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Jeremy Corbyn backs Brexit referendum and says Labour would support REMAIN

In a letter to party members the opposition leader said that the party would demand a new public vote on a Tory Brexit plan or a No Deal departure.




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Corbyn supporters told to go online during Panorama anti-Semitism documentary

The party's 'outriders' and 'socialist social media activists' were urged to take to Facebook and Twitter to defend Mr Corbyn and his general secretary Jennie Formby.




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Boris Johnson plots election to crush Labour 'while Corbyn is still around'

The Tory frontrunner, who will become the UK's new Prime Minister next week if he defeats Jeremy Hunt in the leadership race, is said to have told aides to prepare for an election as early as next summer.




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Theresea May blasts Corbyn saying anti-Semitism will be his 'legacy' to Labour

The two leaders clashed angrily in Mrs May's penultimate Prime Minister's questions on the day 60 Labour peers took out a full-page newspaper advert criticising Mr Corbyn.




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Labour campaign to shut down private schools 'could cost taxpayers billions'

Class sizes and costs for local councils would soar of thousands if extra students has to be absorbed by the state system, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) warned.




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Boris Johnson brands Jeremy Corbyn a 'brainwashed Remainer'

Boris Johnson goaded the Labour leader that he had abandoned his long-standing Euroscepticism as he claimed that the Tories were now the only ones 'on the side of the people'.




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Jeremy Corbyn REFUSES to launch no confidence vote against Boris Johnson

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to launch a vote of no confidence against Boris Johnson after Jo Swinson urged the Labour leader to join forces with her to bring down the government.




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Brecon by-election: Jeremy Corbyn silent after disastrous Labour result

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted about No Deal Brexit and flooding this morning, but did not mention the humiliating result in Wales.




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Fury at Labour 'betrayal' after John McDonnell makes 'indyref' offer to Nicola Sturgeon

John McDonnell has refused to back down despite facing a wave of anger over the huge concession, seemingly designed to pave the way for a deal with Nicola Sturgeon.




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Corbyn 'will see the Queen' if Boris Johnson loses no confidence vote

The Shadow Chancellor said he would be 'sending Jeremy Corbyn in a cab to Buckingham Palace', at an event at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.




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John McDonnell accused of planning a 'coup' to oust Boris Johnson

The Shadow Chancellor told an Edinburgh Festival Fringe event he would be 'sending Jeremy Corbyn in a cab to Buckingham Palace' if Mr Johnson did not vacate No 10 after losing a vote.




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Voters would prefer No Deal Brexit than for Jeremy Corbyn as PM

Some 48 per cent of people said they would rather the country left the EU without an agreement than for the Labour leader to get into Downing Street, the YouGov poll found.




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Corbyn invites Opposition and Tory rebels to Brexit No Deal meeting

Jeremy Corbyn wrote to opposition parties and Tory rebels inviting the SNP, the Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru, the Greens, Change UK and five Conservatives to am August 27 meeting to stop No Deal.




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Labour split as Jeremy Corbyn decides whether to back election

Boris Johnson laid down the gauntlet last night by demanding Jeremy Corbyn approves a poll on December 12, saying it is the only way to resolve the Brexit 'nightmare'.




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Labour will never govern under Jeremy Corbyn, says Lord Mandelson

Lord Mandelson (pictured) fires a broadside at Labour's 'statist' economic policies. He also launched a brutal attack on leader Jeremy Corbyn.




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Boris Johnson accuses Jeremy Corbyn of 'frustrating Brexit'

Boris Johnson met Jeremy Corbyn for crisis talks this morning in an effort to agree a timetable for passing the deal.




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Jeremy Corbyn would allow Scots second independence referendum

The Labour leader said he was not in favour of such a vote 'anytime soon' but did not rule one out in the future. Scottish Secretary Alister Jack accused him of 'already flirting with the SNP'.




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Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn pledges higher taxes for the rich

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn laid out a platform of tax hikes for the better-off and nationalisation of key industries in his first keynote speech of the contest.




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Labour's Lindsay Hoyle wins race to become Commons speaker

Sir Lindsay Hoyle finally emerged victorious in the fourth gruelling round of voting by MPs, after five other candidates fell by the wayside in the contest to replace John Bercow.




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Labour crisis: Tom Watson QUITS and ex-MP encourages TORY votes

John McDonnell claimed a former Labour MP who launched a stinging attack on Jeremy Corbyn is 'employed by the Tories', prompting a backlash and a demand for the shadow chancellor to apologise.




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Labour candidate accused of calling Jewish councillor 'Shylock' quits election race

Gideon Bull, who was standing in Clacton, said he was stepping down but insisted he had not directed the slur at anyone specifically when he made it in a council meeting.




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Emily Thornberry: Jeremy Corbyn won't have sole Trident access

Emily Thornberry was left scrabbling to defend Labour's commitment to spending billions renewing the Trident system given that Jeremy Corbyn has openly said he would never use it.




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Labour seats where Brexit Party could win if Tories don't stand

He insisted Boris Johnson should be the one to make the next concession, as there were a number of Leave-leaning Labour strongholds where only the Brexit Party had a chance of winning.




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Angela Rayner admits Jeremy Corbyn not universally popular

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner conceded that the Labour leader was not proving universally popular 'on the doorstep' as party activists canvas ahead of the December 12 vote.




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Jeremy Corbyn's hard-left Labour manifesto of nationalisation

Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of plotting to take a 'sledgehammer to the UK economy' after unveiling an extraordinary hard-Left manifesto, vowing to tear up the 'political establishment'.




