Alex Salmond slammed over Tony Benn spinning ‘in his grave’ comment

It was widely received as one of the best speeches in the House of Commons in years, although others noted that it sounded like the start of a bid for the Labour leadership.

“They hold us in contempt”.

The term Daesh has become official terminology in Russian Federation and France, where it was adopted as far back as September 2014, and has a major advantage in that IS fighters and leaders hate it. The word is an Arabic acronym of “al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi Iraq wa ash-Sham” – meaning the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams – but Daesh when spoken sounds similar to the Arabic words translating to “the sowers of discord” (Dahes) or “one who crushes underfoot” (Daes).

Former First Minister Mr Salmond, in an interview with radio station LBC, said that late Labour MP and left-wing stalwart Tony Benn, would be “birling in his grave” if he heard his son’s speech in parliament.

“We have a moral and practical duty to extend to Syria the acts we are now taking in Iraq”, Benn told the Commons, addressing his party directly.

Mr Livingstone, who was controversially put in charge of the party’s defence review, said if his MP had voted for airstrikes he would back a de-selection challenge.

Ken Livingstone has said Labour MPs who voted in favour of airstrikes in Syria should be prepared to be deselected as candidates for the next election.

“If they are Labour Party members, we have disciplinary processes and they will take place”.

During the course of his speech, Benn repeatedly drew on his party’s history in opposing oppression.

“I’ve known him since he was an advisor, I wasn’t surprised but it’s great the country has seen what a potentially great leader he would make”.

The Shadow Foreign Secretary called for military action against ISIS in Syria.

Mr McDonnell responded: “What Jeremy demonstrated yesterday is an overwhelming majority in every section of the party – amongst the members, on the National Executive Committee and amongst members of the Parliamentary Labour Party and the shadow cabinet – he had a majority in every part of the party”.

The issue of war and terrorism has laid bare the divisions, with Corbyn being forced to allow his MPs a free vote on air strikes as all-out conflict threatened to break out in the party.

The shadow chancellor – who has said Mr Blair should be tried for war crimes – warned “the greatest oratory can lead us to the greatest mistakes” in the aftermath of last night’s vote.

Corbyn’s authority will be tested again later Thursday when voters in Oldham, northwest England, elect a new MP after the death of Labour incumbent Michael Meacher in October. “I will hold public meeting on Sunday to discuss”.

But any significant loss of support would sharpen the knives of his critics in Westminster.