
Jeremy Corbyn at Labour’s local elections campaign launch in Manchester
In a statement on Smith's replacement, Corbyn said that: "Tony is a highly experienced former Government Minister who is committed to ensuring that peace in Northern Ireland is maintained and helping to steer the devolution deal back on track".
Mike Gapes, another Labour MP, said that "apparently (in) Corbyn world free speech is allowed for anti-Semites but not for Labour MPs supporting the views of our members and our 2016 Conference Policy on the EU".
Jeremy Corbyn faces questions from Labour MPs over his support for what one described as "one of the worst examples of antisemitic imagery".
She told The House: 'Next time I think we have to be quite clear about this and basically say there are lots of fantastic men in the Labour Party who would be more than capable of being leader - there's no doubt about that - and there are also lots of women who are more than capable of being leader, and we're going to choose one of the women.
Mr Smith has been replaced as shadow Northern Ireland secretary after he claimed Labour had "the right to keep asking if Brexit remains the right choice for the country" as he split from official party policy.
"On May 3, people across England will have the chance to send an unmistakable message to this Government that enough is enough", the Labour leader will say.
In the article, Mr Smith called for Labour to back membership of the European Union single market.
He wrote: "If we insist on leaving the EU then there is realistically only one way to honour our obligations under the Good Friday Agreement and that is to remain members of both the customs union and the single market".
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Prominent pro-EU Labour MP Chuka Umunna described Mr Smith's comments as "excellent".
Mr Smith - the MP for Pontypridd last week spoke out about the Labour leader's refusal to blame the Kremlin for the Salisbury spy attack.
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"I am honoured to have been selected as Labour's candidate for Filton & Bradley Stoke and am really looking forward to picking up from where Naomi Rylatt [Labour's candidate in 2017] left off".
Labour former Cabinet minister Lord Hain accused Jeremy Corbyn of a "terrible Stalinist purge".
Anglea Smtih, Labour's leader in the Lords, said, "In all the years I have known Owen, it's always been enjoyable to work in the same team as him; he's been very inclusive and as shadow Northern Ireland secretary he's worked closely with the Lords team".
Smith's sacking is set to bring Labour divisions over Brexit to a head.
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