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Labour’s position has been to say it will wait to see what proposals Cameron puts forward.

Challenged by Kendall on whether any circumstance might change his view on this, Corbyn responded: “Any?” The Tories want to wipe us out, and the minute the new leader is elected they are going to throw everything at us.

Most attention has thus far been focused on the panic within party ranks, the peculiarity of the selection system, and Corbyn’s past utterances.

The comments came during a visit to Tehran to meet with President Hassan Rouhani and reopen Britain’s embassy – which still bear traces of hostility with “Death to England” graffiti scrawled on the wall – nearly four years after it was closed.

“Over the coming months, we will work to ensure that the nuclear agreement is a success, including by making sure that it is fully implemented by all sides”, Hammond said.

Philip Hammond made the statement the day after the reopening of the British embassy in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

This marks the drawing of a line under what was a period of tension between the two countries.

Iran’s embassy in London also reopened on Sunday.

Philip Hammond is flying to Tehran for a ceremony to mark the move in the first visit to the country by a British foreign secretary since 2003.

Hammond said that it was important that the two countries maintained dialogue even under the most hard conditions.

Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has started negotiations with the visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in the Iranian capital.

The pair watched as the Union flag was raised while the national anthem played as the embassy’s perimeter fence was guarded by dozens of Iranian police.

The United Kingdom reopened its embassy in Iran for the first time in four years as diplomatic relations improved following July’s nuclear accord, the Foreign Office said.

British embassy as Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond visits Iran to reopen it on August 23, 2015 in the capital Tehran.

Almost four years after protesters stormed the UK Embassy in Iran, triggering a drastic breakdown in relations, Britain is restoring its diplomatic presence in Tehran.