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Jeremy Corbyn
The Right Honourable; Jeremy Corbyn
	Corbyn in June 2017
Leader of the Opposition
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 September 2015
Leader of the Labour Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 September 2015
Deputy	Tom Watson
Preceded by	Ed Miliband
Chair of the Stop the War Coalition
	In office; 14 June 2011 – 12 September 2015
President	Tony Benn (2011–2014)
Member of Parliament for Islington North
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 June 1983
Majority	33,215 (60.5%)
Personal details
Born	Jeremy Bernard Corbyn; 26-May-1949; Chippenham, England, UK
Residence	Finsbury Park, North London
Alma mater	North London Polytechnic
Website	Official website

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Jeremy Bernard Corbyn, born 26 May 1949 is a British politician serving as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2015. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North since 1983.

Ideologically, Corbyn identifies as a democratic socialist. He advocates reversing austerity cuts to public services and welfare funding made since 2010, and proposes renationalisation of public utilities and the railways. An anti-war and anti-nuclear campaigner since his youth, he broadly supports a foreign policy of military non-interventionism and unilateral nuclear disarmament.

Corbyn began his career as a representative for various trade unions. His political career began when he was elected to Haringey Council in 1974; he later became Secretary of Hornsey Constituency Labour Party, and continued in both roles until elected MP for Islington North. As a backbench MP he was known for his activism and rebelliousness, frequently voting against the Labour whip, including when the party was in government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Corbyn was also the national chair of the Stop the War Coalition from 2011 to 2015.

Corbyn announced his candidacy for the Labour leadership following Labour's defeat in the 2015 general election and the resignation of Ed Miliband. Despite entering the leadership race as the dark horse candidate and having only just secured 35 nominations from fellow Labour MPs to be placed on the ballot, Corbyn quickly emerged as the leading candidate and was elected leader in September 2015, with a first-round vote of 59.5%.

In the snap 2017 general election, Labour (under Corbyn) again finished as the second largest party in parliament, but increased their share of the popular vote to 40%, resulting in a net gain of 30 seats and a hung parliament. It was the first time Labour had made a net gain of seats since 1997, and the party's 9.6% increase in vote share was its largest in a single general election since 1945.

Early life

Corbyn was born in Chippenham and brought up in nearby Kington St Michael in Wiltshire. He is the youngest of the four sons of Naomi Loveday (née Josling; 1915–1987), a maths teacher, and David Benjamin Corbyn (1915–1986), an electrical engineer and expert in power rectifiers. His brother Piers Corbyn is a weather forecaster. His parents were peace campaigners who met in the 1930s at a committee meeting in support of the Spanish Republic at Conway Hall during the Spanish Civil War. When Corbyn was seven years old, the family moved to Pave Lane in Shropshire, where his father bought Yew Tree Manor, a 17th-century farmhouse which was once part of the Duke of Sutherland's Lilleshall estate.

Corbyn was educated at Castle House School, an independent preparatory school near Newport, Shropshire, before attending Adams' Grammar School as a day student. While still at school, he became active in The Wrekin constituency Young Socialists, his local Labour Party, and the League Against Cruel Sports. He achieved two E-grade A-Levels before leaving school at 18. Corbyn joined the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in 1966 whilst at school and later became one of its three vice-chairs.

After school,[14] Corbyn worked briefly as a reporter for a local newspaper, the Newport and Market Drayton Advertiser. At around the age of 19 he spent two years doing Voluntary Service Overseas in Jamaica as a youth worker and geography teacher.

Early career and political activities

Returning to the UK in 1971, he worked as an official for the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers. Corbyn began a course in Trade Union Studies at North London Polytechnic but left after a year without a degree after a series of arguments with his tutors over the curriculum. He worked as a trade union organiser for the National Union of Public Employees and Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union, where his union was approached by Tony Benn and "encouraged ... to produce a blueprint for workers' control of British Leyland"; the plans did not proceed after Benn was moved to a different Department.

