Owen Smith, the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, who made a lacklustre challenge to Mr Corbyn’s leadership last year, will be denied a chance to speak at the annual conference

Jeremy Corbyn is to deny members of his shadow cabinet slots to make speeches at the party’s annual conference as he uses his surprise election success to stamp his authority.

Shadow ministers covering defence, transport and housing will not make full addresses as Mr Corbyn and his allies insist on more time for members to debate issues.

Others who will miss out when the party gathers in Brighton at the end of this month are the shadow ministers for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Huffington Post reported.

In previous years, every member of the shadow cabinet, or cabinet, has typically addressed the conference hall on their plans for their role.

Some anxious figures on the party’s Corbynsceptic wing may fear that moderate voices are