Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Bernard Corbyn is a British socialist, old-fashioned Labour Party politician and former Leader of the Opposition. Corbyn, having been the MP for Islington North since 1983, has the as of 2019, and became Leader of the Opposition following a month-long election in 2015. In the 2017 UK General Election, he did more to increase his party's vote share since Clement Attlee in 1945,Batchelor, Tom (7th of June 2017). "Election 2017: Record number of people register to vote on deadline day", The Independent Archived before leading the party to its heaviest defeat since 1935. Clark D (2nd of January 2020). "Share of votes in UK elections 1918-2019" "Since 1918 there have been 28 General Elections in the United Kingdom, with the Conservative party winning the highest share of the vote in 19 elections, and the Labour party in nine. The Conservatives recorded their highest share of the vote in 1931 at 60.8 percent, the Labour Party in 1951 at 48.8 percent, and the then Liberal Party in 1923 at 29.6 percent." Statista.com Archived 
Corbyn is fascinating if only for the universal hatred he garners, and his failure to win a general election, which is in part due to the people strongly disagreeing with him.Jeremy Corbyn: the most unpopular new opposition leader in the history of polling, The Spectator Labour party officials sabotaging him may have also played a role. Stone Jon (13th of April 2020)."Anti-Corbyn Labour officials worked to lose general election to oust leader, leaked dossier finds", The Independent Archived It depends on who you ask.
==Background==
Corbyn was born in Wiltshire in southern England. His father, David, made a living as an electrical engineer, and his mother, Naomi, was a maths teacher. They met in a protest against Francisco Franco's fascist dictatorship in Spain. Mendick, Robert (22nd August 2015).Jeremy Corbyn, the boy to the manor born, The Telegraph Archived. He became a member of Wrekin Constituency Young Socialists during his youth. Shropshire History:Jeremy Corbyn, Shropshire History After leaving school, he served in the Labour Party as a supporter of during Benn's failed 1981 Labour leadership challenge.
Corbyn rose to a further level of prominence in the early 1980s as an activist, campaigning against the separate 1970s arrests of eleven and six men following a series of pub bombings by the Provisional IRA. It later emerged that the police extracted their confessions through torture, that the men were falsely accused, and they were released from prison in 1989 and 1990, respectively. Alongside this Corbyn has served in anti-war and anti-WMD organisations.
==Parliamentary career (1983–present)==
Corbyn is known as one of the Labour Party's most rebellious MPs. He is a longtime member of the left-wing party grouping, the Socialist Campaign Group, and voted against the party's whips 238 times between 2005 and 2010 (equating to 25% of all votes"Voting Record for Jeremy Corbyn MP, Islington North (10133)". The Public Whip. 2015.). So, it's not much of a surprise that he was kept on the sidelines during Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's New Labour government of 1997–2010.
===Leader of the Opposition===
Corbyn entered the Labour leadership election in the aftermath of the disastrous 2015 general election as a dark horse candidate, priced at 200 to 1 for victory by British bookmakers.Jeremy as 200–1 outsider:
*Joe Watts, Ramzy Alwakeel. "Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn storms to victory with nearly 60 per cent of first preference vote" Evening Standard. Saturday 12 September 2015 11:43 BST;
*"Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership contest and vows 'fightback'" BBC News. Saturday 12 September 2015;
*Tom Porter. "Jeremy Corbyn sweeps to landslide victory in Labour leadership contest" International Business Times. Saturday 12 September 2015 11:57 BST. Campaigning against the New Labour platform of Third Way politics, Corbyn won the election in the first round with 59% of the vote. This is actually a fairly impressive achievement, even by the standards of 59% majorities. The Labour leadership elections run on an instant runoff system, and the last one in 2010 had gone right to the wire, with Ed Miliband beating his brother David Miliband by less than 1% after four rounds of voting. Corbyn, by contrast, thoroughly curb-stomped the other three contestants (Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall) on first preferences alone, making him far and away the membership's most desired candidate.
