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‘There is a need for the political leaders to explain some of this as well and be, not courageous enough is the wrong word, but to be confident in the argument that they’re making and explain it but you know if you pick back over every single thing somebody has said,...

Former leadership contender Chuka Umunna, who ruled himself out of serving in the shadow cabinet under Mr Corbyn, said: “It’s not plausible for us as an opposition not to have a position on the defence of the realm”.

Northern Ireland’s political leaders will accommodate up to 2,000 Syrian refugees in the region not because they are required to, but because they want to, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness has said.

Labour councillor Anayat Mohammed, who represents Spring Gardens and Utley ward, was among the group present at Westminster earlier this month when Jeremy Corbyn faced David Cameron.

At this stage it is unclear whether Democratic Unionist Party leader Peter Robinson, who was admitted to hospital on Saturday after suffering an adverse reaction to prescribed medication, will be in attendance.

Mr Robinson (66), who suffered a heart attack in May, took ill on Saturday night and was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

Shadow cabinet minister Chris Bryant was among Labour MPs to dash Mr Farron’s defection hopes yesterday, saying he “wouldn’t jump shop for all the tea in China (and India)”.

Robinson avoided automatically triggering an election by naming Arlene Foster, the only minister from his Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) who did not step down on Thursday, as acting first minister.

The North’s First Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson says the independent assessment will be able to question all agencies about paramilitary organisations.

Mr Robinson’s tactic, which has prevented an early move towards fresh elections, came after parties rejected a DUP proposal to adjourn the Assembly.

The fractious power-sharing government in Northern Ireland effectively collapsed Thursday as Peter Robinson, leader of the majority party, followed through on his threat to resign as the province’s chief executive.

It will be published by mid-October to inform the five main parties’ discussions and conclusions of the multiparty talks, she added.

Sure, McDonnell is a long-time friend and close political ally of Labour’s new leader, and a formidable political persuader – as anyone who has witnessed him on the campaign trail or felt the steely force of his Commons rhetoric can testify.

The intensive talks were launched after revelations the IRA still existed and members shot a man dead in Belfast last month.

Italy have embraced the challenge of playing Spain in World Cup qualifying after the draw in St Petersburg on Saturday.