He was appointed a member of a district health authority and in early 1974, at the age of 24, he was elected to Haringey Council in South Hornsey ward. After boundary changes in 1978 he was re-elected in Haringey ward as councillor, remaining so until 1983. As a delegate from Hornsey to the Labour Party conference in 1978, Corbyn successfully moved a motion calling for dentists to be employed by the NHS rather than private contractors. He also spoke in another debate, describing a motion calling for greater support for law and order as "more appropriate to the National Front than to the Labour Party".

Corbyn became the local Labour Party's agent and organiser, and had responsibility for the 1979 general election campaign in Hornsey. He worked on Tony Benn's unsuccessful deputy leadership campaign in 1981. He was keen to allow former International Marxist Group member Tariq Ali to join the party, despite Labour's National Executive having declared him unacceptable, and declared that "so far as we are concerned ... he's a member of the party and he'll be issued with a card." In May 1982, when Corbyn was chairman of the Constituency Labour Party, Ali was given a party card signed by Corbyn; in November the local party voted by 17 to 14 to insist on his membership "up to and including the point of disbandment of the party".

In the July 1982 edition of London Labour Briefing, Corbyn opposed expulsions of the Militant tendency, saying that "If expulsions are in order for Militant, they should apply to us too." In the same year, he was the "provisional convener" of "Defeat the Witch-Hunt Campaign", based at Corbyn's then address.

Parliamentary backbencher (1983–2015)

Labour in opposition (1983–97)

Corbyn was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the constituency of Islington North, in February 1982, At the 1983 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Islington North, after defeating the incumbent Michael O'Halloran and immediately joined the Socialist Campaign Group, later becoming secretary of the group. In February 2017, Morning Star said about Corbyn: "He has been bullied, betrayed and ridiculed, and yet he carries on with the same grace and care he always shows to others – however objectionable their behaviour and treatment of him might be."

In 1983, Corbyn spoke out on a "no socialism without gay liberation" platform and continued to campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

He was a campaigner against apartheid in South Africa, serving on the National Executive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Jeremy Corbyn has been on the right side of history for 30 years.

Poll tax protests and select committee membership

In 1990, Corbyn opposed the Poll tax (formally known as the Community Charge)and nearly went to jail for not paying the tax.

Corbyn sat on the Social Security Select Committee from 1992 to 1997, the London Regional Select Committee from 2009 to 2010, and the Justice Select Committee from 2010 to 2015.

Anti-war activism

In October 2001, Corbyn was elected to the steering committee of the Stop the War Coalition, which was formed to oppose the War in Afghanistan which started later that year. In 2002, Corbyn reported unrest : "there is disquiet...about issues of foreign policy" among some members of the Labour party. He cited "the deployment of troops to Afghanistan and the threat of bombing Iraq" as examples. He was vehemently opposed to the Iraq War in 2003, and spoke at dozens of anti-war rallies in Britain and overseas. He helped organise the February 2003 anti-Iraq War protest which was claimed to be the largest such protest in British political history. In 2006, Corbyn was one of 12 Labour MPs to support Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party's call for a parliamentary inquiry into the Iraq War. He was elected chair of the coalition in succession to Andrew Murray (trade unionist) in September 2011, but resigned once he became Leader of the Labour Party in September 2015.

Corbyn and the Media

In July 2016, a study and analysis by academics from the London School of Economics of months of eight national newspaper articles about Corbyn in the first months of his leadership of Labour showed that 75% of them either distorted or failed to represent his actual views on subjects.

Awards and recognition

In 2013, Corbyn was awarded the Gandhi International Peace Award for his "consistent efforts over a 30-year parliamentary career to uphold the Gandhian values of social justice and non‐violence."

