Labour has released a number of posters to remind voters that the Conservative leader, Michael Howard, and the Conservative shadow Chancellor, Oliver Letwin are Jewish.Another, quickly withdrawn once the point was made, represented Howard and Letwin as flying pigs.One poster portrayed Howard as Shylock from Merchant of Venice