The leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn said in interview with JOE: "We would go straight away to the UN to demand a ceasefire. And I think, in the event of no ceasefire, then you have to start talking about what economic and other actions one would take against the Turkish government to stop this."

Corbyn added: "I think that the behaviour of Turkey in invading the Kurdish area in the north is absolutely appalling."

And calling for a "multilateral approach" to stop the invasion Corbyn said: "Let’s not get involved in another war. Let’s get involved in peace."