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Lily Allen sheds tears over Jeremy Corbyn's Labour manifesto

Millionaire popstar Lily Allen reacted to today's unveiling of the Labour Party general election manifesto by 'welling up' in a bizarre video which sparked ridicule after she posted it on Twitter .




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Nigel Farage's Brexit Party election 'contract' aims at Labour

Nigel Farage today unveiled his party's plans to allow voters to hold a Brexit referendum every ten years.




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Jeremy Corbyn fans admit interview with Andrew Neil 'horrific'

Labour activists admitted Jeremy Corbyn 's performance in a BBC interview was 'truly horrific' as they vowed to 'push positive messages' to try and deflect from the 'awful' appearance.




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The Labour Leave seats most likely to return Conservative MPs

Betting markets on crucial Leave-leaning Northern and Midlands seats show punters are increasingly convinced that they will fall to the Tories on December 12.




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Jeremy Corbyn slams BBC on 'Israel's right to exist' in video

In an interview with Tehran-backed channel Press TV - since banned from operating in the UK - he attacks the British broadcaster's coverage of issues in the Middle East.




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Jeremy Corbyn: UK must stop 'clinging to Trump's coat tails'

A video posted on the Labour leader's Twitter feed shows flowers beside the roadsign in the capital, to a soundtrack of Jeremy Corbyn condemning Western wars and emotional music.




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'I don't want to complicate it': Donald Trump says he'll stay out of British politics

Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to stay out of the United Kingdom's upcoming election and then cited Republican losses in Kentucky and Louisiana as proof of his ability to win contests.




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Jeremy Corbyn apologises for Labour anti-Semitism in interview

The opposition leader apologised in a bad-tempered exchange live on This Morning after being pressed by host Philip Schofield.




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Jeremy Corbyn reveals he DOESN'T watch Queen's Speech

The Labour leader (pictured) was asked by Julie Etchingham if he sits down with his family to watch the monarch's annual 3pm address, but failed to give a clear answer when pressed.




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New Statesman says Jeremy Corbyn 'unfit to be prime minister'

Labour's bible, the New Statesman magazine, has refused to endorse Jeremy Corbyn at the general election as it branded him 'unfit to be prime minister'.




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Leaked report accuses Jeremy Corbyn of 11 anti-Semitic acts

The now Labour leader is seen shaking hands with Sheikh Raed Salah after a 2012 talk in which he referred to him as a an 'honoured citizen' and invited him him to tea in the House of Commons.




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Hugh Grant confronted by protesters over Labour anti-Semitism

Hugh Grant was repeatedly challenged in Chingford & Woodford Green over how he could support Jeremy Corbyn's party when it faces condemnation from the Jewish community.




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Nicola Sturgeon says SNP WOULD prop up Labour for indyref

Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed the SNP would be willing to prop up a Labour minority government in exchange for a second Scottish independence referendum.




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Lee Dixon called 'Tory scum' for not voting for Jeremy Corbyn

Former Arsenal defender turned football pundit Lee Dixon has been savaged by Corbynistas on Twitter after saying he wasn't voting for Labour, despite saying he is voting for the Greens.




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Woman slams Jeremy Corbyn for supporting candidate Mike Hill

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was outraged when she saw pictures of Mr Corbyn with his arm around his Hartlepool candidate during a rally in Middlesbrough yesterday.




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Countdown's Rachel Riley expresses relief at Corbyn defeat

Countdown's Rachel Riley tweeted 'love you Britain' as Jeremy Corbyn faced poll humiliation, last night. Meanwhile the editor of the Jewish Chronicle said the relief and gratitude is 'palpable'.




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Who will replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour party leader?

Both Mr Starmer and Ms Long-Bailey are at 3/1 to become leader if Mr Corbyn steps down as expected with Yvette Cooper in second position at 8/1, according to Ladbrokes.




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Departing ex-Labour MP Mary Creagh confronts Jeremy Corbyn

Ex-Wakefield MP Mary Creagh said she confronted the outgoing Labour leader and told to 'apologise for what he'd done', after spotting him while in parliament to clear out her office.




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Poll: Voters Labour due to Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit stance

Labour's vote share fell by almost eight per cent in the 2019 election compared to the poll two years ago and one fifth of those who defected this year cited the party's Brexit strategy.




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Jeremy Corbyn's 2019 New Year 'resistance' message mocked

Former Labour MP for Barnsley East Michael Dugher took to Twitter after Jeremy Corbyn's New Year message to compare the leader to Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda.




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Jeremy Corbyn: Meghan Markle criticism has 'racial undertones'

Jeremy Corbyn waded into the furious row over the royal couple with a spokeswoman saying he understood how coverage could have a 'negative impact on people'.




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Rebecca Long-Bailey makes final of Labour leadership contest

Rebecca Long-Bailey cemented her place in the final round of the Labour leadership contest this afternoon as she was endorsed by the Fire Brigades Union.




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BBC mixes up Labour MPs Dawn Butler and Marsha de Cordova

Labour MP for Brent Central, Dawn Butler, spotted footage of her colleague MP Marsha de Cordova incorrectly labelled by BBC News with Butler's name, prompting anger from both women.




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Coronavirus UK: Alastair Campbell plays bagpipes for NHS nurse

Matilda 'Sissy' Bridge battled leukaemia from the age of two-and-a-half and joined the NHS to work with those who helped her beat the cancer and care for others.




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Coronavirus UK: Labour mayor says Boris Johnson 'deserves' it

The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas' Hospital in south London last night as his symptoms worsened after he was admitted to hospital on Sunday.