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The man embroiled in a heated exchange with Jeremy Corbyn has been revealed as a Tory activist - and has been on the show four times.

Ryan Jacobsz, 36, who has lived in Hessle for four years, says something "clicked in him" after studying the Labour leader's demeanour ahead of the BBC Question Time leadership debate on Friday evening.

The dad-of-two said Mr Corbyn had wound him up over his "righteous" attitude on Question Time and was "disappointed" with the leader's reply after he asked about abuse towards Jewish women within his own party.

The die-hard Tory supporter, who has appeared on the programme on three previous occasions, said: "I had planned a different question and prepped it up because it's a great experience on the night and then Corbyn went for this persona with this righteous guy attitude and at that point, something clicked within me.

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He was a member of the Sheffield audience, which was animated throughout with some members shouting and chanting 'Oh, Jeremyyyyy Corrrrrrbyn' in support of the Labour leader.

Mr Jacobsz, who canvassed for the Conservative Party in west Hull and Hessle, says the question he picked was motivated by the thought of his two young daughters growing up in a future world of hatred - which he openly admitted terrified him,

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Mr Jacobsz is an "immigrant from South Africa" and met his partner, who grew up in Hull, in Leeds in 2008.

When he first moved to Britain, he was working in the London area but moved to East Yorkshire and says being in Hessle gives elements of both city life and picturesque countryside.

He said: "I love the Hull area because we live close enough to a big city, but also the countryside. I love East Yorkshire, I really do.

"The difference with politics in this country [Britain] and my native South Africa, is that it is not a forgone conclusion who will win, so that's nice compared South Africa.

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"I've never met them [political leaders] face to face and it's a great opportunity to be in the same room as them."

Adding: "They (the audience) were chanting the Jeremy Corbyn song and Boris never had a chance really."

Jeremy Corbyn responded to Ryan's question about his 'nice old grandpa' act after making reference to the abuse of Labour MP Ruth Smeeth.

The Labour Leader replied by saying "nobody should suffer abuse in public life or privately, that's clear" before Ryan told him he should watch the video for himself.

He then added: "Many women Labour MPs - Ruth Smeeth and others - have suffered the most unbelievable levels of abuse and it was a Labour MP, Jo Cox, who was murdered because she stood up in public life.

"I simply say to you that misogyny and racism in any form is not acceptable in any form whatsoever in my party or in our society."

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