Watch: Piers Morgan clashes with Corbyn

The Gaza conflict is a crisis that requires the upmost tact and diplomatic skill. So it was perhaps inevitable that Jeremy Corbyn would be reduced to angrily yelling at Piers Morgan about his past words about Hamas. Appearing on TalkTV last night, the man who led the Labour party three years ago failed 15 times to call the group a terrorist organisation. Hardly the most difficult question to answer…

‘Can you call them a terror group?’ demanded Morgan, whose guest shot back ‘Is it possible to have a reasonable discussion with you?’ Morgan replied by stating, ‘It’s my show, you answer my question’. ‘Are Hamas a terror group … answer the question!’ the host continued. ‘I’ve asked you two questions: Should Hamas stay in power and are they a terror group?’ ‘You’re refusing to answer either of them – that is very telling. And you wonder why people think you had a problem with Jewish people.’