However, the election was not without problems: for example, some members of the Conservative Party voted for and encouraged others to vote for Corbyn under the belief his victory would eliminate Labour as a political threat.Labour leadership race: Tories back Jeremy Corbyn in bid to damage party Alongside this were complaints from a handful of trade unionists, who found they were banned from voting due to their hard-left ties (ironic given Labour's origins as a trade unionist party).Rowena Mason, "Labour bans trade union head from voting in leadership election", The Guardian, Tuesday 25 August 2015 Ironically, after all the panic about "entryists" and Tory chancers, it turned out that even if the election had only polled full members of the party, Corbyn would have won as he got just under 50% of the vote in this group alone, albeit probably having to go to a second round of voting first.
===Actions once in power===
*The appointment of left-wing Guardian columnist Seumas Milne as his communications director who is notable for using legitimate calls for Palestinian rights as a cover for support of terrorist organisation Hamas.Seumas Milne and Hamas Milne himself has been strongly criticised in the past for views which have included apologetics for Stalinism, that NATO should be tried for crimes against Libya, describing Iraqis who helped the United States try to rebuild their country as "quislings", and other stances which will only add fire to the British press hysterics about "Red Jezza". Even some who really ought to approve of Milne (such as The New Statesman) seem to have issues dealing with this appointment."I wanted to believe in Jeremy Corbyn. But I can't believe in Seumas Milne". New Statesman.Gordon Rayner, "Jeremy Corbyn's millionaire spin doctor Seumas Milne sent his children to top grammar schools", Daily Telegraph, Friday 23 October 2015.
*In October 2015, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the UK denounced Corbyn for his leading role in scuttling a trade deal with Riyadh. The move is widely perceived to have resulted from Corbyn's lobbying against Saudi Arabia's crucifixion and beheading of a Shia protester, who was seventeen years old when he protested against the ruling Bin Saud family. Ambassador Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was angry about attacks from Corbyn and others on the human rights record of his country."Saudi ambassador says Jeremy Corbyn 'lacks respect'". Daily Telegraph. 25 October 2015. The UK is a strong ally of Saudi Arabia and the UK Government stays quiet about the Saudis' human rights abominations."Hostile BBC Interview of a Saudi Loyalist Shows Prime Journalistic Duty: Scrutiny of One’s Own Side". The Intercept. 
*He reached his first true victory by forcing George Osborne to back away from his £4bn cut in benefits, which would've robbed three million families of an average £1,300 a year. Even Osborne's fellow Tories felt he was too cruel.Kevin Maguire, "Autumn Statement 2015: Jeremy Corbyn earns a famous victory in Tory tax credit cuts U-turn", Daily Mirror.
*To prevent the right wing from breaking with the party, Corbyn authorised a free vote on airstrikes in Syria within his party, allowing over 60 Labour MPs to vote in lockstep with the Tories and ignite the war drive; although Corbyn himself and much of his Shadow Cabinet voted against bombing the country. Seven Tories, including former Conservative Party chairman David Davis, also voted against air strikes at Syria.
*The first real test of Corbyn's electoral popularity was at a by-election in December 2015 at Oldham West and Royton in northwest England. Labour won the election with an increased share of the vote. This was despite the British media widely predicting a disaster for Labour, "because Corbyn".Andrew Sparrow. "Labour's Jim McMahon wins Oldham byelection - as it happened". The Guardian.
===Corb Your Enthusiasm===
Corbyn only ever had lukewarm support either way for the EU.Heather Stewart and Anushka Asthana, "Jeremy Corbyn to urge 'warts and all' backing of European Union", Guardian (14 April 2016 03.52 EDT). He then went on holiday. Corbyn never visited the labour heartlands in the north east, and never discussed any issues that might have resonated with voters. Sixty-three per cent of Labour voters chose Remain, while the Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, Nicola Sturgeon (as first minister of Scotland) ran a high-profile Remain campaign, and 64% of SNP voters said they'd vote to Remain.How the UK voted and why, Lord Ashcroft Polls, 24 June 2016. The Leave campaign appealed massively to the poor, which should have been Corbyn's bag.Nicholas Cecil and Joe Murphy, "Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn cronies blamed for sabotaging Labour’s Remain bid", Evening Standard 30 June 2016."EU referendum: Most London boroughs vote to remain", BBC 24 June 2016. If Margaret Hodge, who submitted the no-confidence vote, looked at she would see it voted 60% for Leave. As calls for a second referendum grew among his opponents in the years since the referendum, he was lukewarm to the idea, leading critics on the Blairite right and the pro-EU free-movement left to attack him for this position.
