A BRAINTREE councillor is calling on the Essex University Chancellor to consider her position after she made remarks about not wanting to be left alone "with Essex man".

Stephen Canning, councillor for Bocking and Essex's youngest county councillor, wants Shami Chakrabarti to think twice about her role.

The newly appointed Labour peer urged Jewish people not to leave the labour party whilst at a rally in Liverpool, as she did not want to be left alone "with Essex man".

Anti-Semitic attacks on Labour MPs and supporters under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership has seen support for the party among British Jews drop.

Mr Canning said: “As a proud Essex resident, born, bred and working here, from a family who’ve always lived here, know this a county of doers, a county of hard workers and a county of ambition.

"Shami Chakrabarti’s comments show a complete lack of understanding of what makes us great.

"As someone proudly elected to serve and represent our community and fly the flag for it, it deeply disappoints me- but as a young person, proud to live here and proud to have studied with the University of Essex, it profoundly offends me.

"I think it’s right that Shami Chakrabarti’s position is seriously considered, this is a county that earns deserves the deepest respect from those privileged enough to serve it.”

Mr Canning is studying a course in Business Management with Essex University, through online learning.

Baroness Chakrabarti, former director of human rights campaign group Liberty, had said: "I am a recent recruit to the Labour Party along with hundreds of thousands of people. It is a challenge to me but I want that challenge to be an opportunity.

"Please don't go. Don't leave me here, don't leave me locked in a room with Essex man."

The University of Essex was contacted but said it would not comment.