In December 2017 he was one of three recipients awarded the Seán MacBride Peace Prize "for his sustained and powerful political work for disarmament and peace".<

↑ Cadwalladr, Carole (9 August 2015). "From Blair to Corbyn: the changing face of Islington, Labour's London heartland". The Observer. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
↑ Morris, James (17 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn promises Islington 'will not be forgotten'". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[Islington-1] Cadwalladr, Carole (9 August 2015). "From Blair to Corbyn: the changing face of Islington, Labour's London heartland". The Observer. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[2] Morris, James (17 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn promises Islington 'will not be forgotten'". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

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 Corbyn announced his candidacy for the Labour leadership following Labour's defeat in the 2015 general election and the resignation of Ed Miliband. Despite entering the leadership race as the dark horse candidate and having only just secured 35 nominations from fellow Labour MPs to be placed on the ballot, Corbyn quickly emerged as the leading candidate and was elected leader in September 2015, with a first-round vote of 59.5%.
-After the UK voted to leave the EU in June 2016, Labour MPs passed a vote of no confidence in Corbyn by 172 votes to 40 following the resignation of around two-thirds of Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet. In the September 2016 leadership contest, Corbyn retained the party leadership with an increased vote share of 61.8%. In the snap 2017 general election, Labour (under Corbyn) again finished as the second largest party in parliament, but increased their share of the popular vote to 40%, resulting in a net gain of 30 seats and a hung parliament. It was the first time Labour had made a net gain of seats since 1997, and the party's 9.6% increase in vote share was its largest in a single general election since 1945.
+In the snap 2017 general election, Labour (under Corbyn) again finished as the second largest party in parliament, but increased their share of the popular vote to 40%, resulting in a net gain of 30 seats and a hung parliament. It was the first time Labour had made a net gain of seats since 1997, and the party's 9.6% increase in vote share was its largest in a single general election since 1945.
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+Corbyn was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the constituency of Islington North, in February 1982, At the 1983 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Islington North, after defeating the incumbent Michael O'Halloran and immediately joined the Socialist Campaign Group, later becoming  secretary of the group. In February 2017, ''Morning Star'' said about Corbyn: "He has been bullied, betrayed and ridiculed, and yet he carries on with the same grace and care he always shows to others – however objectionable their behaviour and treatment of him might be."
-Corbyn was selected as the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Prospective parliamentary candidate|candidate]] for the [[Electoral district|constituency]] of [[Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington North]], in February 1982,<ref name=beeb /><ref name="Criddle2005">{{citation|author=Byron Criddle|title=The Almanac of British Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4LPsrwLbOs0C&pg=PA483|date=19 August 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-49381-4|page=483|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119130144/https://books.google.com/books?id=4LPsrwLbOs0C&pg=PA483|archivedate=19 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> winning the final ballot by 39 votes against 35 for GLC councillor [[Paul Boateng]].<ref name="roth profile" /> At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 general election]] he was elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for Islington North,<ref name=beeb /> after defeating the incumbent [[Michael O'Halloran (British politician)|Michael O'Halloran]] and immediately joined the socialist <!-- Added 'Socialist' early in the New Labour era. -->[[Socialist Campaign Group|Campaign Group]], later becoming  secretary of the group.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kinnock|first1=Neil|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/2016/07/neil-kinnock-when-corbyn-wanted-me-deposed-i-sought-nominations-mps|title=When Corbyn wanted me deposed, I sought nominations from MPs|work=New Statesman|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=15 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512185537/http://www.newstatesman.com/2016/07/neil-kinnock-when-corbyn-wanted-me-deposed-i-sought-nominations-mps|archivedate=12 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>[http://leftunity.org/jeremy-corbyn-thinking-the-unthinkable/ "Jeremy Corbyn: thinking the unthinkable"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923055930/http://leftunity.org/jeremy-corbyn-thinking-the-unthinkable/ |date=23 September 2015 }}, leftunity.org; retrieved 22 September 2015</ref> Shortly after being elected to parliament, he began writing a weekly column for the ''[[Morning Star (British newspaper)|Morning Star]]''.