The newspaper of Red Action, at whose meetings Corbyn spoke

Jeremy Corbyn came to the attention of police after becoming involved with Red Action, an ultra-left group that expressed its “unconditional and uncritical support” for IRA atrocities and included members of an IRA bombing team.

Patrick Hayes, a Red Action leader, and another member, Jan Taylor, were convicted of an IRA bombing campaign in England and sentenced to 30 years in jail. A third member, Liam Heffernan, was convicted of stealing explosives for another republican terrorist organisation, the INLA, and sentenced to 23 years.

Corbyn spoke at at least three Red Action meetings between 1985 and 1992 and the group sometimes met at his then constituency office, ex-members said.

Jan Taylor, left, and Patrick Hayes were convicted of a bombing campaign in England NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS

Red Action’s journal, seen by The Sunday Times in an archive, says it provided security for