John McDonnell refuses to apologise to Esther McVey for calling her a “stain of inhumanity” before the last General Election #Peston pic.twitter.com/h5T9QV5CaM

— Peston on Sunday (@pestononsunday) September 25, 2016

John McDonnell is asked by Peston if he wants to retract calling Esther McVey a “stain on humanity” and “joking” about her being lynched. He replies: “I was angry. Sometimes you need to express honest anger”. Esther is sitting just a few feet away!

UPDATE: Yvette Cooper orders McDonnell to apologise. He doesn’t.

‘Wrong’ – @YvetteCooperMP not happy with @johnmcdonnellMP not apologising to Esther McVey for repeating calls for her to be lynched. pic.twitter.com/rOInPrBF17

— Peston on Sunday (@pestononsunday) September 25, 2016

UPDATE II: Esther responds: “This is a man who links violence with politics”

WATCH: Esther McVey hits back at McDonnell: “This is a man who links violence with politics” https://t.co/YOp4xvorzP pic.twitter.com/lFBGhl53CZ

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) September 25, 2016

UPDATE III: McDonnell doubles down. Asked by Murnaghan if he thinks he was right to call her “a stain on humanity”, he replies: “Yes I do”.

.@johnmcdonnellMP defends claims he described former Tory minister Esther McVey as a "stain on humanity" #Murnaghan https://t.co/wtHLHeFMMD

— Murnaghan (@SkyMurnaghan) September 25, 2016