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Starmer said Corbyn’s comments that antisemitism had been exaggerated for “political reasons” had “undermined our work in restoring trust” with the Jewish community.

But signs of a split within the party have emerged, with Momentum holding a virtual Stand with Corbyn rally this evening.

Is Starmer driving out the Left of the Labour Party, or drawing a line under Labour's long-standing anti-Semitism issue?

Over 30 Labour MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell, defied the whip and voted against the legislation.

'I blame his mother for calling him Keir and I wasn't going to work with him to forward that project.'

“You will understand that as a Liverpool MP and trade unionist, I share the deep concerns about this legislation from across the labour movement, human rights organisations, and so many who have suffered the abuse of state power, from blacklisted workers to the Hillsborough families and survivors.”

Addressing the virtual Conservative party conference, Sunak warned of “hard choices” to come, and said that the Government would not “borrow our way out of a hole”.

DWP is said to be reviewing a change to welfare payments that would cut benefits by over £1,000.

“I am now hearing that people aren’t teaching you what they need to – they’re overly indoctrinating you, it’s gone political, people are saying it has gone to the left, they’re forcing ideas on you."