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Mr Corbyn was branded “a f****** disgrace” by one of his own shadow ministers tonight after a fiery meeting of Labour MPs.

The Labour leader was challenged over a string of remarks in the wake of the Paris terror attacks which killed 129 people on Friday.

A number of moderate Labour MPs left tonight's weekly meeting shaking their heads and refusing to comment.

But one shadow minister at the Westminster gathering said: “He doesn’t answer anything. He got roasted, he’s a f****** disgrace.”

Under fire was the Labour leader's claim that there were legal question marks over last week’s missile strike with killed Jihadi John .

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He was also grilled over his apparent decision to rule out a free vote on extending RAF air strikes against ISIS into Syria .

Mr Corbyn had also said 'I'm not happy with the shoot-to-kill policy' if a suicide bomber is poised to detonate a bomb and kill innocent civilians.

During the behind-closed-doors meeting, Mr Corbyn was also urged to pull out of a festive fundraising dinner for the Stop the War coalition where he is due to be the special guest next month.

He refused to say he would not attend, an insider said.

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Mr Corbyn's spokesman insisted only a minority of MPs spoke out against their leader.

But other insiders described Mr Corbyn as losing his temper and getting 'hot under the collar' during the Parliamentary Labour Party gathering.

It was a different story for Shadow International Development Secretary Diane Abbott, who apparently sat writing Christmas cards during the 70-minute clash.

“She wasn’t listening to the questions, just writing a big stack of Christmas cards,” said an insider.

“It was deeply disrespectful.”