This speech on ISIS and airstrikes in Syria silenced British lawmakers

“I am always anxious that the greatest oratory can lead us into the greatest mistakes”.

Rallying those in attendance, Hilary Benn said of ISIS, “They hold us in contempt. They hold our values in contempt. They hold our belief in tolerance and decency in contempt. They hold our democracy, the means by which we will make our decision tonight, in contempt. We must now confront this evil”.

Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy, who has faced threats of deselection, was forced to leave the chamber during Syria debate to deal with abusive phone calls to her office.

He also talked up Mr Corbyn’s mandate and strength of position.

Shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith, who opposed air strikes, branded Mr Livingstone’s backing for deselections “disgraceful”.

Mr Benn was asked whether the Government should bring forward a vote on bombing Isis in Syria, which was at that time not planned.

“Johann didn’t get everything right but she was never allowed the chance to make her case properly because every time she said anything our MPs would be on the phone to lobby journalists”, the insider said.

Prime Minister David Cameron argued in a Commons debate that action would keep our country safe.

Five out of six Cumbrian MPs voted in favour of air strikes in Syria – including two Labour politicans.

What we know about fascists is that they need to be defeated.

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, an ally of Mr Corbyn, claimed Mr Benn’s speech “could have been the opening of a leadership campaign” as odds on him taking over tumbled from 25/1 a fortnight ago to 5/2 last night.

The majority of Labour MPs and a majority of the shadow cabinet voted with party leader Jeremy Corbyn in opposition to bombing. We have made clear that we will not campaign for the deselection of any MP and will not permit any local Momentum groups to do so.

The Socialist Party published the wording of a model resolution which they suggested Labour members could use to demand the removal of their constituency MP.

The remarks drew criticism from Labour MPs, including Wes Streeting, who was “simply stunned that any parliamentarian would seek to invoke the memory of Tony Benn to inflict hurtful comments on his son and family”.

A Tornado weapons system operator added that “There is very little difference for us in terms of a mindset change, going against the same people doing the same things across that line in the sand”.