There’s much excitement in Westminster today over the publication by The Times of a leaked list of every Labour MP, classified by how sympathetic they are to the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. No laughing at the back – there are some MPs who hate him in less subtle ways than others.

The list ranks 19 MPs as the “core group”, 56 in the “core group plus”, 72 as “neutral but not hostile”, 49 as “core group negative” and 36 as “hostile”. (Scroll down to the bottom of this piece for the full list).

Your mole reckons it could have come up with a more accurate list from its burrow.

Here’s Mike Gapes, in October, openly celebrating his intentions to rebel against Corbyn:

I will show loyalty in the same way as he was loyal to Kinnock Smith Blair Brown Beckett Miliband and Harman. Ok ? https://t.co/8O3Ka2qRK9 — Mike Gapes (@MikeGapes) October 13, 2015

The list has Gapes as “neutral but not hostile”. Yep.

Remember when some MPs were exasperated by shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry’s presentation on Trident at the Parliamentary Labour Party meeting in February? This was Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon’s reaction:

Oh dear oh dear omg oh dear oh dear need to go rest in a darkened room — Madeleine Moon (@MadeleineMoon) February 8, 2016

Yet apparently she is “neutral but not hostile”.

When Corbyn suggested he supported decriminalising sex work earlier this month, Gavin Shuker MP responded like this:

Jeremy’s comments completely misguided; this will be a gathering storm in the PLP. https://t.co/P3VlJyChAa — Gavin Shuker (@gavinshuker) March 4, 2016

How’s he ranked? You guessed it – “neutral but not hostile”.

And here’s Jim Fitzpatrick sharing an article about Jeremy Corbyn handing Britain to the Tories in a definitely non-hostile way.

With each misstep, Jeremy Corbyn is handing Britain to the Tories | Jonathan Freedland https://t.co/6zqwRHucwL. Corbynistas can't see this!! — Jim Fitzpatrick (@FitzMP) November 28, 2015

But Corbyn's staff clearly don't follow him on Twitter so thinks he’s “neutral but not hostile”.

And Gisela Stuart, in November, being nice and neutral:

Labour MP Gisela Stuart warns Jeremy Corbyn is leading the party to defeat https://t.co/HjuyRcHqON — Gisela Stuart MP (@GiselaStuart) November 13, 2015

Surely the most ludicrous miscategorisation is Catherine McKinnell. Corbyn's team should be at least vaguely aware of her view of him. After all, she resigned from his shadow cabinet in January, writing that the Labour party is heading down an “increasingly negative path”. Maybe that wasn't clear enough for Corbyn, because McKinnell is also apparently neutral.

Mysteriously, there are 17 MPs missing from the grid. This is one of them offering his perspective on being vanished:

I'm one of the 17 Labour MPs not on 'the list'. Can't work out whether that means a first class ticket to Havana or the train to Siberia... — Conor McGinn MP (@ConorMcGinn) March 23, 2016

Best political list since Peter Lilley went a bit weird at Tory party conference in 1992.

The list, from The Times:

Core Group (19 in total)

Clive Lewis shadow energy minister

Diane Abbott shadow international development secretary

John McDonnel shadow chancellor

Richard Burgon shadow city minister

Ian Lavery shadow cabinet office minister

Core Group Plus (56)

Emily Thornberry shadow defence secretary

Keir Starmer shadow home office minister

Lisa Nandy shadow energy secretary

Owen Smith shadow work and pensions secretary

Vernon Coaker shadow Northern Ireland secretary

Neutral But Not Hostile (72)

Angela Eagle shadow business secretary

Chris Bryant shadow Commons leader

Heidi Alexander shadow health secretary

Wes Streeting MP for Ilford North

Jon Cruddas MP for Dagenham

Kate Hoey former sport minister

Core Group Negative (49)

Alan Johnson former home secretary

Dan Jarvis MP for Barnsley Central

John Spellar former defence minister

Maria Eagle shadow culture secretary

Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Hostile Group (36)

Sadiq Khan London mayoral candidate

Rosie Winterton opposition chief whip

Margaret Hodge former public accounts committee chairwoman

Pat McFadden former shadow Europe minister

Rachel Reeves MP for Leeds West