Jeremy Corbyn News and Updates on the Labour Leader

JEREMY CORBYN NEWS AND UPDATES ON THE LABOUR PARTY LEADER

Corbyn risks undermining Britain’s Brexit hand as he tells Brussels no deal would be ‘catastrophic’ just hours before May urges the EU to hurry up and move on to trade talks

19/10/17 18:48

Jeremy Corbyn today claimed a no deal Brexit would be catastrophic as he defended flying into Brussels for rival talks. The Labour leader said he wanted to make sure Theresa May's negotiations were 'on track' and insisted he would not 'countenance' a no deal scenario. Mr Corbyn said it was up to the Prime Minister to get her talks 'back on track' condemned her for presiding over 'chaos'. Mrs May will arrive in Brussels later for a crucial summit that will define the next stage of the Brexit talks....read

NORMAN LAMONT: From one Chancellor to another - taxing the old to woo the young would be political suicide

19/10/17 01:36

The Conservative Party is still thrashing around trying to work out how Jeremy Corbyn managed to mesmerise the youth vote and came so close to entering Downing Street.

David Cameron’s doomed pledge to ‘cut the cost of politics’ by slashing the number of MPs has left taxpayer with £10m bill

16/10/17 14:29

David Cameron's plans to cut the number of MPs from 650 to 600 could see Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson lose their current constituencies.

Corbyn-supporting Labour youth wing calls for Britain to quit NATO as Russia is 'no longer a threat' and Trump is 'fascist'

16/10/17 09:46

Labour Youth passed a motion which tore into the military alliance, which it blamed for waging 'wars of aggression' and fuelling racism.

Labour's Hobbit star risks wrath of the Corbynistas: Actor Martin Freeman suggests only way party can win power is moving to the centre ground

16/10/17 02:22

Celebrities like Martin Freeman who back political parties are seen as essential weapons in the fight to win over the young. But he's angered the Corbynistas, WRITES ANDREW PIERCE.

Jeremy Corbyn says Tory infighting over Brexit is putting Britain on a path to 'economic disaster'

15/10/17 16:52

Accusing the Government of 'failing' in Britain's EU exit negotiations, Jeremy Corbyn claimed Prime Minister Theresa May was risking a 'jobs meltdown' across the UK.

A place in the sun: 'Hot felon' Jeremy Meeks bares his sculpted torso as he gambols on the beach for a Malibu photoshoot

15/10/17 16:29

Jeremy Meeks showed off his chiseled physique when he splashed about in the water on a Malibu beach this Saturday. The 33-year-old 'Hot Felon' gave the photographer a smoldering stare.

Labour IS planning for a run on the pound if they win an election, John McDonnell admits

15/10/17 15:32

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell insisted he did not expect the currency to be smashed if Jeremy Corbyn enters No 10. But he said Labour was preparing for 'every scenario'.

Communists monitored by MI5 over fears they could destroy democracy are now senior advisers to Corbyn, claims the spy agency's former chief

14/10/17 14:25

Communists once monitored by MI5 are now among Jeremy Corbyn's senior advisers, Dame Stella Rimington claimed. It's unknown who she was referring to, but could be Seamus Milne.

None of the above! May and Corbyn BOTH score behind 'don't know' in poll asking voters who should be PM

13/10/17 11:20

Theresa May has slipped in the popularity stakes since her disastrous conference speech, which was disrupted by a prankster, a coughing fit and the set collapsing.

Labour frontbencher admits there is 'no appetite' for second Brexit referendum despite Corbyn saying he would vote REMAIN in a rerun

13/10/17 10:22

Arch-Remainer Owen Smith admitted he had been a 'voice in the wilderness' in calling for another referendum.

Was Theresa may consulted before CIA killed White Widow? US say they will target ISIS ‘regardless of origin’ amid calls for probe into the drone attack

13/10/17 00:38

US armed forces chiefs say they will target ISIS 'regardless of origin' amid calls for an investigation into drone attack that reportedly killed Sally Jones (pictured in her pre-conversion punk days).

