Jeremy corbyn

[audioplayer src="http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/merkelstragicmistake/media.mp3" title="Dan Hodges and John McTernan discuss whether Tom Watson can save Labour" startat=772] Listen [/audioplayer]Last week I was talking to a member of the shadow cabinet about Jeremy Corbyn’s impending victory as Labour leader. ‘Forget about coups and resistance movements. There’s only one person who can save the party now — and that’s Tom Watson.’ It’s a common theme: those who had just recently denounced Watson as a fat thug now see him as the party’s only hope of salvation. On Saturday, half an hour before Corbyn’s almost certain coronation, Watson will be unveiled as his party’s new deputy leader. He will appear a rather unlikely saviour.

Harriet Harman ended her final appearance at PMQs as the interim Labour leader with a parting shot in the direction of Jeremy Corbyn, who is the odds-on favourite to be the party's next leader. ‘It was quite surprising to discover I’m not possibly old enough or posh enough to be the frontrunner of this leadership election,' Harman told Andrew Neil on the Daily Politics. It's true Corbyn is one year older than Harman, at 66, but is he really more posh than the St Paul's Girls' School alumnus? The die-hard socialist certainly has the most privileged upbringing of any of the Labour leadership candidates. Growing up in a seven-bedroom manor house in Shropshire, he is the only candidate who attended private school, studying at the independent Castle House Preparatory School.

Although Conservative politicians insist they are not worried by the threat of a Jeremy Corbyn led opposition, an incident that occurred on Tuesday night appears to suggest otherwise. Channel 4's Michael Crick discovered a Conservative press officer sat in the audience at Corbyn's political rally in Nuneaton. When Crick confronted the staffer -- known as Mike Watkinson -- with his camera crew behind him, Watkinson came across all camera shy and immediately fled the scene: https://twitter.com/MichaelLCrick/status/641294675001901057 A chase scene followed as Crick threw questions in Watkinson's direction, asking him why he was attending the event on behalf of the Tories: 'Were you sent here by the Conservative party? Have you come to gather intelligence?

Given that Corbynmania has so far led users on Mumsnet to lust over Jeremy Corbyn's 'world weary sea dog' looks, as well as inspiring a host of politicians to grow their facial hair, it was only a matter of time until the LGBT community also got in on the action. Mr S has come across a new Corbyn fan base which goes by the name of 'Lezzers4Jezzer'. The group of ladies, who are backing Corbyn in part because he supports gay rights, have even been promoting the Twitter account at Jeremy Corbyn events: https://twitter.com/Lezzers4Jezzer/status/640462819289337856 However, Corbyn beware.

Nigel Farage held another event in Westminster this morning to announce the dates of his ‘Say No – Believe in Britain’ tour, through which he hopes to drum up support for a Brexit. While the venue and message were identical to his press conference in July, the Ukip leader did reveal some details: twelve regional co-ordinators have been chosen, 300 events are planned over the next few months and six million leaflets will be delivered by Christmas. In light of the British Future polling on the toxicity of Ukip’s immigration message, Farage was keen point out he will work with anyone to achieve a Brexit — even Jeremy Corbyn.