It's fair to say JC wasn't too unhappy with the result: He believes in public ownership, and has said in the past that this is contrary to the EU's ambitions, though this isn't actually supported by the facts of EU membership and is a common misconception on the left.Foster, Alice, "Corbyn’s Eurosceptic past: What did he say before?" Daily Express (Updated 6/2/16 at 6:37 pm). But instead of taking advantage of the biggest opportunity to lay into the Tories in decades, Labour chose that moment to overthrow their leader. It's one thing for a few 'high-fliers' in the party to stab him in the neck, but 172 out of 232 MPs voted against him.McSmith, Andy, "Jeremy Corbyn supporter taunts Labour MPs over failed leadership coup", Independent 2 July 2016. Additionally, a disturbingly large number of councillors reported that they came under pressure to drop Corbyn or convince him to step down. Some who were listed on letters of No Confidence have since claimed that they were never aware of a letter or that they never agreed to sign it.Eaton, James, "Jeremy Corbyn faces no confidence motion and leadership challenge", New Statesman 24 June 2016.Elkes, Neil, "'I didn't call for Corbyn to go' says Birmingham councillor named on Labour website", Birmingham Mail (Updated 1 July 2016 at 5:08 pm).
It also turns out when party pariahs such as Peter Mandelson, Alastair Campbell, and Tony Blair told Corbyn supporters to get a heart transplant, it didn't work out well. Who knew?Hopper, Joshua (1 December 2016). "Corbyn doesn't need "electability" lessons from Ed Balls". Revolitics. However, when all other politicians seemed to be crumbling under the referendum, and despite having journalists camped outside his house 24/7 and a questionable campaign of negativity against him, the fact he remained leader is pretty remarkable."Jeremy Corbyn wins vote on Labour leadership rules", BBC 12 July 2016. The world's worst coup continues!
===June is the end of May===
Conservative PM Theresa May made the miscalculation of calling a snap election for June 2017. In an election result that shocked everybody, Labour gained 30 seats,https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2017/jun/08/live-uk-election-results-in-full-2017 most of which were from Conservatives in seats that were deep blue for decades, and in one case, centuries. The youth turned out to vote in record numbers, and on the back of a progressive manifesto (including renationalisation and tuition fees being frozen for instance), Corbyn's Labour Party denied May a majority, giving her and the Tories the most humiliating pyrrhic victory in modern times; May was up by 24 points and called for a snap election to increase her majority, but ended up losing it.
Labour's 9.6% vote swing was its largest swing since 1945, when none other than Clement Attlee formed the first majority Labour government. This was the closest result in vote share between the two main parties since the February 1974 general election, and the highest vote share for an opposition party since the 1970 general election. Labour achieved its greatest share of the vote since 2001, and made a net gain of seats for the first time since 1997. Even the Blairites, or at least the Corbyn-skeptic liberals, started falling in line behind their leader. In July 2017, polls showed Corbyn's Labour with an eight-point lead over May’s Conservatives.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-poll-tories-yougov-latest-lead-conservatives-jeremy-corbyn-vs-theresamay-a7828081.html
===Destruction in December: The end of Corbyn as Opposition leader===
In July 2019, Boris Johnson became prime minister after Theresa May resigned due to the Conservative Party's lack of confidence in her, following her failure to secure a working majority in the 2017 general election and losses in the 2019 European Parliament election. Pretty much immediately, moderate Tories and the Corbyn-led Labour Party started blocking Johnson. Due to the impasse, Johnson called for a snap election, working in coalition with the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party (SNP) to gain an outright majority of support for the measure. Corbyn, having not decided to take up the opportunity to force Johnson out as prime minister, was in a lose-lose situation. So, he and many in his party reluctantly agreed to support the call. The House of Commons passed the Early Parliamentary General Election Act for the election by a 438–20 vote, setting the election date for 12 December 2019.
