But he may not be the best man to heal Labour's divisions in Wales: although Mr Michael says he supports devolution, he was notably absent from the referendum campaign.

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Mr Salmond and Mr Trump's right-hand man, George Sorial, were called and subjected to some hostile questioning by Labour's Duncan MacNeil, the committee convener.

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One figure who is not impressed with that kind of talk is John Prescott - the man Harriet Harman replaced as Labour's deputy leader.

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