“It wasn’t the worst meeting; the tone was quite measured,” said one Labour MP. “And then at the end it just went to s***.”

Labour MPs had gathered in the oak-panelled committee room to hear from Jeremy Corbyn for the first time since the summer recess. Two of the biggest issues threatening to break the party — antisemitism and party democracy — had come to a head.

A couple of hours before the meeting it had been announced that Rosie Duffield,who won a stunning victory for Labour by taking Canterbury in last year’s election (for the first time ever for the party) was facing censure by her local party. Her crime? Attending a demonstration against antisemitism.

It follows similar moves against Joan Ryan, Gavin Shuker,