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The Labour party has been called on to formally investigate how someone from Iranian state TV was able to get access to a local Labour branch meeting to live-tweet a contentious no-confidence motion against a pro-Israel Labour MP.

On Thursday night, the Twitter and Facebook accounts for the UK arm of Press TV posted images and footage showing local members from the Enfield North CLP meeting narrowly passing a motion against Labour's Joan Ryan.

It comes as Labour party leadership attempts to deal with accusations of anti-Semitism from prominent members of the British Jewish community.



Jeremy Corbyn himself has a long history with the Iranian state broadcaster, appearing multiple times on Press TV before becoming leader. He has reportedly received up to £20,000 for the appearances.



The chair of the Enfield North CLP is now demanding an investigation into the breach.

"The national Labour party has been informed about Press TV's filming of our meeting and will be investigating," the chair, Siddo Dwyer, told BuzzFeed News. "We'll also lodge a complaint against Press TV."

But a spokesperson for Labour HQ said it's the responsibility of the local branch: "Filming of local Labour Party meetings is not permitted, and Enfield North will be reminded of this fact."