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Jeremy Corbyn criticised by Labour MPs over shoot-to-kill Jeremy Corbyn's shoot-to-kill view rejected by Hilary Benn
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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". At a party meeting one MP accused him of " misunderstanding" the threat, while another called him a "disgrace".
A spokesman for Mr Corbyn denied he had been "shouted down", saying MPs backed his stance on Syria. Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn told the BBC he backed existing Labour policy on shoot-to-kill to save lives, adding: "I can't answer for Jeremy."
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". He said the UK policy was that any use of "lethal force" had to be reasonable, proportionate and designed to protect human life.
Mr Benn's comments came after the stormy meeting of Labour MPs on Monday evening - 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.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.