Virgin’s corporate partnership with Labour must be feeling the strain after Branson’s anti-Corbyn intervention this afternoon. Ironically Virgin Trains are offering members a 20% discount off ticket prices for delegates attending Labour’s autumn conference:

“With regular trains from London Euston, we can get you straight to Liverpool in just 2 hours 14 minutes, giving you the time to put your feet up or make those last minute preparations . Our trains will deliver you to the heart of Liverpool arriving fresh and prepared.”

The conference is already under pressure after Guido revealed the party had failed to line up a security company to protect the venue. So far it’s shaping up to be a dangerous, poorly attended event thronging only with Corbyn cultists with no seats – until the deselections!

UPDATE: Tories get better value for money, obviously:

@GuidoFawkes 25% off for Conservative Party Conference. pic.twitter.com/FyQEEtqR83

— Simon Harley (@simonharley) August 23, 2016

UPDATE II: Corbyn confirms he did get a seat:

So Corbyn finally admit story that he sat on the floor of a train for three hours on way to hustings was not true: pic.twitter.com/4si3qJ91FI

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) August 23, 2016

Meanwhile, a Virgin spokeswoman confirms to Guido that the deal is still on…