<ref name=LusherIndy>{{cite news|last1=Lusher|first1=Adam|title=Jeremy Corbyn: In search of the man threatening to wrench Labour to the left|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/in-search-of-the-real-jeremy-corbyn--the-man-threatening-to-wrench-labour-to-the-left-10397997.html|accessdate=21 September 2015|work=The Independent|date=17 July 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925171000/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/in-search-of-the-real-jeremy-corbyn--the-man-threatening-to-wrench-labour-to-the-left-10397997.html|archivedate=25 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In May 2015, he said that "the ''Star'' is the most precious and only voice we have in the daily media".<ref>{{cite news|last=Greenslade|first=Roy|title=Morning Star opts for youth by appointing Ben Chacko as editor|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/26/morning-star-opts-for-youth-by-appointing-ben-chacko-as-editor|accessdate=22 April 2016|work=The Guardian|date=26 May 2015|language=en-GB|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305054839/http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/26/morning-star-opts-for-youth-by-appointing-ben-chacko-as-editor|archivedate=5 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In February 2017, ''Morning Star'' said about Corbyn: "He has been bullied, betrayed and ridiculed, and yet he carries on with the same grace and care he always shows to others – however objectionable their behaviour and treatment of him might be."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rathor|first1=Skeena|last2=House|first2=Richard|title=Morning Star :: The leadership myth: why Corbyn is a great leader|url=https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-4602-The-leadership-myth-why-Corbyn-is-a-great-leader#.WQs7WUwrKUk|work=The Morning Star|date=26 May 2015|accessdate=13 August 2017|language=en-GB|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814054720/https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-4602-The-leadership-myth-why-Corbyn-is-a-great-leader#.WQs7WUwrKUk|archivedate=14 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-In 1983, Corbyn spoke out on a "no socialism without gay liberation" platform and continued to campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.<ref name="bbcprofile2017">{{cite news|last=Wheeler|first=Brian|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39807055|title=TheJeremy Corbyn story: Profile of Labour leader|work=|location=|publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=23 May 2017|accessdate=13 August 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612223128/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39807055|archivedate=12 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
+In 1983, Corbyn spoke out on a "no socialism without gay liberation" platform and continued to campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
+He was a campaigner against apartheid in South Africa, serving on the National Executive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Jeremy Corbyn has been on the right side of history for 30 years.
-He was a campaigner against [[apartheid]] in South Africa, serving on the National Executive of the [[Anti-Apartheid Movement]],<ref name="Proctor">{{cite news|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/labour-mps-switch-andy-burnham-9433599 |title=Labour MPs switch from Andy Burnham to left-winger Jeremy Corbyn in leadership race |first=Kate |last=Proctor |date=13 June 2015 |work=[[Newcastle Evening Chronicle]] |accessdate=20 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618164047/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/labour-mps-switch-andy-burnham-9433599 |archivedate=18 June 2015 |df= }}</ref> and was arrested in 1984 while demonstrating outside [[South Africa House]].<ref name="Prince" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Gavin|url=http://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2015-archive-1/october/apartheid-research-project-unearths-viral-image-of-labour-party-leader|title=Research unearths viral image of Labour Party leader|publisher=University of Leicester|date=15 October 2015|accessdate=5 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708191603/http://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2015-archive-1/october/apartheid-research-project-unearths-viral-image-of-labour-party-leader|archivedate=8 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/16/jeremy-corbyn-leadership-david-cameron-libya-labour|title=Jeremy Corbyn has been on the right side of history for 30 years. That’s real leadership {{!}} Ronan Bennett|last=Bennett|first=Ronan|date=16 September 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=22 November 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
-He supported the [[UK miners' strike (1984–85)|1984–85 miners' strike]] and,<ref name="walesonline">{{cite news|last=Williamson|first=David|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/miners-hero-tyrone-osullivan-given-11666739|title=Miners' hero Tyrone O'Sullivan has given Jeremy Corbyn a thundering endorsement|work=|location=Wales|publisher=''[[Wales Online]]''|date=27 July 2017|accessdate=13 August 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814020104/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/miners-hero-tyrone-osullivan-given-11666739|archivedate=14 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in 1985, he invited striking miners into House of Commons gallery who were expelled for shouting: "Coal not dole".<ref name="bbcprofile2017" /> Corbyn was given a medallion at the end of the strike by the miners in recognition of his help.<ref name="walesonline"/>
