Jeremy Corbyn is being sued by the British Jewish blogger he accused of not understanding 'English irony', MailOnline can reveal.

Richard Millett, 50, instructed solicitors after Mr Corbyn made further comments about him on Sunday that he views as defamatory.

During an interview with Andrew Marr on BBC One, the Labour leader painted a picture of Mr Millett as 'incredibly disruptive', claiming that the police wanted to throw him out of Parliament until Mr Corbyn said he could stay.

Mr Millett, whose father fought for Britain in WWII, says that the allegations are entirely untrue and have caused lasting damage to his reputation. He is suing Corbyn for £100,000.

He said: 'Jeremy Corbyn has constantly been trying to paint me as some aggressive traitor who has brushes with police.

'Listening to his interview, you'd have thought that the police were on the verge of hauling me out of parliamentary events and it was only saintly Corbyn who stopped that happening.

Jeremy Corbyn is being sued by a British Zionist he accused of not understanding 'English irony' when Corbyn was giving a speech alongside British extremists, MailOnline can reveal

Mr Corbyn is facing legal action after Richard Millett, 50, instructed solicitors after the Labour leader when he made further comments about him on Sunday that he views as defamatory

'It's totally untrue. It's preposterous. I think he just said it on the hoof, under questioning on the BBC on Sunday. He can't actually back it up.'

Mr Millett, an Israel supporter, often attends events he suspects of spreading anti-Semitism and writes about them on his blog afterwards.

As a result, he says, he has been smeared and insulted but he has never been aggressive or disruptive himself.

Mr Millett, an Israel supporter, often attends events he suspects of spreading anti-Semitism and writes about them on his blog

'I didn't berate anybody and I'm not an aggressive person,' he said. 'I've had this over the years, everyone's been trying to smear me as aggressive, and it's just not true.

'That's the smear, and now it's coming from the very top. Jeremy Corbyn is making it more widespread. He's trying to make me persona non grata.'

The revelations threaten to overshadow Mr Corbyn's keynote address to Labour conference in Liverpool tomorrow, where he hopes to draw a line under the ongoing anti-Semitism crisis.

The Labour leader would face paying damages of up to £100,000 if the case goes to court, with a further £100,000 in costs.

Mr Corbyn's comments came on Sunday after Mr Marr asked him about his remarks about 'English irony', which MailOnline exposed last month.

The Labour leader said: 'I was at a meeting in the House of Commons and the two people I referred to had been incredibly disruptive.

'Indeed, the police wanted to throw them out of the meeting. I didn't. I said they should remain in the meeting.

'They had been disruptive of a number of meetings. At the meeting where [the Palestinian representative] spoke, they were quiet.

Mr Corbyn's comments came on Sunday after Mr Marr asked him about his remarks about 'English irony', which MailOnline exposed last month

The Labour leader would face paying damages of up to £100,000 if the case goes to court, with a further £100,000 in costs

'But they came up and were really, really strong on him afterwards. He was quite upset by it… and I was speaking in his defence.'

Although Mr Millett accepts that he may have had a conversation with the Palestinian representative, he called the idea that he was aggressive 'ridiculous'.

'He's the last person I'd have a go at,' he said. 'We don't agree on Israel but I've always got on with him personally.

Possible legal action comes as Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger required a police escort to the party conference on Sunday afternoon

'He's a very personable chap. He always answers my questions and we never get into arguments.'

The Labour leader knew Mr Millett personally at the time, the blogger said, as they 'mixed in the same circles' and were both involved with the same television station.

This, he said, made his comments about him not understanding 'English irony' all the more hurtful.

'Corbyn knew me to say hello to me,' he said. 'It's not like I was a stranger. He read my blog. He knew that I was British and Jewish. He was targeting me.'

Mr Corbyn has since said his use of the word Zionist was 'in the accurate political sense and not a euphemism for Jewish People'. He has also committed to being 'more careful' with his language in future.

Mr Millett, whose father founded the Millets chain of outdoor clothing stores, said Jewish people are 'scared on a physical level' amid Labour's ongoing anti-Semitism crisis.

Gideon Falter, chairman of the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, said: 'When Jeremy Corbyn's comments about 'Zionists' being un-English came to light, they sent shockwaves through the Jewish community.

'Throughout the summer, as the evidence of Mr Corbyn's antisemitism mounted, instead of apologising, he has dug deeper, responding to each allegation against him by splitting hairs and spinning tales that frankly beggar belief.

'At long last, Mr Corbyn has must now face a British court so that a judge can separate fact from fiction.'

A Labour spokesman said: 'This is just nonsense.'