Corbyn praised ‘hard-working’ Hamas

JEREMY Corbyn’s links to Hamas were in the spotlight again last night after it emerged he had praised the Palestinian terror group as ‘serious and hard-working’.

In an LBC interview recorded in 2010, Mr Corbyn said: ‘It is not a question of whether one agrees or disagrees with Hamas on its political strategies ... They are serious, hardworking and they are not corrupt.’

He later criticised the Israelis for not entering peace talks with the terror group, and called for a trade deal between the EU and Israel to be suspended.

The comments resurfaced just days after the Labour leader was forced to admit he met members of the IRA and it emerged he laid a wreath for a PLO terrorist behind the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said: ‘Jeremy believes all parties that have credible levels of popular and electoral support, including Hamas, need to be part of the peace process.’