Hammond was so morbid an undertaker would've got out his tape measure: QUENTIN LETTS sees a gloomy Chancellor talk Brexit before May and Corbyn set about each other like two tortoises chewing a lettuce

12/10/17 02:53

Prime Minister’s Question Time was dire. Neither Theresa May nor Jeremy Corbyn pulsates at the despatch box. Neither crackles with danger.

EU officials hold secret Brexit talks with Jeremy Corbyn amid fears Theresa May's Government will collapse and Labour will sweep to power before Britain leaves the bloc

08/10/17 02:00

EU negotiators are seeking assurances that Mr Corbyn will honour promises made by the Conservatives if he sweeps to power before Britain leaves the EU in 2019.

Voters STILL prefer Theresa May as PM over Jeremy Corbyn despite Tory conference meltdown and infighting over Brexit

06/10/17 17:15

Research by YouGov for the Times found 36 per cent of the public thought Mrs May made the best PM - compared to 33 per cent for the Labour leader.

Fiscal Phil: Corbyn in power? It'd be like turning off Britain's lights (and I did NOT switch allegiance to 'PM' Boris with a 4am text!)

06/10/17 14:23

Chancellor Philip Hammond believes putting Jeremy Corbyn in Number 10 would result in Britain being sent back to the 1970s with an economic slump and chaos.

PM's bold 'Labour Lite' bid to take back control of the Tories with plans to overhaul the university funding system

06/10/17 12:58

Theresa May is to freeze tuition fees and overhaul the entire university funding system as she fights to reverse the catastrophic collapse in support for the Tories among young voters.

Stasi's 'secret file on Corbyn': Fears Labour leader could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail after he travelled through communist Germany in the 1970s with his then-lover Diane Abbott

06/10/17 01:44

The Labour leader visited communist East Germany in the 1970s with his then-lover Home Secretary Diane Abbott. During the trip the Stasi is thought to have compiled a dossier on the pair.

'Nobody's only interested in English, Maths and Science': Jeremy Corbyn blasts core curriculum subjects as 'Victorian' in bizarre Edinburgh Fringe talk

05/10/17 14:47

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn attacked former Education secretary Michael Gove over his obsession with a Victorian system of schooling in a talk at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

Hunt warns Boris Johnson his leadership stirring risks handing Corbyn power as Hammond urges business not to 'collaborate' with hard-left Labour

03/10/17 14:27

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said there was a real danger that destabilising Theresa May would 'open the door' to Labour taking power.

Labour DOES have an anti-Semitism problem but it is dealing with it, the chief of Corbyn's Momentum support group admits

02/10/17 18:01

Jon Lansman dismissed claims from allies of the Labour leader that the allegations are made up and warned 'you have to be a Jew to experience anti-Semitism'.

Corbyn will crash down to Earth like the SNP, says Ruth: Scottish Tory leader uses barnstorming speech to urge party to 'unite and fight' against Labour

02/10/17 05:08

In her barnstorming speech – for which she received two standing ovations – the Scottish Tory leader said Jeremy Corbyn will come ‘crashing down to Earth’ just like the Scottish National Party.

Theresa May admits the Tories have to resell capitalism to younger generation who have fallen under the sway of Jeremy Corbyn

29/09/17 02:07

In a speech to the Bank of England, the Prime Minister insisted the modern capitalist economy had driven the biggest reduction in poverty in human history.

Even gasbag Castro would have told him to wind it up! QUENTIN LETTS on Comrade Corbyn's big day

28/09/17 08:39

Stint us he did not. Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to the Labour conference yesterday in Brighton lasted well over an hour and felt twice that, writes QUENTIN LETTS.

Mac on... Jeremy Corbyn's conference speech

28/09/17 01:41

‘You heard, comrades. I’m ready to be prime minister!’

Corbyn's no longer a joke but a threat who would put our entire economic future in jeopardy, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK

28/09/17 01:12

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: All the Labour leader’s most glaring failings were on show. He is a naturally poor speaker, but the real problem was the content, an excruciating blend of cynicism and dishonesty.

