Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, and the politics of scruffiness
Why do some politicians get away with looking a state, while others are condemned for it?
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.
Jeremy Corbyn defied the odds in the 2017 election, but can he pull off the same trick twice?
He faces a Conservative campaign with greater unity of purpose, message discipline and policy cohesion.
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Jeremy Corbyn’s strategy? Reminding Leave voters that Boris Johnson is posh
The Labour leader’s first statement of the general election campaign strikes uncannily similar notes to his 2017 pitch.
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Jeremy Corbyn says yes to a December election
“We will now launch the most ambitious and radical campaign for real change our country has ever seen.”
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Is John McDonnell planning to dislodge Jeremy Corbyn?
A controversial interview and the ousting of Karie Murphy has some Corbyn staffers worried that a purge is underway.
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The only surprise is that Karie Murphy wasn’t given the push from Jeremy Corbyn’s office sooner
The Labour leader’s combative chief of staff has long been at the centre of intra-party rows.
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In Mike Ashley, Jeremy Corbyn picked the perfect example for his attack on football club owners
Ashley does not understand football fandom, let alone how to run a club.
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If Jeremy Corbyn cannot lead a national unity government, he must still shape it
The Labour leader should insist on becoming deputy prime minister and seek to thwart the creation of a new centrist…
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A Labour-SNP alliance could yet make Jeremy Corbyn PM and deliver Scottish independence
For the Corbynites, a second referendum is a price worth paying for securing power.
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It’s not Jo Swinson keeping Jeremy Corbyn from leading a government of national unity
Former Labour and ex-Conservative MPs have the same concerns — and there is no force that will make them back…
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Why Andrew Fisher’s departure is a serious blow for Jeremy Corbyn
The resignation of the Labour leader’s longstanding head of policy is something the party can ill afford ahead of an…
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Rosie Duffield row: Corbyn appeal for unity sparks yet more Labour infighting
The Labour leader sought to calm nerves over deselection with a conciliatory message at the PLP but tensions were soon…
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How Islington shaped Jeremy Corbyn
The Labour leader is sustained by an old north London brand of abstract idealism, dauntless optimism, moral indignation and discomfort with…
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Corbyn policy head Andrew Fisher suspended from Labour over tweets
Party leader says he has “full confidence” in his aide ahead of NEC investigation.
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By refusing to sing the national anthem, Jeremy Corbyn joins a long tradition of respectful opposition
Singing (or not singing) the national anthem has long been a political battleground, with a history that stretches back to…
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Clement Attlee detested faddish radicalism – you couldn’t say that Jeremy Corbyn is his heir
“The people’s flag is palest pink,” Attlee quipped. “It’s not red blood but only ink.” That slogan should be stamped…
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