Tell us who you really are, Keir Starmer
The most detailed study of the Labour leader so far charts his role in the Brexit wars and in the…
ByJeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has been MP for Islington North since 1983, representing the Labour Party until he had the whip removed in 2020, after which he sat as an independent. He was leader of the Labour Party and leader of the opposition from 2015 to 2020. Corbyn was born in 1949 and was a trade union representative prior to becoming an MP; he chaired the Stop the War Coalition from 2011 to 2015.
Is Marcus Rashford working class? The answer depends on your age
Exclusive New Statesman polling on 25 celebrities reveals younger generations in Britain are more likely to see rich people as…
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Labour used to be the party of the people – how did it become so disconnected?
Keir Starmer must find a way to cross the troubling gulf between public and political opinion.
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Could Jeremy Corbyn win an election as an independent?
History teaches us that a candidate standing either as an independent or with a new party can win if they…
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Why a new left party led by Jeremy Corbyn is a bad idea
A new left party would be a distraction – the most important struggle is still within Labour itself.
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LISTEN: Keir Starmer refuses five times to say whether Jeremy Corbyn would have been a better prime minister than Boris Johnson
Asked repeatedly on a radio interview whether he would prefer his predecessor in No 10, the Labour leader avoided the…
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Commons Confidential: Matt Hancock can run but he can’t hide
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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In the post-Corbyn world, what next for alternative left media?
How are radical start-up outlets that thrived under the last Labour leader faring in the Keir Starmer era, and against…
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Jeremy Corbyn writes to losing Labour candidates – but doesn’t say sorry
Is sorry the hardest word for Jeremy Corbyn?
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What is the point of Jeremy Corbyn holding rallies in safe seats?
So why on earth is Jeremy Corbyn speaking at a rally in Bristol West, where the current Labour majority is 37,000?
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On Facebook, Jeremy Corbyn is getting all the attention
While Jeremy Corbyn is far ahead of his rival Boris Johnson in terms of engagement, both leaders are having more…
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Why the London Bridge attack is a challenge for Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson
Jeremy Corbyn delivered a speech on two subjects that have a ready audience among a British public that is still…
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Momentum’s changing priorities reflect Jeremy Corbyn’s dominance of Labour
The only question is whether that new mood will, as with the last period of Labour dominance, give way to…
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Andrew Neil prolongs Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-Semitism woes
Asked four times whether he would apologise for Labour’s handling of accusations of anti-Semitism, Corbyn declined to take the opportunity…
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Jeremy Corbyn tells Labour MPs: “We are ready to support a public vote on any deal“
Labour is ready to support a second referendum on any Brexit deal, Jeremy Corbyn has told his MPs, amid growing…
ByJeremy Corbyn’s Autumn Budget 2017 response in full
The Labour leader’s reply to the Tory spending plans.
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Jeremy Corbyn quits the Brexit talks – and opens the way to no Brexit at all
Jeremy Corbyn has ended the cross-party Brexit talks with Theresa May, citing the instability within the ruling Conservative party as…
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Jeremy Corbyn has said he won’t fight another election – but he’s not resigning yet
Jeremy Corbyn has conceded he will not fight another general election as Labour leader after his party sustained crushing losses…
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Jeremy Corbyn is playing politics over a unity government – but so is everyone else
A war of words has broken out between Labour and the Liberal Democrats over Jeremy Corbyn’s appeal to Conservative MPs…
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Jeremy Corbyn will go — but when?
There are currently two different strands of thinking among the Corbynsceptic MPs who still hold their seats. There are those…
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