May's clarion call to defend capitalism: PM stands up for the free market and warns against raising taxes

28/09/17 00:42

At a speech to the Bank of England, the Prime Minister (pictured) will describe the free market economy as the ‘greatest agent of collective human progress ever created’.

'It's fantasy economics': Business takes fright as Comrade Corbyn vows to scrap 'failed' capitalist model and turn Britain into a socialist utopia in triumphalist conference speech

27/09/17 21:39

In a triumphalist keynote speech at Labour's annual conference, Mr Corbyn said he was determined to sweep away the 'failed dogma' of 1980s Thatcherism and make the rich 'pay their fair share'.

Labour activists threaten to STALK Laura Kuenssberg at party conference to prove she doesn't need bodyguards

27/09/17 18:06

The decision of the BBC to send a security officer to protect political editor Laura Kuenssberg has enraged hard-left activists convinced of a media stitch up against them.

One more time! Labour leader played into a booze-fuelled karaoke party with his own 'Oh Jeremy Corbyn' anthem at the end of his conference in Brighton

27/09/17 15:24

A boozy karaoke party hosted by the Daily Mirror ran late into the night and was graced by Mr Corbyn, his deputy Tom Watson and shadow ministers Jon Ashworth (pictured) and Angela Rayner.

Jeremy Corbyn calls for new ROBOT TAX on firms who replace workers with new technology

27/09/17 12:16

Jeremy Corbyn will use his keynote speech at the Labour conference to call for the benefits of robotic technology to be shared between employers and the workers whose jobs the machines replace.

Corbyn fuels anti-Semitism row by failing to turn up at Labour Friends of Israel reception saying he is 'too busy' writing conference speech - even though he DID attend another party

27/09/17 10:37

The veteran left-winger sent a message to the event at party conference in Brighton last night saying he was too busy writing his conference speech.

Corbyn's day of disaster: ANDREW PIERCE on the tidal wave of criticism Labour has faced since delegates aired anti-Semitic views at a conference event

27/09/17 02:25

Friendship and welcome were the last thing on the minds of a succession of speakers as they delivered vile and poisonous diatribes about Israel at the 60-minute meeting on Monday.

Labour gets nastier and nastier: Jeremy Corbyn under fire following more allegations of anti-Semitism at the party's conference and claims activists shouted 'guillotine' for the royals

27/09/17 01:17

Jeremy Corbyn has been forced to deny he is running the 'nasty party' after the equality watchdog rebuked Labour over a string of anti-Semitic incidents at their Brighton conference.

Labour deputy Tom Watson breaks into cringeworthy tune at party conference as he sings 'Oh, Jeremy Corbyn'

26/09/17 21:19

He tried to start a round of the infamous 'Oh Jeremy Corbyn' chant - to the tune of Seven Nation Army - but the Brighton audience did not appear to be in the singing mood.

'Just don't threaten her': Diane Abbott pleads with Labour activists to stop vile trolling of Laura Kuenssberg after BBC journalist is forced to get BODYGUARD for conference

26/09/17 12:37

The shadow home secretary said it is 'just wrong' that the BBC's political editor is targeted and told the trolls 'just don't do it'.

Corbyn REFUSES to rule out unilaterally scrapping Britain's nuclear weapons and says he might not militarily defend Nato allies

26/09/17 10:29

The Labour leader said he wants to see the arms ditched 'as quickly as possible' and he is 'totally on the case' to get rid of them.

Corbyn ally complains Left is being 'demonised' over vile trolling that forced BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg to get BODYGUARD for Labour conference in Brighton

25/09/17 21:14

Chris Williamson denied that Labour activists were responsible for abuse that has forced the journalist to get a bodyguard for the party's conference in Brighton this week.

Jeremy Corbyn FINALLY manages to land a high-five with Emily Thornberry after his election night embarrassment as she warns him Labour must stand up to Venezuela

25/09/17 14:04

The Labour leader looked delighted to have pulled off the celebration after he faced mockery for accidentally slapping her breast when he missed the move on election night.

BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg 'to be protected by bodyguards during Labour party conference in Brighton after facing barrage of abuse from Corbynistas'

25/09/17 02:10

BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg will be protected by bodyguards at the Labour party conference begins in Brighton. It comes after a string of abuse directed at the 40-year-old.

Sexism storm hits union led by Corbyn's pal: Document from the Communication Workers Union causes outrage among Labour members

25/09/17 01:49

What will the Labour sisterhood make of the sexist language being deployed by the Communication Workers Union, which has a major exhibition stand at the Labour Party conference?

Corbyn shows true Brexit colours: Labour leader says single market isn't socialist enough but he could still keep Britain in it for YEARS

25/09/17 01:00

Mr Corbyn (pictured), who faced accusations of not campaigning wholeheartedly for Remain ahead of the referendum, said it was essential in the long term to leave the single market.

Jeremy Corbyn DOESN'T walk on water! Labour officials planned for 'JC' to address the faithful from floating platform in the sea before tide times scuppered the scheme

24/09/17 23:20

Organisers looked at holding a rally on Brighton beach with the Labour leader standing on a raft off the shore - an idea which would have drawn comparisons to Jesus walking on water.

'B******* to Brexit!' Protesters march on Labour conference demanding UK stays in the EU as Corbyn REFUSES to rule out keeping free movement and hints at INDEFINITE transition period

24/09/17 20:45

As pro-EU protesters marched at Labour conference, Jeremy Corbyn desperately dodged when pressed whether loose immigration rules should be maintained after we leave the bloc.

'We will transfer the wealth': Corbyn underscores his revolutionary credentials as he holds rally in Brighton to launch most left-wing Labour conference in DECADES

24/09/17 20:26

The Labour leader underscored his revolutionary credentials at a rally in Brighton attended by hundreds of activists – including some bearing Socialist Worker Party placards.

'I will be supporting the workers': Corbyn hints at backing for ILLEGAL strikes as he berates government for not bowing to union demands for 5% public sector pay hike

24/09/17 20:24

The Labour leader repeatedly refused to criticise threats from his union allies to step outside the law with industrial.

Labour DODGES vote on watering down Brexit amid fears it would expose massive splits in the party over leaving the EU

24/09/17 19:51

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn have scotched an effort to force a vote on keeping the UK in the EU single market and customs union.

'Why can't you answer my questions?' Corbyn is slammed by BBC's Andrew Marr for flannelling as he won't even say if he's ever been in an Uber taxi

24/09/17 18:06

The Labour leader dodged desperately on a range of topics during his traditional conference curtain-raising BBC appearance.

Labour MP brands Corbyn's leadership 'hell' and urges Chuka Umunna to wrestle back control of party

24/09/17 13:04

Lisa Nandy, seen as on the soft left of Labour, said she felt like there was a battle going on for the 'soul' of the party - and the future of the country.

Jeremy Corbyn CANNOT defeat the Tories without appealing to Englanders: Former Labour cabinet minister JOHN DENHAM blasts his party leader over his 'youth obsession'

24/09/17 12:49

Former Labour minister John Denham, pictured, has warned Jeremy Corbyn he needs to appeal to older, traditional party supporters who are pro Brexit if he wants the keys to Number 10.

Rock star Jezza has lost the working class: Labour's Brexiteers fear Glastonbury reception has gone to Corbyn's head

24/09/17 12:47

Jeremy Corbyn’s rapturous ‘rock star’ receptions from young voters at Glastonbury and public rallies are making him go ‘soft on Brexit’, it was claimed last night.

Corbyn BACKS move to ban Uber from London saying it is the 'right thing' to do despite furious reaction from users of the taxi app

24/09/17 12:21

The Labour leader said he believed Transport for London was doing the 'right thing' by refusing to renew the taxi firm's permission to operate in the capital.

Whatever your view of Uber, imagine if Labour was in the driving seat: The London taxi row illustrates why Corbyn's so unfit to govern, writes STEPHEN POLLARD

24/09/17 12:17

The decision to ban Uber from London, which was supported by the city's mayor Sadiq Khan provides a fascinating insight into what life under Jeremy Corbyn would be like, writes STEPHEN POLLARD.