During the campaign, Corbyn and Johnson presented very different views and set very different priorities. Johnson's message was simple: "Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain's Potential", and he pretty much ignored the rest. Corbyn and Labour drafted their manifesto "It's Time for Real Change" along the lines of moving the UK into a greater social democracy or into a democratic socialist state. This involved repealing university tuition fees, free child and elderly care, higher minimum wages, nationalisations of major industries and the railways, and moving 10% of corporate ownership into employees' hands.It's Time for Real Change However, on the biggest issue of all, Brexit, Corbyn was a bit vague. Having once been a Leaver, Corbyn had to move to a more centrist position to appease the Remain base in the party. His proposal for Brexit was to work out a new deal and then put it to a referendum. Pointedly, however, he repeatedly refused to take a clear personal stance on the issue until backed into a corner at a debate, whereupon he finally declared ... neutrality.
The campaign was very bitter and downright depressing as Tories and Labour threw their vitriol at each other, both online and to the major leaders of the parties. The Tories and many of their allies in the media pushed night and day the narrative that Corbyn was an anti-Semite and that voting for Labour was a vote for Corbyn, which they made out to be the ultimate nightmare scenario. Admittedly, Corbyn didn't do the greatest job in handling the actual anti-Semites in his party and quelling the fears of the electorate, which many took as a lack of an apology - fuelled by his remarks that antisemitism was not rampant in his party.FactCheck - Corbyn’s claim that Labour antisemitism numbers are ‘exaggerated’, Channel 4 news Many in the Jewish community, including the chief Rabbi of Britain, , voiced their outrage and directly put the blame on Corbyn. At the final debate before the election, Corbyn gave a passionate speech about a hope for a change to benefit the many, not the few, and move the United Kingdom into a being a fairer and more equal society. Boris Johnson, on the other hand, sounded like Boris Johnson. Polls leading into election week were grim for Corbyn, showing a hefty Conservative lead.
The 2019 general election took place on 12 December. Exit polls from the night showed a gigantic lead for the Tories. The night unfolded into being the worst defeat Labour has seen since at least the Great Depression, losing a net 60 seats in Parliament to 202 and only 32.1% of the vote. The Tories accomplished a victory they had not since Thatcher's third win in 1987, winning 365 seats and having an outright majority that assured Boris Johnson that Brexit would get done under his terms. Labour was especially hit hard at their former "Red Wall" of the old industrialised northern England and the Midlands, many consistently by a double-digit swing. Almost immediately, Corbyn's critics pointed fingers at him for pushing too far to the Left (though keep in mind that many incumbent and challenging moderate Labour candidates and centrist Liberal Democrats were crushed as well) and for his perceived lack of effective response to antisemitism in the party. This loss assured Tory rule for the next 14 years. Corbyn made a statement saying that he would not lead Labour in future elections but would stay on as leader for the time being during a "period of reflection". Labour's historic 2019 defeat caused an internal war between leftists loyal to Corbyn and moderates on the right of the party. Regardless of what factor or factors were most responsible for the loss, Corbyn missed many opportunities to prevent this.
