John Woodcock said he trusted Theresa May to protect the nation more than he trusted the Labour leader

An MP who quit Labour this week has said a government led by Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell would present a security risk to the United Kingdom.

John Woodcock, MP for Barrow & Furness, resigned the party whip on Wednesday in protest at the Labour leadership’s handling of antisemitism. He also heaped censure on what he said was a hard-left takeover of the party.

In an interview with The Times today, he predicted that parliamentary colleagues would follow his lead, saying: “I strongly believe that, although I may have been the first [Labour MP] to go, I most certainly will not be the last.”

His harshest criticism was reserved for the Labour leader and the shadow chancellor John McDonnell and the security implications if