-During the BBC's ''[[Newsnight]]'' in 1984, Conservative MP [[Terry Dicks]] asserted that so-called Labour scruffs (such as Corbyn, who at this time was known for wearing open-necked shirts to the Commons<ref>{{cite news|last1=Russell|first1=William|title=Suitable case for fashionable MPs?|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xf89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=fUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4265%2C1992336|accessdate=20 September 2015|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=10 July 1984|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204|archivedate=21 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>) should be banned from addressing the House of Commons unless they maintained higher standards. Corbyn responded, saying that: "It's not a fashion parade, it's not a gentleman's club, it's not a bankers' institute, it's a place where the people are represented."<ref>{{cite AV media|year=1984|title=Scruffy Jeremy Corbyn winds up Tories in 1984|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZsYvkTw4Rg|format=YouTube video|location=[[Houses of Parliament]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]|publisher=Newsnight|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912050123/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZsYvkTw4Rg|archivedate=12 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====Irish politics====
-In the 1980s Corbyn took a keen interest in the conflict in [[Northern Ireland]]. He wanted to develop dialogue with the Irish Republican Party [[Sinn Féin]] and so, when [[Gerry Adams]] became the first Sinn Fein MP in 1983, Corbyn met with Adams at Westminster along with a number of other Labour MPs.<ref>PhD Thesis: ‘Analysis of the Development of the British Labour Movement’s Policies and Attitudes Towards the Northern Ireland Problem 1979–1997’ M. O'Donnell. University of Surrey, 1997. p90.</ref> In 1984, Corbyn and Ken Livingstone invited [[Gerry Adams]], two convicted [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] volunteers and other members of [[Sinn Féin]] to Westminster.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-corbyn-on-northern-ireland|title=Corbyn on Northern Ireland|last=Worrall|first=Patrick|date=30 May 2017|website=Channel 4|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> The meeting took place three weeks after the [[Brighton hotel bombing]], an attack on the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] leadership carried out by the IRA that killed five people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/labour-frontrunner-corbyn-refuses-to-condemn-the-ira-31433660.html |title=Labour front-runner Corbyn refuses to condemn the IRA|publisher=Independent News and Media |newspaper=The Irish Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/07/jeremy-corbyn-reunites-with-his-old-comrade-gerry-adams-in-parliament/# |title=Jeremy Corbyn reunites with his old ‘comrade’ Gerry Adams in Parliament |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811185934/https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/07/jeremy-corbyn-reunites-with-his-old-comrade-gerry-adams-in-parliament/ |archivedate=11 August 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34184265|title=The Jeremy Corbyn Story: Profile of Labour leader|quote=He incurred the wrath of the Labour leadership early on his career when he invited two former IRA prisoners to speak at Westminster, two weeks after the Brighton bomb that had nearly killed Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet.|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912194927/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34184265|archivedate=12 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He became known during the 1980s for his work on behalf of the [[Guildford Four]] and [[Birmingham Six]], who were eventually found to have been wrongly convicted of responsibility for fatal IRA bombings in England in the mid-70s.<ref>Paul Hill, Ronan Bennett, ''Stolen Years'', Doubleday, 1990, p. 219.</ref><ref>Hughie Callaghan, Sally Mulready, ''Cruel Fate: One Man's Triumph Over Injustice'', University of Massachusetts Press, 1993, pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ahfr6gkGMOYC&pg=PA178 178] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906063304/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ahfr6gkGMOYC&pg=PA178 |date=6 September 2015 }}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ahfr6gkGMOYC&pg=PA191 191] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906052017/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ahfr6gkGMOYC&pg=PA191 |date=6 September 2015 }}.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2041634.stm "Jeremy Corbyn"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306184134/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2041634.stm |date=6 March 2016 }}, BBC News, 22 October 2002.