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| Jeremy Corbyn criticised by Labour MPs over shoot-to-kill | Jeremy Corbyn criticised by Labour MPs over shoot-to-kill |
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| Labour MPs have criticised their leader Jeremy Corbyn after he said he was "not happy" with a police policy of "shoot-to-kill" during a terror attack. | Labour MPs have criticised their leader Jeremy Corbyn after he said he was "not happy" with a police policy of "shoot-to-kill" during a terror attack. |
| Mr Corbyn said any such policy could be "dangerous" and "counter-productive". | Mr Corbyn said any such policy could be "dangerous" and "counter-productive". |
| But at a party meeting on Monday, one MP accused him of "fundamentally misunderstanding" the threat to the UK, while another called him "a disgrace". | But at a party meeting on Monday, one MP accused him of "fundamentally misunderstanding" the threat to the UK, while another called him "a disgrace". |
| A spokesman for Mr Corbyn denied he had been "shouted down", saying MPs backed his stance on Syria. | A spokesman for Mr Corbyn denied he had been "shouted down", saying MPs backed his stance on Syria. |
| But BBC political correspondent Eleanor Garnier said one Labour MP "savaged" Mr Corbyn during the meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party, while others said he was "aggressively heckled". | But BBC political correspondent Eleanor Garnier said one Labour MP "savaged" Mr Corbyn during the meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party, while others said he was "aggressively heckled". |
| Labour MP John Mann asked Mr Corbyn if he was saying "terrorists with Kalashnikovs should not be shot by security forces in such situations". | Labour MP John Mann asked Mr Corbyn if he was saying "terrorists with Kalashnikovs should not be shot by security forces in such situations". |
| Labour Keith Vaz, chairman of the home affairs committee, said shoot-to-kill was "the right thing to do in those circumstances", adding that "we have given that power to those responsible to make that decision". | Labour Keith Vaz, chairman of the home affairs committee, said shoot-to-kill was "the right thing to do in those circumstances", adding that "we have given that power to those responsible to make that decision". |
| The row comes after Mr Corbyn told the BBC on Monday that a "war on the streets" must be avoided and also that UK air strikes in Syria could make the situation there "far worse". | The row comes after Mr Corbyn told the BBC on Monday that a "war on the streets" must be avoided and also that UK air strikes in Syria could make the situation there "far worse". |
| He also declined to say if he would ever back military intervention against extremists. | He also declined to say if he would ever back military intervention against extremists. |
| He said: "I'm not happy with the shoot-to-kill policy in general. I think that is quite dangerous and I think can often be counter-productive. I think you have to have security that prevents people firing off weapons where you can." | He said: "I'm not happy with the shoot-to-kill policy in general. I think that is quite dangerous and I think can often be counter-productive. I think you have to have security that prevents people firing off weapons where you can." |
| The Labour leader was speaking after 129 people were killed in a series of terror attacks in Paris on Friday. | |
| Mr Corbyn's spokesman said only a minority of MPs expressed themselves volubly during the PLP meeting. | Mr Corbyn's spokesman said only a minority of MPs expressed themselves volubly during the PLP meeting. |
| He added that the shadow cabinet was "united" over Labour's policy of refusing to back UK military action in Syria. | He added that the shadow cabinet was "united" over Labour's policy of refusing to back UK military action in Syria. |