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Joan Ryan, a leading pro-Israel MP who has been a member of the Labour Party for 34 year

and chair of Labour Friends of Israel Joan Ryan lost a vote of no confidence from members on Thursday night.

Following the vote she hit back at the "Trots Stalinists Communists and assorted hard left" who she blamed for the result.

Enfield North member voted by 94 to 92 to mark their dissatisfaction with Ms Ryan, who originally won the North London seat in 1997 holding it until 2010 and winning it back in 2015 from the Tories.

A video clip posted on Twitter by Iranian state channel Press TV shows some members cheering when the result was read out.

Ms Ryan commented on Twitter following the meeting: "So lost 92 to 94 votes hardly decisive victory and it never occurred to me that Trots Stalinists Communists and assorted hard left would gave confidence in me. I have none in them."

A vote of no confidence has no bearing on an MP's role but it does suggest they would have a fight on their hands to be the party's candidate at the next general election.

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Constituency Labour Parties hold what's called a trigger ballot.

If the incumbent wins a majority they are selected as the candidate but, if not, they are pitted against other shortlisted candidates.

Luton South MP Gavin Shuker, who also lost the confidence of his CLP last night, hit back saying that the real "vote of confidence" came from his constituents.

Mr Shuker, who has held the seat since 2010, said he had not changed but the Labour Party had.

Gavin Shuker said on Twitter: "At a local Labour Party meeting last night a motion of no confidence in me was passed.

"It’s not part of any formal procedure, so it changes nothing about my role as Labour MP for Luton South.

"I’ve always been up front with my constituents; so I wanted you to know. I’m proud to be a Lutonian, representing Luton. So here’s my message for you:

"I’m really sorry a handful of people in the Labour Party want to overturn your vote of confidence in me last year. Their actions say far less about me - and you - than they do about the face of today’s Labour Party.

"I’ve not changed, but the Labour Party has."

Frank Field and fellow Brexiteer Kate Hoey also lost votes of confidence in their Labour parties.

Mr Field resigned the Labour whip last week and is now sitting as an independent MP.

He is now fighting a legal battle to remain a member of the party.

John Mann and Graham Stringer, who voted with the Tories on a crucial Brexit vote, won a similar vote in their local parties.