Jeremy Corbyn is facing a backlash from Labour MPs after attending a Christmas fundraiser for a group criticised for its "anti-West" stance.

The Telegraph has established that the Labour leader went to a three-course meal last week to raise funds for Stop the War.

A photo of the event shows Mr Corbyn in attendance while his wife, Laura Alvarez, won a “goodie bag” in the raffle.

During the fundraiser, which sold tickets for up to £50, a poem was read out that condemned those seeking to “smash Putin”.

Labour MPs accused Mr Corbyn of "treating party members in contempt" by attending and criticised the group's "disgusting" stance on the Syrian civil war.

However, a spokesman for the Labour leader said both he and Stop the War have “condemned” Russian military intervention in Syria and backed an investigation into war crimes there.

The row follows a similar spat last year when Mr Corbyn attended Stop the War’s Christmas fundraiser shortly after being elected Labour leader.