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Jeremy Corbyn supporters have won control of a Liverpool Labour group - ousting a council cabinet member and demanding an apology from MP Luciana Berger.

At a meeting of the Wavertree Labour branch last night, nine out of 10 positions on the group’s executive committee went to members of Momentum - the campaign group loyal to the Labour leader - or Corbyn supporters.

And a member of the new branch leadership immediately demanded an apology from Wavertree MP Luciana Berger , who resigned from Mr Corbyn’s shadow cabinet last year in the wake of the EU referendum result.

In response, Ms Berger has released a joint statement with the new group secretary, which heaps praise on Mr Corbyn and his recent election result.

Among the figures voted out of position last night was Liverpool council cabinet member Frank Hont, who lost his role to Spirit of Shankly member and anti-S*n campaigner Roy Bentham .

He and the other new CLP executive members say they want to work with Ms Berger, but said she will be accountable to them on future decisions.

Mr Bentham said: “Luciana needs to get on board quite quickly now.

“She will now have to sit round the table with us the next time she wants to vote for bombing in Syria or to pass a no confidence motion in the leader of the party - she will have to be answerable to us.

“We would like her to come out publicly like other MPs have done and apologise for not supporting him in the past.”

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Following last year’s shadow cabinet walk-out, Mr Corbyn easily fended off a leadership challenge by Owen Smith.

He went on to produce a shock result in last month’s General Election, coming from 20 points behind in the polls to produce stop the Tories from securing an overall majority.

Mr Bentham added: “What happened in Wavertree sends out a clear message about the effect Jeremy has had and shows other branches in Liverpool and Merseyside what people who are enthused by his politics can achieve.

“There was about 160 members there last night and the atmosphere was crackling, it’s one of the biggest attendances I have seen in many years of those meetings.”

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In a show of unity, Ms Berger has released a joint statement with Angela Kehoe Jones, which shows clear support for Mr Corbyn.

It states: “The Labour Party In Liverpool Wavertree is a vibrant, democratic organisation with around 1,800 members. Quite rightly, the members elect officers of the party to oversee its work.

“We are united in wanting to secure a new General Election and the return of a Labour government under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn as soon as possible.

“We had a great local result on June 8, with the Labour majority going up for the third election in a row and almost four in five people voting for Luciana Berger as the Labour candidate. That is thanks to the hard work of local members and a revitalised national party under Jeremy Corbyn.

“It is a fantastic foundation for the next General Election, whenever it comes.”