====2020 suspension====
Less than a year after the election defeat, Corbyn was "suspended from the party pending investigation".https://news.sky.com/story/jeremy-corbyn-suspended-from-labour-party-12117833 A report had found "serious failings" in dealing with anti-semitism, and that Corbyn's office had "politically interfered" with complaints.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54730425 Corbyn responded to the accusations by saying they were "dramatically overstated". He was reinstated back into the party shortly afterwards,https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/nov/17/labour-reinstates-jeremy-corbyn-after-suspension-over-antisemitism-remarks only to be automatically expelled from Labour Party in May 2024 after he announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the general election of the same year.Corbyn confirms he will stand against Labour BBC News, 24 May, 2024
==Controversy within his own party==
===Antisemitism allegations===
*Former Labour members came out as whistle blowers earlier in 2019, alleging that Jennie Formby (Labour's general secretary) was sweeping intra-party antisemitism allegations under the rug. Guardian News (10th of July 2019). Whistle Blowers Come Forward
*Seven Labour MPs left the party to undertake the failed Change UK political experiment: the main reason cited was antisemitism.Labour MPs Quit
*Notable activist against antisemitism and now former Labour MP for Bassetlaw, John Mann, quit the party to become the Government's Antisemitism Tsar at the next election.John Mann Stands Down
===Attempted overthrow of Tom Watson===
*The now-former deputy leader is a controversial figure and a person with arguably poor judgement.Tom Accidently Gave Weight to False Pedo Allegations Done by Actual Pedophile Carl Beach
*The Corbyn wing of the party (not necessarily Corbyn himself) don't like him for many reasons, but mostly because they feel he undermines Corbyn's leadership.Opinion of Prominent Labour Activist Rachael Swindon
*On 20 September 2019, there was an attempt to get rid of Tom Watson by removing the deputy leadership. However this was entirely binned soon after because Corbyn shot it down, preserving "party unity" at a time of great turmoil in British politics.Labour conference: Move to abolish deputy post ditched, the BBC. Ended up being fairly pointless, since Watson stood down both as deputy leader and as a Member of Parliament on 6 November 2019 on good terms, unfortunately for people hoping for a catfight.
==Controversial stances==
===Israel/Palestine===
*Corbyn has stated that the militantly anti-Zionist and at that time explicitly anti-semitic organizations Hezbollah and Hamas must be engaged if the peace process in the Middle East is to move forward."I wanted Hamas to be part of the debate", Channel 4 News.
**In one particularly misguided statement (which he later walked back from), he used the term "friends" when discussing Hezbollah and Hamas;Jeremy Corbyn on Hamas and Hezbollah his justification (as he said in a particularly heated discussion with Krishnan Guru-Murthy from Channel 4 News) for using that term was that he was using it in a collective sense, and that he wanted these organisations to be a part of the debate on the Middle East in Parliament. 
*He has also been supportive of — and attended — rallies,Corbyn at odds with leadership rivals over Israel boycott at hustings, Jewish News Online.
**Jeremy has also spoken at Al Quds Day events. In the 2012 speech he made allusions to Israel having Nazi-style prison camps for dissident Palestinians, basically calling Israeli occupation a police state with "checkpoints and watch towers". At the same time, Corbyn was photographed standing in front of a Hezbollah flag (a major PR blunder, to say the least)—the person who took the photograph was (and is) a supporter of Corbyn's who refused to sell his picture to the press and says it was "unfortunate" the photo was taken in front of the flag."Name your Price": No, says Photographer to Agency Preparing to use Corbyn Photograph out of Context, 14 September 2015
*On the other hand, many Arab activists see al-Quds Day — which has been held annually since 1979 when Ayatollah Khomeini declared the first al Quds day in Tehran—as a worldwide event in support of Arab rights in Jerusalem.What is Al Quds Day? Islamic Human Rights Commission (20 June 2015)
*Corbyn also appeared on Iranian news channel Press TV regarding the , in place of George Galloway.Press TV-Comment with Jeremy Corbyn-06-03-2010 (Part1), via Press TV's official YouTube channel.
**He appeared on the Iranian news channel five times in the years 2009–12, his final appearance being six weeks after the station had its UK broadcasting licence revoked by Ofcom for airing the forced confession of Newsweek journalist and received a fee of up to £5,000 for his appearances.Payne, Adam. "Jeremy Corbyn was paid by an Iranian state TV station that was complicit in the forced confession of a tortured journalist". 2 July 2016. Business Insider.
===Russia===
, a Polish-American journalist and critic of Vladimir Putin, has described Corbyn as the latest "in a long line of [Russia's] useful idiots." The reasons for this include the following:
*Corbyn controversially argued that evidence of rebel responsibility for the was stronger than evidence the Syrian government (who were allied with Russia) were the perpetrators."Hard evidence of chemical weapons use 'does not solve Syrian issue'", RT. Interview with Jeremy Corbyn, 11 July 2013.
