Pots and kettles? Jeremy Corbyn has laid down the law on party loyalty

Jeremy Corbyn gave his shadow cabinet a roasting over party discipline last night in a performance that left most of them open-mouthed.

One MP told The Times those present were incredulous at “being lectured on these terms by the most undisciplined Labour MP for 30 years”.

Mr Corbyn was upset at the weekend when Maria Eagle, the shadow defence secretary, appeared to back the head of the armed forces when General Sir Nicholas Houghton criticised the Labour leader’s position on Trident.

The Labour leader, who goes to Buckingham Palace today to be made a privy councillor and be accorded the formal status of being a “right honourable” member of the Commons, also reminded his colleagues that media statements must be cleared through his office and