Tristram Hunt: Unity between Labour and public needed

Tristram Hunt has called for the Labour party to "unite" with the public following Jeremy Corbyn's re-election as leader after a bitter contest with Owen Smith.

The former shadow education secretary has previously spoken out against Mr Corbyn's leadership of the party, saying the "experiment with Corbynism has to end".

Mr Hunt told Peston on Sunday: "All these calls for unity at the moment are absolutely right but the unity I want to see is between the Labour party and the British public, so we are now going to talk to the country rather than just the party."

Mr Hunt also said he was still not prepared to serve in Mr Corbyn's shadow cabinet because he had "deep political and philosophical differences" with the leader.

He called delays on the decision over shadow cabinet elections a "missed opportunity" and said he hoped de-selection of critical MPs would not happen.