Jeremy Corbyn heckled by activists at Stop the War Coalition event in central London

Frustrated: A man heckles Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as he speaks at a conference organised by the Stop the War coalition
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Hatty Collier8 October 2016
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Jeremy Corbyn was heckled by protesters today as he attended a conference of peace activists in central London.

A handful of campaigners launched a tirade as the Labour leader politician as he arrived at Stop the War Coalition’s conference.

The famously anti-war politician was yelled at as he took his seat alongside a panel on stage at the TUC’s Congress House.

The group claimed they were angry at Mr Corbyn's failure to call for regime change in Syria.

Speech: Jeremy Corbyn address activists at the conference
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Oz Katerji, 29, who was standing close to the stage, was escorted out of the building after shouting in the direction of the Labour leader.

Two women at the back initially started the volley of accusations, saying: "Jeremy Corbyn, where were you?" and "Your silence is complicit".

Their protests were soon drowned out by a chant of "no more war" from the hundreds of campaigners in attendance at the conference, who are thought to be among Mr Corbyn's core supporters.

A man yells at Jeremy Corbyn as he delivers a speech
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When the Labour leader, who has been embroiled in fresh disputes within his party following a shadow cabinet reshuffle, eventually started his speech, he was again interrupted by one man, who called out: "What about Aleppo?"

Mr Corbyn called for a "political solution" to the long-running conflict in Syria during his address to the room.

Speaking outside, Mr Katerji said he had acted because Mr Corbyn had "deliberately marginalised Syrian voices".

He added: "Jeremy Corbyn himself will never say the words 'Assad must go', he will never say there needs to be a transition in Syria out of the Syrian government's power - that is why we're protesting."

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