“Stop The War coalition picketed the Labour Party headquarters when we were trying to run a phone-bank for the Oldham by-election, so they were preventing the election of a Labour Member of Parliament”, said Mr Hunt.
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But after a week which exposed deep divisions within the party, Mr Corbyn is widely seen to have emerged with his position strengthened and may feel emboldened to act.
“I think he would benefit from doing that, and I think he still would benefit in starting to lead in that sense”.
He said: “I’ve never said that Jeremy Corbyn will be out by Christmas, look the only person who could ever remove Jeremy from the leadership of the Labour Party is Jeremy himself”.
In light of Labour’s byelection victory and his success in securing support among a party majority against the airstrikes in Syria, the Labour leader took a bolder approach in saying the coalition “has repeatedly called it right”.
“We have to have a much more respectful tone about differences within the party”.
Shadow leader of the Commons Chris Bryant admitted he had not the “faintest idea” about a possible frontbench reschuffle, but urged Labour to unite.
The disclosure comes after Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle revealed he had been given police protection after receiving a death threat on Twitter when he voted for military action.
She told BBC Radio 5’s Pienaar’s Politics that the Shadow Cabinet should continue to represent “every different strand of opinion” held by Labour MPs.
“We do note, however, that unlike Mr Hunt we take the same view of the Syrian war as the leader of the Labour Party and the great majority of Labour MPs and members”.
“I have never received this sort of personal abuse and intolerance to any other point of view to the one that I have been expressing, and it’s unprecedented”.
Meanwhile, shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith dismissed reports that Mr Corbyn was planning to get rid of dissenters in a New Year shadow cabinet reshuffle. I don’t think they are effective.
Watson and Corbyn also emailed activists Thursday telling them: “Abuse and intimidation have no place in politics”.
Momentum organiser Adam Klug said the group would “absolutely condemn” any trolling, bullying or harassing behaviour.
He added there was a “positive, inclusive atmosphere” at their events “whereby people are having their voice heard”. Tory MP Andrew Percy said: ‘This is yet another reminder of the extremist friends Corbyn has on speed dial. This is a sick comparison that dishonours thousands who fought fascism and they should apologies immediately.
The move to go for airstrikes in Syria he argued was “very ill thought though and divisive”, adding he was “very, very disappointed” about the outcome of the Commons vote.
Shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy – who also voted with Mr Corbyn on Syria – said a purge would be a mistake.
In the latest controversial blog, which appeared for a few hours on the Stop the War website before being withdrawn, Mr Carr said: “Benn does not even seem to realise that the jihadist movement that ultimately spawned Daesh is far closer to the spirit of internationalism and solidarity that drove the International Brigades than Cameron’s bombing campaign”.
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“It means effectively that in some of these seats where people don’t speak English and they sign up to postal votes, effectively the electoral process is now dead”.
