Shadow cabinet minister Owen Smith says he would have advised Jeremy Corbyn to sing the national anthem "irrespective of his views" about the monarchy. Mr Smith tells Newsnight he understands why the public are interested in the matter but he says it has been "blown out of all proportion" and is a "low order" issue compared to the refugee crisis and the debate over the future of the welfare state.

Strong words from Labour peer and former defence minister Admiral Lord West about "anthem-gate". He has said: 

It's been an eventful day for Mr Corbyn, with many commentators taking him to task for a variety of misdemeanours. But shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith tells BBC's Newsnight that there are "reasons to be cheerful" and it is wrong "to write his obituary after less than a week". The new Labour leader is doing politics differently and people will "warm to this" over time, he says. However, despite Mr Corbyn's pledge to oppose future welfare cuts, he makes it clear that Labour cannot be seen to be "soft and profligate" on welfare - and that the party still supports an overall cap on welfare spending and a general reduction in overall welfare expenditure. 

The Sun is among the papers to focus on the criticism of Mr Corbyn, saying the Labour leader "snubbed" the Queen. 

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The Daily Mirror says Mr Corbyn was criticised by some of his own MPs for not singing the national anthem although its story highlights his reasons for standing in silence.

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The Times also highlights the criticism of Mr Corbyn following the memorial service, claiming his stance was "met with fury" by veterans.

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The Guardian focuses on different "pressure" on Mr Corbyn - his party's stance on Europe. It reports his speech to the TUC conference was "welcomed as a breath of fresh air by union leaders" but says the vote by delegates to quit the EU if a new settlement on UK membership watered down workers' rights demonstrated increasing signs of division within Labour on the subject.

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Metro reports Mr Corbyn was condemned refusing to join others in singing although it points out that his aides said he had maintained a "respectful silence".

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The Independent says the challenges facing Labour under Mr Corbyn's leadership were graphically illustrated after his first major speech setting out the party's new anti-austerity agenda was overshadowed by a series of small but symbolic blunders.

Its sister paper the I also highlights the "outcry" over Mr Corbyn's "silence" at the memorial service.

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Jeremy Corbyn remains on the front pages, with many of Wednesday's papers focusing his decision to stand in silence during the national anthem at the Battle of Britain memorial service.

The Daily Telegraph claims Mr Corbyn was accused of being “disloyal” for refusing to sing the anthem - and says he also faced chaos within his own party when one of his shadow cabinet ministers threatened to resign.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit the UK for three days for talks on the conflict in Syria and the resulting refugee crisis. Read our full story here

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Chris Mason's reflections on Jeremy Corbyn's speech to the TUC Congress and what delegates made of a leader "talking their own language". 

"His arrival, like the speech itself, wasn’t slick or polished. As union activists got to their feet to welcome him, he was nowhere to be seen. But once he did walk in, they lapped up what they heard.This was an ardent left winger giving an ardently left-wing speech to an ardently left-wing audience. What’s changed is he is the leader of the Labour Party"

Read his full piece here

It has emerged that two Conservative MPs voted against government plans to cut tax credits, which were approved earlier in the Commons by 35 votes. The rebels were former shadow home secretary David Davis and Stevenage MP Stephen McPartland. Another Conservative, Andrew Percy, abstained. Read our full story here

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Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve has been elected as chairman of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee. The Tory QC was installed in the post after a vote of the seven MPs and two peers appointed to serve on the watchdog by David Cameron. A spokesman for the cross-party committee, whose members have to sign the Official Secrets Act, said it would not now meet until Parliament returned from the party conference recess in October.

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Jeremy Corbyn has used his most high profile speech since becoming leader to declare that Labour can win the 2020 election with a "vision of a better society". Addressing the TUC conference in Brighton Mr Corbyn pledged to rebuild ties with the unions, and accused David Cameron of being a "poverty denier". The Conservatives have warned a Corbyn-led government would wreck the economy.

• Meanwhile, a member of Jeremy Corbyn's new shadow cabinet has threatened to quit if the Labour leader campaigns for the UK to leave the European Union
• It comes after the Labour leader refused to rule out campaigning for a "Brexit" when questioned by Labour MPs on Monday night
• In other news, the UK's inflation rate fell to 0% in August, down from July's rate of 0.1%, according to the Office for National Statistics' latest figures
• Government plans to cut tax credits passed a Commons vote, by 325 to 290
• The TUC has voted for a "day of action" to oppose the government's proposed tightening of laws covering strikes 
• Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has said the setting up a new body to monitor paramilitary activity could help mend the stalled peace process at Stormont
• The EU's top court has ruled Germany can bar EU migrants from certain social security benefits even if they have previously worked in Germany - which UK Conservatives say strengthens Prime Minister David Cameron's hand in his push for major EU reforms.
• And Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for not singing the national anthem at today's Battle of Britain commemoration service at St Paul's cathedral. A spokesman for the Labour leader said he "stood in respectful silence",

Jeremy Corbyn's team have responded to criticism of the Labour leader for not singing the national anthem at today's service commemorating the Battle of Britain anniversary. A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said: "He stood in respectful silence during the anthem."