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Speculation that Sebastian Corbyn - the son of Labour leader Jeremy - would be put forward to contest the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary seat was denied by party sources.

With Steve Rotheram expected to vacate the safe Labour seat if - as expected - he becomes the region’s new Metro Mayor next month, sources had told the ECHO that Mr Corbyn’s name had been mooted as a possible replacement.

This would of course put him on a collision course with city mayor Joe Anderson , who we revealed is planning a shock bid to stand in the constituency.

Mr Corbyn’s name adds a fresh layer of intrigue into what is swiftly becoming a major political story - but an official later said he would not seek to stand.

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While Mayor Anderson and Mr Rotheram have had public fall-outs since the latter trumped the former in the bid to become Labour’s Metro Mayoral candidate, the current Walton MP is very close to Jeremy Corbyn as his Parliamentary Private Secretary - one of his closest confidantes.

Walton is well-known as a hotbed for Corbyn fans - but others could potentially see such a selection as nepotism and the parachuting in of a candidate who knows very little about local issues.

Mr Corbyn currently works for shadow chancellor John McDonnell, having previously worked on his father’s leadership campaign

A Cambridge graduate, he is the second of three Corbyn brothers.