An angry Jeremy Corbyn had to be restrained after he confronted a female reporter who asked if he was 'running away' from questions about his future.

The under strain Labour leader was held back by aides when he turned around and approached the journalist in north London.

Mr Corbyn was walking across a field after he gave a speech at a 'Love Islington, Say No to Hate Crime' rally.

The under strain Labour leader (pictured) had just given a speech at an anti-hate crime rally in north London

Mr Corbyn was held back by his aides (pictured right) when he reacted to a journalist who claimed he was 'walking away from the media...'

Members of Mr Corbyn's team pleaded with him to turn round and carry on walking after he reacted

Mr Corbyn approached the female journalist (pictured centre) after he was followed across the field

The embattled Labour eventually left the reporter and said if she wants to arrange an interview to 'get in touch with my office'

A group of reporters and photographers followed him and his team, with one journalist asking: 'Mr Corbyn, when are you going to stand down?' and 'How much longer can you stay [as leader]?'.

Mr Corbyn kept walking until he turned around when another female reporter, who works for ITN, claimed he was 'running away from the media…'.

At least two of the hard-left leader's aides held him back and pleaded with him to keep walking.

Photographer Julian Andrews told The Telegraph: 'There were three or four camera crews and a handful of photographers. Everyone had been told that he wasn't answering questions.

Mr Corbyn outside his north Islington home earlier

'He was walking backing to his car when it happened.

'The reporter asked him if he was running away and he completely fired up. He swung around and made his way to confront her but two or three aides carried him away. He was really p***** off.

'At the end he put his game face back on and said "get in touch with my office".'

At the end of the confrontation, Mr Corbyn can be heard saying: 'If you want to arrange an interview speak to my press office, thank you.'

Earlier today Mr Corbyn came under pressure again to resign after retirement plans were drawn up by his own shadow cabinet were revealed.

A timetable to let the 67-year-old embattled leader resign 'with dignity' has been prepared.

Mr Corbyn's tumultuous week included the resignation of 60 senior and junior shadow ministers and losing a no-confidence vote.

His team have strongly maintained he will continue whilst he has grassroots support.

But his shadow team is working on a compromise to retain some of his polices if he departs now.

The group of shadow cabinet members were snubbed when they tried to meet Mr Corbyn on Thursday to discuss the plan, according to the BBC.

James Schneider, of grassroots Labour movement Momentum, has rubbished the proposal as Mr Corbyn has 'enormous' support.

'If they are unhappy with Jeremy Corbyn's leadership or the policies which he is standing for, they need to get 51 signatures, they need to find a candidate, they need to find a platform and they need to go for it,' he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

'But they don't have a candidate who can beat Jeremy Corbyn.'

Policies like tackling inequality and promoting democracy within the party would be kept under Mr Corbyn's retirement plan.

Former Labour leaders Ed Miliband, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Neil Kinnock have all called on the Islington North MP to stand down.

Lord Kinnock said: 'I totally understand and I completely support the members of Parliament who voted in the no-confidence motion,' he told Radio 5 Live.

'They were doing the clear, honest thing when they are so fundamentally alarmed by the prospects for the party.'

Many critics believe Labour is facing its biggest ever crisis.

It has been claimed that Mr Corbyn's inner circle of advisers and allies are preventing him from standing down.

Mr Schneider said that Mr Corbyn had shown 'incredible steel' in facing opposition in and outside his party.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking at a Momentum event at the School of Oriental and African Studies in central London on Wednesday

Supporters of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during Momentum's 'Keep Corbyn' rally outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday

Mr Corbyn vowed to lead a Labour 'fightback' against the governing Tory party after his unexpected leadership win in September.

He got almost 60% of more than 400,000 votes cast, and beat fancied rivals like Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper.

This week thousands of Jeremy Corbyn supporters flooded central London to protest against calls for him to resign.

Today Angela Eagle, who is expected to be a candidate to replace Mr Corbyn, called on him to do the 'right thing for the party and the country' and resign.

'Let's face it the country is in a crisis and we need strong opposition,' she told ITV News.