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THERESA May joined growing calls for Jeremy Corbyn to come clean over his links to Commie Cold War spies.

She also urged him to allow release of his file from the archives of ex-East German secret police the Stasi.

The PM has demanded Jeremy Corbyn come clean about his links to Communist Cold War spies
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The PM has demanded Jeremy Corbyn come clean about his links to Communist Cold War spiesCredit: London News Pictures
 Theresa May also urged the Labour leader to allow for the release of a file of ex-East German secret police
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Theresa May also urged the Labour leader to allow for the release of a file of ex-East German secret policeCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Mrs May said: “It’s for individual MPs to be accountable for their actions in the past. Also, where there are allegations of this sort, MPs should be prepared to be open and transparent.”

Meanwhile, three of the leftie’s aides had ties to pro-Soviet groups, it has emerged.

Spin chief Seumas Milne worked for pro-Moscow mag Straight Left, which backed the USSR’s 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. It also urged UK Communists to stick to a “solidly Stalinist path”.

Mr Corbyn’s ex-strategy chief Steve Howell and Andrew Murray — a key election aide last year — also wrote for the publication during the Cold War.

Mrs May also said that MPs need to be transparent
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Mrs May also said that MPs need to be transparentCredit: EPA
Jan Sarkocy claims the Labour leader knew he was a spy and was paid by him
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Jan Sarkocy claims the Labour leader knew he was a spy and was paid by himCredit: Nick Obank - The Sun
 Jeremy Corbyn was said to have met with a Soviet-backed spy in the Cold War
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Jeremy Corbyn was said to have met with a Soviet-backed spy in the Cold WarCredit: Bryn Colton
The Sun's front page about Corbyn's alleged communist links
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The Sun's front page about Corbyn's alleged communist links

Unite union chief of staff Mr Murray also worked for Soviet news agency Novosti from 1986-87.

Tory MPs rounded on Mr Corbyn over the row.

Security minister Ben Wallace, likening Mr Corbyn to a famed Brit Soviet spy, wrote: “Jeremy has been interested in foreign policy his entire career. So was Kim Philby.”

And Ben Bradley deleted a Twitter remark after a legal threat from Mr Corbyn.

 A copy of the file held by Czechoslovak spies on Mr Corbyn
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A copy of the file held by Czechoslovak spies on Mr CorbynCredit: Czech State Security Archive
Mr Corbyn has been named in security files
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Mr Corbyn has been named in security filesCredit: Czech State Security Archive

The Sun last week told how we found Czech archive files showing he met an agent from the secret StB police at least four times.

Jan Sarkocy said Mr Corbyn — codenamed COB — knew he was a spy and was paid by him.

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson accused him of “a betrayal of this country”.

Defence minister Tobias Ellwood claimed it raised doubts over his loyalty to Britain.

Spy documents on Jeremy Corbyn translated as it emerged agent who met Labour leader was booted out of Britain by Maggie Thatcher

Mr Corbyn’s spokesman said of the row with Mr Bradshaw: “Jeremy instructed solicitors to contact Ben Bradley to delete his libellous tweet or face legal action.”

The Labour boss has admitted meeting Mr Sarkocy. But he denies passing information to a foreign state.

A spokesman said: “As has been repeatedly made clear, Jan Sarkocy is a fantasist. His claims are false.”

BBC catch up

THE BBC finally got round to reporting the Jeremy Corbyn spy story.

Critics blasted the public service broadcaster for ignoring the news for days.

Every other major news outlet had reported that Mr Corbyn repeatedly met with Czech spy Lt Jan Dymic in the 1980s. The Labour leader insisted he believed Dymic to be a diplomat.

Then eventually, following Theresa May’s comments that Mr Corbyn had to be transparent, the BBC news website covered the story.