*He has also blamed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine on NATO's expansion eastward.http://sputniknews.com/voiceofrussia_uk/news/2014_08_30/Ukraine-crisis-resolved-by-ending-NATO-s-expansionist-role-British-MP-1556/ While he has stated that "I am not an admirer or supporter of Putin's foreign policy, or of Russian or anybody else's expansion",Nicholas Watt, "Jeremy Corbyn: 'We are not doing celebrity, personality or abusive politics - this is about hope'", The Guardian, Friday 7 August 2015 he also suggested NATO should agree not to include Ukraine as a member state in exchange for Putin removing his troops.House of Commons Hansard Debates for 10 Feb 2015 (pt 0001) Corbyn's views on NATO's expansion are similar to those of Harvard professor .http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/09/how-not-to-save-ukraine-arming-kiev-is-a-bad-idea/
*Corbyn has said he would rather the UK were not a member of NATO.Jeremy Corbyn: “I think we have to think in terms of the disillusioned who didn’t vote” The New Statesman, 29 July 2015. He has suggested closing it downhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4zaNJnpLOQ&t=7m52s and said it should have been disbanded in 1990.Jeremy Corbyn's Nato stance is a first for a Labour leader, The New Statesman, 19 August 2016. He is the first Labour leader to not support the military alliance. said that taking the UK out of NATO would "pointlessly destabilise Europe" and strengthen Russia.Nato underwrites the stability of the EU. Corbyn's plan to pull the UK out of it would be disastrous, The Independent, 20 August 2015.
*He is consistently opposed to military interventions on principle.NATO, refugees, Brexit: Newly-elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in best RT interviews and more Russia Today, 12 September 2015.The impact of Jeremy Corbyn's foreign policy, BBC, 13 October 2015. He was the chair of the from 2011 until his election as Labour leader in September 2015, and continues to support the group. Stop the War has refused to criticise Russia, supports their point of view, and consistently blames the West for Russian aggression.Stop The War Coalition Deputy Chris Nineham On Today Programme Calls For ‘Opposing The West’, The Huffington Post, 12 October 2016The Stop the War Coalition is more interested in fighting the West than fighting for Syrians, The Independent, 10 December 2016.
*Corbyn supports and recommends the Russian propagandaIs Jeremy Corbyn Putin's latest 'useful idiot' in Europe?, International Business Times, 12 August 2015Journalism mixes with spin on Russia Today: critics, CBC outlet RT.If Stop The War wants peace, why does it indulge Russia's wars?, The New Statesman, 12 October 2016https://archive.is/ncaWg He has also appeared as a guest on RT.
===Other controversial stances===
*Although he takes many admirable pro-science positions — in particular, unlike his brother Piers Corbyn he accepts global warming as a real and serious problem — his and his political allies' stance on homeopathy is dangerously close to dog whistles like "needs more study" or "haven't looked into it, but it sounds promising".Jeremy Corbyn: Where he stands on science and medicinehttp://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/labours-new-shadow-health-minister-considers-backing-homeopa
*Corbyn is against (Britain's nuclear deterrent) and wants to scrap it. He has also said that if he were prime minister he would not press the nuclear button."Jeremy Corbyn row after 'I'd not fire nuclear weapons' comment", BBC News, 30 September 2015. 
*In August 2015, Corbyn received criticism in relation to the idea of women-only train carriages,Jeremy Corbyn sparks women-only train carriage row, BBC, 26 August 2015 despite him never outright advocating for the idea as a concrete policy.Jeremy Corbyn raises possibility of women-only train carriages, The Guardian, 26 August 2015 He only said he would "consult with women and open it up to hear their views on whether women-only carriages would be welcome."
