JEREMY CORBYN vowed to keep calm and carry on as Labour leader yesterday as he made a direct appeal for party unity in a video message to members.

And Angela Eagle, the most senior member to resign from the shadow cabinet, ignored pleas from trade unions for peace talks and insisted she would challenge Mr Corbyn in a leadership contest if he doesn’t quit.

“There are many people, MPs, party members up and down the country, asking me to resolve the impasse and I will if something isn’t done soon,” she told Sky News, claiming that she has “the support to run.”