'I'm glad I told people not to vote - because now we have Jeremy': Russell Brand says he's 'vindicated' over his pre-2015 election Twitter campaign as it helped Corbyn become Labour leader

23/09/17 13:07

Russell Brand, who is speaking at a Momentum event at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton on the subject of addiction, said: 'I admire both Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell.'

How big business is cosying up to Corbyn: More firms sponsor the Labour conference despite the party leader's tax threat

23/09/17 01:15

Firms such as BT, insurer Aviva and energy provider E.On are paying for fringe events at the party’s annual gathering in Brighton, which starts tomorrow.

We are the mainstream party now, claims Corbyn: Labour leader vows to target key Tory seats as he insists the party's election result 'changed politics' in Britain

22/09/17 02:02

Ahead of the party's conference in Brighton, Jeremy Corbyn gave details of his preparations for an election – including plans to target top Tories such as Amber Rudd and Boris Johnson.

Comic Russell Brand says the rise of Jeremy Corbyn is a 'great thing' and claims HE was partly responsible for the Labour leader's election surge

21/09/17 11:09

Russell Brand said his past claim there is 'no point in voting' helped kick start the surge in left-wing politics which swept Jeremy Corbyn to the Labour leadership and his recent election success.

Corbyn tightens his grip on Labour as the party's governing body approves rule change to make it easier for the hard-left to get on a leadership ballot

19/09/17 20:20

Labour's National Executive Committee waved through his proposals to tip the balance of power away from moderate MPs towards the party's more radical members.

22 dead, 250 injured. But Team Corbyn's first thought? It was the perfect chance for the most cynical election PR stunt of them all

17/09/17 15:29

When the Manchester Arena bomb exploded on May 22, Jeremy Corbyn was quick to react, posting a message on Twitter shortly afterwards and recording a clip for television.

Coasting Corbyn is becoming Eeyore, a caricature pessimist: QUENTIN LETTS on yesterday in Parliament

14/09/17 02:12

If he is not careful, old Jeremy will become a caricature pessimist, the sort of bloke who looks at the skies on the morning of June 22 and says, with satisfaction: ‘The nights are drawing in.’

Enemies of democracy: Once the authentic voice of working people, Labour is now home to law-breakers and dangerous ideologues, says LEO McKINSTRY

13/09/17 12:47

Due to the astonishing rise of his closest ally, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour deputy leader John McDonnell has a central role at the heart of our national life says LEO McKINSTRY.

Where WAS the whooping for trundling Corbyn? QUENTIN LETTS sees the cordial comrades listen to their leader

13/09/17 01:35

Rapture for Jeremy Corbyn was not exactly uncontained when he wandered into the TUC’s conference in Brighton yesterday, writes QUENTIN LETTS.

Corbyn is accused of a 'con trick' on Labour voters as his MPs prepare to vote against a critical Brexit law

12/09/17 05:23

The Labour leader will order his MPs to oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill in a Commons vote today. Brexit Secretary David Davis said opposing the bill was a vote for ‘chaos and confusion’.

Corbyn says Britain COULD stay in the EU single market as he refuses to confirm that free movement must end after Brexit

11/09/17 20:50

The Labour leader said staying in the body was 'open for discussion' - despite such a move implying that free movement would continue.

Jeremy Corbyn being propelled to power would be the greatest political con trick of modern times, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK

09/09/17 17:59

You may not have noticed, but Tuesday will mark the second anniversary of a truly extraordinary moment in our political history, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK.

Corbyn facing rebellion over vote: Group of Labour MPs accuse leader of 'trying to scupper Brexit' by blocking vital new legislation

08/09/17 01:20

The Labour leader was under fire after confirming he will order his MPs to oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill in a crunch Commons vote on Monday.

