The outgoing Labour leader, whose public appearances have been limited since he lost the election in December, was in the chamber for an update on the impact of Storm Ciara.

Sir Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Emily Thornberry were on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme this morning and were taken to task by 'Jay', a former Labour voter.

The outgoing leader, who led Labour to its worst election defeat since the 1930s in December, spoke as he toured areas affected by flooding in Wales this afternoon.

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Labour activists the party risks being out of power for a generation unless it unites and fights the Tories.

Sir Keir is predicted to get 53 per cent of votes in the first round of counting which would be enough for him to surpass the 50 per cent threshold needed to win the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn.

The party said a special conference due to be held on April 4 had been cancelled, along with remaining hustings events, with a spokeswoman saying a scaled-back event' would replace it.

Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer is expected to romp to victory when the result of the contest is announced on Saturday.

The fervently pro-Corbyn Momentum group reacted to Sir Keir's overwhelming triumph by vowing to hold the new leader to account 'and make sure he keeps his promises'.

Sir Keir Starmer has made leadership rival Lisa Nandy his shadow foreign secretary as the new Labour leader announced a series of senior appointments to his top team.

Mr Miliband has been brought back as shadow business secretary as Sir Keir announced a second wave of changes after replacing Jeremy Corbyn.

Malcolm Turnbull has blasted former political ally Mathias Cormann as 'weak and treacherous' for his key role in the leadership spill which ousted him as Prime Minister.

Mr Turnbull claims in his new memoir that his successor Mr Morrison 'was playing a double game' to force him out of office.

Interventions in small Muslim states over the last twenty years, far from saving the West from the threats from dictators, have left Britain and America more at risk than ever.

The Cambridge children's behaviour in the 'clapping for carers' video reflects their individual roles within their sibling group, British parenting expert Angela Spencer explained.

Body language expert Judi James has analysed footage of the Cambridges with their three children as they led the weekly Clap For Carers from their Norfok Home, Anmer Hall, last night.

Yesterday was a truly great day for America and the world as the head of ISIS was killed. It should have been a day that once again unified all Americans. But shamefully many opted to boo Trump.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's remains have been disposed of at seat after blowing himself up in his Syrian compound on Saturday after being cornered by U.S. forces.

Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr, commander of U.S. Central Command, released the footage at a press conference on Wednesday at the Pentagon.

A puppy (pictured) orphaned by the destruction of the Syrian compound which housed abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been rescued after being found next to its dead mother.

Donald Trump bragged on Twitter that the US knows 'exactly' who Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is after ISIS unexpectedly named him as their new leader, leaving terror experts stumped.

The new leader of the Islamic State group is 'a nobody' with little apparent reputation even amongst adherents of the terror group, an anonymous US official said Wednesday.

He questioned the US operation that wiped out the Islamist mass-murderer, saying: 'If we want to live in a world of peace and justice we should practice it as well'.

ISIS has revealed a guide to killing world leaders, urging lone wolves to masquerade as journalists so they can smuggle bombs near to politicians like President Trump.

Usman Khan, 28, was previously convicted of a plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange in 2012. He was a member of a nine-strong Al Qaeda-inspired gang known to the police.

Officials unsealed a new indictment against 37-year-old Jehad Serwan Mostafa on Monday, claiming his leadership of the terrorist outfit al-Shabaab has led to the slaughter of hundreds.

HARRY COLE: Jeremy Corbyn claimed that Islamic State was 'not a great threat to the UK' only hours after a video of Jihadi John beheading a British aid worker horrified the world.

Hadi al Amiri joined Iraq's then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as his Minister for Transport when he stood in the Oval Office in December 2011.

RnB artist Chris Brown has found new allies in Maori women leaders after they supported his plans to perform in New Zealand despite his conviction for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has warned he will use parliament to try to block us from leaving the EU if he takes charge of the party.

PATRICK COLLINS, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: One balmy evening in Cape Town, in the summer of 2010, a television camera followed Wayne Rooney from a football pitch.

The third round of The Open at Royal Portrush begins on Saturday with defending champion Francesco teeing off at 8:45am BST. Follow all the golf action LIVE with JONATHAN SPENCER .

The final round of The Open at Royal Portrush begins slightly earlier than scheduled due to chances strong wind gusts Sunday afternoon. Follow all the golf action LIVE with Jonathan Spencer.

George Osborne has used an editorial in the Evening Standard newspaper of which he is the editor to declare his support for Boris Johnson in a boost to the latter's hopes of being the next PM.

Two Labour leadership hopefuls clashed over Brexit today as Sir Keir Starmer said the row over the UK leaving had been settled but Jess Phillips suggested she could campaign to rejoin the EU.

Rushan Abbas is calling for China to be stripped of its 2022 Winter Olympics and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup hosting rights.

The bitter recrimination between Mr Corbyn' hard-Left supporters and more moderate factions began as soon as the exit polls last night accurately predicted the party's brutal pummelling

A letter signed by global leaders past and present has urged G20 to prevent a 'global recession becoming a global depression'. Tony Blair and Gordon, among other signatures, support the creation of an $193bn fund.

Mr Turnbull revealed he fell into a depression after his first ousting as the Liberal Party leader in 2009.

Former Tory Party leader Iain Duncan Smith - the self-declared 'quiet man' of politics - receives a knighthood. He has been regarded as the 'architect' of universal credit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a message to Prime Minister Boris Johnson today that he wanted to 'express my sincere support at this difficult moment for you', according to the Kremlin.

Body language expert Judi James suggested May's 'pantomime over-reaction' showed her desire to gain approval from the German leader, 'like you would your boss'.

Aides revealed it was a TV still of the duo speaking in the Commons and the Bundestag at the same time yesterday morning before flying to Brussels.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is the fifth highest paid world leader with a massive salary of around AUD$538,000 - seven times the average national wage in Australia.

Body language expert Judi James told MailOnline there was a 'sense of intimidation' coming from other leaders while Boris had 'an air of happy oblivion' at the G7 in Biarritz, France.

Photos have emerged of Scott Morrison looking awkward while engaging with other world leaders at the G7 Summit in France.

G7 leaders posed on the shore of the Atlantic this evening for a 'family portrait' at the summit in Biarritz but Boris Johnson found himself in a place at the far side of the front row of 19 leaders and spouses.

EXCLUSIVE: John Baird, who steered Canada's foreign policy from 2011 to 2015, believes the Prime Minister can spearhead the Western push-back against Iran.

Timothy Barry, 31, flew into a fit of rage and attacked Sarah Seddon, 31, at their home in Cuxham, Oxfordshire after she said she wanted to end their relationship on January 14 last year.

Tuesday's call, which the Taliban said lasted 35 minutes, came days after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement calling for the withdrawal of American troops.

Gunmen have shot and killed at least 27 people and wounded 29 more in Afghanistan's capital at a remembrance ceremony for a minority Shiite leader. The Taliban denied involvement in the attack.