- Jan Sarkocy has given his first interview on British TV since the claims emerged
- Former Communist spy said Jeremy Corbyn handed over important information
- Labour leader has strongly denied any wrongdoing or being a paid informant
Former Czech spy Jan Sarkocy has given his first interview on British TV to declare that Jeremy Corbyn was a ‘very good source’.
The ex secret agent met with the Labour leader several times during the Cold War, according to archive records.
And in his first on-camera interview with a UK broadcaster, he has said that Mr Corbyn gave him useful information.
He told the BBC: ‘He was a very very good source.’
Challenged by the reporter on whether the Labour MP was a ‘good source’ or a ‘paid informant, the ex spy added: ‘I am telling you he was a very good source.’
Former Czech spy Jan Sarkocy has given his first interview on British TV to declare that Jeremy Corbyn was a ‘very good source’ (pictured)
Jeremy Corbyn (pictured in the West Midlands yesterday) and his aides who say there is no evidence that he was ever paid or knowingly gave a spy information
The interview comes after over a week of claims and about the Labour leader’s links with the Czech spy.
The former Communist agent has previously claimed Mr Corbyn was a paid informant of the Czech secret police during the Cold War
He has claimed to have recruited the MP, who was codenamed Cob, in the 1980s – meeting him several times.
But the claims have been strongly denied by Mr Corbyn and his aides who say there is no evidence that he was ever paid or knowingly gave a spy information.
The saga erupted after archive records showed that Mr Sarkocy – who was posted to Britain as a diplomat under a fake identity – was hosted by Mr Corbyn in the House of Commons.
The Labour leader insisted he had no idea Mr Sarkocy, who was actually working for the Czech secret police and was later expelled from Britain by Margaret Thatcher, was a spy.
Mr Corbyn’s aides have described the claims as a ‘ridiculous smear and entirely false’.