Jeremy Corbyn indicates he thinks Britain should stay in European Union

Mr Reed is to remain shadow minister for local government despite vocally backing Mr Corbyn’s Blairite rival in the leadership race.

She said: “I’m very excited to be part of this and I hope I can do my bit to reflect the views of the area I live in”.

New Labour leader and radical left-wing politician Jeremy Corbyn is the political polar opposite to Prime Minister David Cameron but he may have just found some common ground.

He performed a partial U-turn last night in a BBC interview where he said he “could not see” a situation where Labour campaigned for Britain to leave the EU.

The comments came after a millionaire donor offered to support MPs who want to break away from Labour.

A Labour spokesman said the leader would meet “all leaders of all faith groups” as soon as he has settled into the role.

The second-placed leadership hopeful, Aintree-born Andy Burnham, is the new shadow home secretary, while most controversial is John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington – who was also born in Liverpool – as shadow chancellor.

“The reason I am delighted is that it means the people of this country who value those traditions, value our monarch and value our history will vote comprehensively to reject their offering in 2020″.

All eyes were on the new Labour leader, a formerly obscure MP and pacifist campaigner, following his landslide victory on Saturday and eventful first few days.

“We will not win friends and influence in Europe if we refuse to pull our weight”.

In his article, Mr Corbyn called for fundamental European Union reforms, including a rejection of austerity, stronger worker protection and a halt to “free market deregulation”.

Mr Corbyn and Ms Abbott are said to have had a sexual relationship and even went on a motorbike tour of East Germany following the break-up of his first marriage to Jane Chapman.

He also warned Cameron that if he failed to deliver “a good package” or delivered one that reduced social gains Britain had previously won, “he needs to understand that Labour will renegotiate to restore our rights and promote a socially progressive Europe”.