COMEDIAN David Baddiel last night tweeted "every Jew noticed" as Jeremy Corbyn mispronounced Jeffrey Epstein's name.

The English novelist shared a tweet during the ITV debate that questioned: "does calling him "EpSHtein" make him sound more Jewish?"

6 David Baddiel said 'every Jew' noticed how Corbyn pronounced Jeffrey Epstein's name Credit: Twitter

6 Author David Baddiel later said the way Corbyn pronounced Epstein was 'subconscious' but felt 'weird and tin-eared' to Jews Credit: Olivia West - The Sun

Epstein is normally pronounced as it is written, while critics said Corbyn used a "Germanic twist".

One person on Twitter said: "(Corbyn) mispronounced it 'Ep-SHTEIN' with the goal of otherising a Jewish name as much as possible - making Jews seem different."

And Baddiel, who is Jewish, later said Corbyn's pronunciation of the disgraced paedo financier's name felt "weird and tin-eared" - adding "every Jew noticed".

He added: "Meanwhile it is simply the case that that pronunciation felt uncomfortable to Jewish ears, as 100s of similar responses prove."

Corbyn's pronunciation of Epstein - who was Jewish - comes after the leader has faced accusations of failing to deal with anti-Semitism in the Labour party.

Others hit out on Twitter, with one writing: "Why did Corbyn pronounce Epstein 'Epshtein' in last nights debate? My guess is he wanted to emphasise the fact Epstein was Jewish."

Anotehr said: "Corbyn tried to emphasise aliens. He otherised Jews. Again."

But others defended the Labour leader, with one writing: "Corbyn used the German pronunciation and it's seems Epstein is of German origin, so it doesn't seem unreasonable to pronounce it that way."

Corbyn was met with criticism for the mispronunciation when he and Boris Johnson were both asked "is Prince Andrew fit for purpose?" during the ITV debate.

The Labour leader then replied: "Before we discuss Prince Andrew, I think we should discuss the victims that are there because of what Epstein was doing.

"I think there are very, very serious questions that must be answered and nobody should be above the law."

And he added: "I have taken action in my party where anyone has committed any antisemitic act or made antisemitic statements."

He then claimed offenders had been "either suspended or expelled from the party" - adding: "we have investigated every single case."

The party leaders went head-to-head in their first televised debate last night, with Boris Johnson narrowly winning.

A snap poll said some 51 per cent of Britons believe Boris won the debate, while 49 per cent believe Corbyn won.

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Boris: "Under no circumstances whatsoever would any Conservative government put the NHS on the table! Our NHS will never be for sale."

The furious PM raged at the leftie boss and insisted he was never putting the NHS at risk.

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The PM accused Jeremy Corbyn of a failure of leadership over anti-Semitism and said he had been a "complete failure" to handle the issue.

The audience laughed as Mr Corbyn claimed to tackle anti-Jew hate in the party

The PM accused Jeremy Corbyn of a failure of leadership over anti-Semitism and said he had been a "complete failure" to handle the issue. The audience laughed as Mr Corbyn claimed to tackle anti-Jew hate in the party MAGIC MONEY TREES

Host Julie Etchingham jokingly asked: "Have you found a magic money tree, Mr Johnson?

"Have you found more than one of them, Mr Corbyn?"

Johnson then jumped in, saying: "A money forest he's got."

Host Julie Etchingham jokingly asked: "Have you found a magic money tree, Mr Johnson? "Have you found more than one of them, Mr Corbyn?" Johnson then jumped in, saying: "A money forest he's got." MONARCHY

Corbyn was booed by the audience when he said the monarchy "needs a bit of improvement".

Corbyn was booed by the audience when he said the monarchy "needs a bit of improvement". UNION BREAK UP

Asked if the union more important than Brexit, yes or no, Mr Corbyn responded: "Our country is obviously very very important and we have to bring this business to a close."Mr Johnson answered: "The union is of course the most important thing. And it’s a fantastic thing."

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