*It was discovered in 2016 that Corbyn, alongside Diane Abbott, had opposed legislation to declare Al-Qaeda a terrorist group shortly before 9/11, even though the group had already slaughtered scores of people in other attacks.Labour grandee accuses Corbyn of giving ‘tacit support’ to terrorists, Evening Standard, 31 March 2016
*In November 2016, he praised the achievements of the recently deceased former Cuban president Fidel Castro.Fidel Castro: Jeremy Corbyn praises 'huge figure', BBC, 26 November 2016 Corbyn said "he will be remembered both as an internationalist and a champion of social justice." He highlighted Castro's achievements such as "building a world class health and education system."Jeremy Corbyn praises "champion of social justice" Fidel Castro, The New Statesman, 26 November 2016. He did somewhat acknowledge Castro's flaws by saying "there were problems and there are problems of excesses by all regimes" but failed to mention the systematic . Corbyn has also been a long-time supporter of the .Jeremy Corbyn Responds To Leadership Challenge And Theresa May Becoming PM By Going To Cuban Solidarity Event The Huffington Post, 11 July 2016.
*Although most people would agree that he isn't anti-Semitic, anti-Semitism has flourished in the Labour Party leading some critics to conclude that he is soft on anti-Semitism. He also hasn't exactly helped matters by defending an anti-Semitic mural that was due to be taken down and posing for a selfie with Norwegian Holocaust denier Hans Jørgen Johansen.Jeremy Corbyn apologises after posing for picture with neo-Nazi antisemite
==Harassment==
 
Regardless of one's politics, the smear campaign against him was pretty hilarious. While Corbyn was largely silent as Labour leader, The Scum, Times, Mail and Telegraph were in a total panic over Corbyn:
*Having a great-great-grandfather who was a 'despotic' master of a workhouse
*Silently munching noodles at Labour meetings (no, not The Onion)
*Not singing the national anthem (She ain't no human being!), but still attending a memorial and standing upRai, Shirin, "Why Corbyn’s silent stand through the anthem is a matter of national importance", The Conversation (9/16/15 at 1:24pm EDT).
, , , , , , , , , , , . followed by doing a merry "dance". They knew it was libel. They knew it wouldn't pass muster and would have to be retracted. They weighed the options and posted it anyway, quickly removing the story after enough people saw it and confirmed their biases. At least we got one of the finest gifs of 2016 out of it.Pontsford, Dominic, "Sun and Mail Online both take down stories claiming Jeremy Corbyn was 'dancing a jig' on way to Cenotaph", PressGazette 11.14.16.
*'Pointing fingers' at rich people with 'a relish and vindictiveness not seen since Stalin persecuted the kulaks'
*Not watching the Queen's Speech on Christmas Day, presumably because he's a filthy republican too busy being plotting the Queen's demise at the homeless shelters he goes to
*Not cleaning his house???
A whistleblower who had worked for the UK's Metropolitan Police revealed that Corbyn and nine other Labour MPs had been targets of surveillance and the compilation of dossiers on their political activities. Corbyn has responded:Rob Evans, "Police facing questions over covert monitoring of Jeremy Corbyn and other MPs", The Guardian, Friday 2 October 2015
==Weird trivia==
*He's the brother of British climate change denier Piers Corbyn, about as far from Jeremy as you can get.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jeremy-corbyns-brother-piers-rejected-by-labour-t9m5bwktn Piers Corbyn also appeared on The Alex Jones Show of all places.Piers Corbyn on The Alex Jones Channel
*His brothers Andrew and Piers used to be members of the Communist Party of Great Britain.Why Jeremy Corbyn epitomises the essence of posh radicalism 7 June 2017, via Tatler.
*It has been claimed that he was in a relationship with former shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott in the late 1970s.Dianne and Jeremy were lovers"
==Who he's not==
File:Michael Rosen recording Listening Lions (26) (14310583388).jpg| But close.
File:Lenin.jpg|Not Jeremy Corbyn.
File:CheHigh.jpg|Also not Jeremy Corbyn.
File:Marx color2.jpg|Also not Jeremy Corbyn, and his beard puts Jez's to shame.
File:Mao Zedong portrait.jpg|Jeremy Corbyn, according to the Times, a once-respectable newspaper (and they do share a sinister like of bicycles).
File:Bernie_Sanders_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg|Not Jeremy Corbyn, although the two do share some similarities. (And ostensibly shop at the same menswear department.)
==See also==
*WikiLeaks#Philip Sales QC
==External links==
*NewsThump can confirm that Rupert Murdoch travels in a "Jimmy Savile-style car"
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