Leak from toilet

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Still haven't replaced my whole toilet but will when less busy. Temporarily how do I stop this leak? Circled in red
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1. Turn off water and empty cistern.
2. Remove pipe from cistern to back of WC, remove and discard fush cone.
3. Thoroughly clean end of flush pipe and hole in WC.
4. Refit flush pipe with new, rubber, flush cone. The rubber ones generally seal better than the plastic ones.
5. Screwfix Item 194PW is suitable if the cones are rubber. You probably won't need the other parts of the kit.
 
1. Turn off water and empty cistern.
2. Remove pipe from cistern to back of WC, remove and discard fush cone.
3. Thoroughly clean end of flush pipe and hole in WC.
4. Refit flush pipe with new, rubber, flush cone. The rubber ones generally seal better than the plastic ones.
5. Screwfix Item 194PW is suitable if the cones are rubber. You probably won't need the other parts of the kit.

I stupidly test flushed it after 5 mins of applying silicone. Should leave it hours before it goes off. If still leaks but on ptfe instead of silicone
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Looking at the water marks on the pipe running from the cistern to the toilet, the leak is on the cistern connection and water is then running down to where the pipe enters the toilet.

So you need to work out if its the compression fitting that connects the plastic pipe to the cistern or the cistern fitting that's leaking before you can fix it.
 

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