Corbyn is as blatant at this two-faced game as all those before him: QUENTIN LETTS watches the first PMQs after the summer recess

07/09/17 19:12

Those of us who thought Corbyn lacked the casual dishonesty of normal party leaders may need to reconsider our view. He is a slimy Establishment politician, after all, says QUENTIN LETTS.

May piles pressure on Corbyn over Venezuela violence as she meets leader of democratic revolt in No 10 while his allies plan to share a platform with President Maduro's ambassador

07/09/17 17:13

The Prime Minster held talks with National Assembly leader Julio Borges and Antonieta Lopez, the mother of imprisoned opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.

Labour's secret plans for £4,000 'garden tax': Land and levy plot could treble the average council bill

06/09/17 17:55

The small print of Jeremy Corbyn's (pictured) manifesto contains proposals to replace council tax and business rates with a Land Value Tax (LVT) on homes and gardens.

'All he does is ask for more money to be spent!' Theresa May clashes with Corbyn on public sector pay at PMQs as civil service union warns of strikes

06/09/17 16:26

The Prime Minister and Labour leader aimed a series of barbs at each other as they resumed hostilities after parliament’s summer break.

Rapper Stormzy calls Theresa May a 'paigon' as he accepts a GQ award from laughing 'surprise star guest' Jeremy Corbyn

06/09/17 12:00

The 24-year-old was given the award by Jeremy Corbyn at the Tate Modern in London last night and called Theresa May a 'paigon' - slang for someone who is a liar and a fake friend.

Corbyn is warned he will have to explain to his voters why he is ordering Labour to 'betray' the EU referendum by voting AGAINST crucial Brexit laws

06/09/17 08:51

The Labour leader confirmed today he would impose strict orders on MPs to vote against the Government's flagship Repeal Bill, which copies EU rules into British law.

Religious groups slam Corbyn for sacking MP who warned of grooming by Pakistani men

05/09/17 11:04

Lord Singh of Wimbledon (pictured) signed a letter on behalf of religious groups warning Jeremy Corbyn against victims being 'sacrificed on the altar of political correctness'.

Jeremy Corbyn says he is ‘going through the process’ of turning VEGAN (but will his love of Somerset brie stand in the way?)

05/09/17 04:07

The Labour leader was speaking at an event in London organised by the eco-brand Lush, where he praised veganism and said he was delighted by the movement's growth.

McDonald's staff strike outside Westminster egged on by Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell as they demand £10 an hour wage

04/09/17 16:29

Staff in Cambridge and Crayford, south-east London, walked out in a row over the use of zero-hours contracts and 'inexplicably' low pay. One staff member said there was bullying at his store.

'All the hopey, changey stuff can be junked': Corbyn's inner circle is now taking aim at Labour moderates, says DAN HODGES

03/09/17 18:17

Jeremy Corbyn and his team have no intention of accepting the proffered hand of friendship. To succeed, their strategy requires division and conflict, writes DAN HODGES.

Labour MPs warn Jeremy Corbyn not to do a 'grubby deal' with the Government to limit the debate on the Bill taking Britain out of the EU

03/09/17 18:05

Jeremy Corbyn has been warned by his MPs not to do a ‘grubby deal’ with the Government to limit the debate on the Bill taking us out of the EU – or risk facing a ‘complete s***storm’.

Corbyn's Brexit chief infuriates pro-leave campaigners by insisting Labour could vote NO to crucial new laws needed to quit Europe

03/09/17 16:52

Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer warned Labour could oppose the Repeal Bill in its first vote on September 11 if the party does not get guarantees about workers' rights.

Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has to deny she was forced out of the job by Jeremy Corbyn's 'mob'

31/08/17 09:13

Kezia Dugdale cited personal reasons and other factors for her resignation from the leadership of Scotland's Labour Party. But some sources say Corbyn's 'mob' hounded her out.

Corbynistas demand the deselection of ANOTHER Jeremy critic as Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale quits after being 'hounded out by JC's mob'

30/08/17 16:47

Jess Phillips became the latest Labour MP to be targeted by the hard-left after she spoke out against the attitudes of some British-Pakistanis in the wake of the grooming scandals.