Posted on 05/25/2024 11:41:31 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of Britain's Labour Party, said on Friday he would stand as an independent candidate at the upcoming national election on July 4, Reuters reported.
"I want our political parties to be democratic, but members of Islington North Labour have been denied the right to choose a candidate," Corbyn said in a video announcing his plan.
"So we have to stand up. We have to stand up and say, we're not taking this anymore. We will assert our rights. That's why I'm standing to be an independent candidate for the people of Islington North," he added.
Asked about Corbyn, Labour leader Keir Starmer told reporters at a later campaign rally, "I think Jeremy Corbyn's days of commenting on what the Labour Party is doing are over."
Corbyn was Labour leader at the last election in 2019, in which Labour recorded its worst performance, in terms of seats, since 1935.
Labour officials have not included the 74-year-old in a shortlist for candidates for the seat, prompting his decision to go it alone as an independent.
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I will believe it when it actually happens.
Only the Political Right jubilantly commits suicide on Election Day.
He should turn out his base with the, “Nuke Israel,” platform.
If victorious he’ll be a back bencher that even Labour MPs will shun.
Nobody’s committing anything. Corbyn is just 1 candidate in 1 district who has little chance of affecting even that lone outcome, never mind affecting the national results.
Check for flying pigs, and get a weather report from Hell. It could happen. We can hope.
He should retire to Hamastan...
He might find a flying pig and have a date. In other words, he is a pig ******.
There are more members of the House of Commons than the US House of Representatives, to represent about 1/10 as many people.
I lost all respect for the UK when they elected a filthy curry reaking wog as prime minister of a western country. Deport all Indians and non westerners please!
I was thinking Corbyn would be campaigning nationally.
Apparently, not?
From memory - about 8% of English voters are Muslim.
Might be a timely and thrilling election for an antisemite like Corbyn.
It would be great if Corbyn took a high profile and dragged down Labour in the process, but they’re not stupid enough to allow that.
I like curry. Racism bad.
They won’t like him much there. Maybe they’ll make him a hostage. Maybe their b@#$h. Maybe both.
Whoa dude.
UK is afflicted by a similar political disease as are the USA and Canada
Lord Bucket Head.
Corbyn was expelled from the Labour Party for anti-semitism, so he’s on his own as an independent, and could never raise the money for a national campaign. Oh, and the proportion in the last census was c. 6%.
In 2021, it was 6.7% in England and Wales, and 15% in London.
In spite of Brexit, significant emigration to England has continued, and the Muslim birth rate is higher than average.
Curiously, almost every northern European country stopped counting their Muslims after the 2020 Census reported shocking increases.
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