</ref><ref>Peter Gruner, [http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2013/jun/he-reaches-30-year-milestone-islington-north-labour-mp-jeremy-corbyn-reflects-his-care "As he reaches 30-year milestone, Islington North Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn reflects on his career in politics"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306010203/http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2013/jun/he-reaches-30-year-milestone-islington-north-labour-mp-jeremy-corbyn-reflects-his-care |date=6 March 2016 }}, ''Islington Tribune'', 7 June 2013.</ref><ref name="BirmBT">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11245150/The-Birmingham-bombings-40-years-on-what-can-we-learn-from-IRA-terror.html|title=The Birmingham bombings 40 years on: what can we learn from IRA terror?|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London, UK|accessdate=3 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925165209/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11245150/The-Birmingham-bombings-40-years-on-what-can-we-learn-from-IRA-terror.html|archivedate=25 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the run up to the 2017 general election, Corbyn said that he had "never met the IRA", although Shadow Home Secretary [[Diane Abbott]] later clarified that although he had met members of the IRA, "he met with them in their capacity as activists in Sinn Fein".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/terrorism/news/86282/diane-abbott-corbyn-met-ira-members-their-capacity-sinn|title=Diane Abbott: Corbyn met IRA members 'in their capacity as Sinn Fein activists'|first=|last=PoliticsHome.com|date=27 May 2017|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527115822/https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/terrorism/news/86282/diane-abbott-corbyn-met-ira-members-their-capacity-sinn|archivedate=27 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ira-bombing-campaign-was-completely-wrong-because-it-killed-civilians-corbyn-35761761.html|title=IRA bombing campaign was completely wrong because it killed civilians – Corbyn – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204|archivedate=21 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-In 1986, Corbyn was arrested with fifteen demonstrators protesting against the trial of a group of IRA members including the Brighton Bomber [[Patrick Magee (Irish republican)|Patrick Magee]]. Magee would be found guilty of murdering five people. After refusing police requests to move from outside the court, Corbyn and the other protesters were arrested for obstruction and held for five hours before being released on bail, but were not charged.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gilligan|first=Andrew|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/jeremy-corbyn-was-arrested-at-ira-demo-brighton-bomber-solidarity-protest-old-bailey-labour-gd3tnhmrt|title=Jeremy Corbyn was arrested at IRA demo|work=The Sunday Times|date=14 May 2017|accessdate=15 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204|archivedate=21 January 2016|df=dmy-all}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Following the 1987 [[Loughgall ambush]], in which eight IRA members and one civilian were shot dead by the British Army in an operation to defend a police station, Corbyn attended a commemoration by the [[Wolfe Tone Societies|Wolfe Tone Society]] and stated "I'm happy to commemorate all those who died fighting for an independent Ireland."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/night-jeremy-corbyn-stood-in-honour-of-dead-ira-terrorists-1-7008757|title=Night Jeremy Corbyn stood in honour of dead IRA terrorists|website=www.newsletter.co.uk|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605192657/http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/night-jeremy-corbyn-stood-in-honour-of-dead-ira-terrorists-1-7008757|archivedate=5 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/19/exclusive-mi5-opened-file-jeremy-corbyn-amid-concerns-ira-links/ |title=Exclusive: MI5 opened file on Jeremy Corbyn amid concerns over his IRA links |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520094724/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/19/exclusive-mi5-opened-file-jeremy-corbyn-amid-concerns-ira-links/ |archivedate=20 May 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-In the early 1990s, [[MI5]] opened a temporary file on Corbyn to monitor his links to the IRA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/19/exclusive-mi5-opened-file-jeremy-corbyn-amid-concerns-ira-links/|title=Exclusive: MI5 opened file on Jeremy Corbyn amid concerns over his IRA links|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520094724/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/19/exclusive-mi5-opened-file-jeremy-corbyn-amid-concerns-ira-links/|archivedate=20 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mi5-jeremy-corbyn-files-kept-ira-sympathies-a7745966.html|title=MI5 'kept file on Jeremy Corbyn over his IRA sympathies'|date=20 May 2017|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520052242/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mi5-jeremy-corbyn-files-kept-ira-sympathies-a7745966.html|archivedate=20 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[Metropolitan Police]]'s [[Special Branch]] monitored Corbyn for two decades, as he was “deemed to be a subversive”, someone who might "undermine ... Parliamentary democracy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/mi5-had-file-on-jeremy-corbyn-over-ira-10885001|title=MI5 'had file on Jeremy Corbyn over IRA'|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621192504/http://news.sky.com/story/mi5-had-file-on-jeremy-corbyn-over-ira-10885001|archivedate=21 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/06/exclusive-special-branch-monitored-jeremy-corbyn-20-years-amid/|title=Exclusive: Special Branch monitored Jeremy Corbyn for 20 years amid fears he was 'undermining democracy'|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609215719/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/06/exclusive-special-branch-monitored-jeremy-corbyn-20-years-amid/|archivedate=9 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He appeared at a number of Republican protest events. According to ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', following research in Irish and Republican archives, Corbyn was involved in over 72 events connected with Sinn Féin, or other pro-republican groups, during the period of the IRA's paramilitary campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gilligan|first=Andrew|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/election-2017/abbott-declared-support-for-ira-defeat-of-britain-rp79dvvmk|title=Abbott declared support for IRA defeat of Britain|work=The Sunday Times|date=21 May 2017|accessdate=21 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204|archivedate=21 January 2016|df=dmy-all}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
-He voted against the 1985 Anglo-Irish agreement, saying "We believe that the agreement strengthens rather than weakens the border between the six and the 26 counties, and those of us who wish to see a United Ireland oppose the agreement for that reason."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-corbyn-on-northern-ireland |title=FactCheck: Corbyn on Northern Ireland}}</ref> However in 1998, he supported and voted for the [[Good Friday Agreement]], saying he looked forward to "peace, hope and reconciliation in Ireland in the future."<ref name=":0" />
-====Israeli embassy bombers====
-Corbyn supported the campaign to overturn the convictions of [[1994 London Israeli Embassy attack|Jawad Botmeh and Samar Alami]] for the 1994 bombing of the [[Embassy of Israel, London|Israeli Embassy in London]]; Botmeh and Alami had admitted possessing explosives and guns but denied they were for use in Britain. The convictions were upheld by the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales|High Court of Justice]] in 2001 and by the [[European Court of Human Rights]] in 2007.<ref name=DT2>{{cite news|last=Swinford|first=Steven|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11837454/Jeremy-Corbyn-campaigned-for-release-of-Embassy-bombers.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn campaigned for release of Embassy bombers|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London, UK|date=1 September 2015|accessdate=2 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904001044/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11837454/Jeremy-Corbyn-campaigned-for-release-of-Embassy-bombers.html|archivedate=4 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="JCBomb">{{cite web|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/143500/jeremy-corbyn-campaigned-israeli-embassy-car-bombing-pair|title=Jeremy Corbyn campaigned for Israeli Embassy car bombing pair|work=Jewish Chronicle|date=1 September 2015|accessdate=3 September 2015|author=Dysch, Marcus|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904001832/http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/143500/jeremy-corbyn-campaigned-israeli-embassy-car-bombing-pair|archivedate=4 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 ====Poll tax protests and select committee membership====
+In 1990, Corbyn opposed the Poll tax (formally known as the Community Charge)and nearly went to jail for not paying the tax.
-In 1990, Corbyn opposed the [[Poll tax (Great Britain)|Poll tax]] (formally known as the Community Charge)<ref name="Benn2013">{{cite book|last=Benn|first=Tony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LdCp8S5XK9wC&pg=PA624|title=The Benn Diaries: 1940–1990|publisher=Random House|year=2013|isbn=978-1-4464-9373-1|page=624|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119102507/https://books.google.com/books?id=LdCp8S5XK9wC&pg=PA624|archivedate=19 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and nearly went to jail for not paying the tax.<ref name="Prince">{{cite news|last=Prince|first=Rosa|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11710685/jeremy-corbyn-profile.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn: full story of the lefty candidate the Tories would love to see elected as Labour Leader|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=14 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814041024/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11710685/jeremy-corbyn-profile.html|archivedate=14 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-Corbyn sat on the [[Department for Social Security|Social Security Select Committee]] from 1992 to 1997, the [[London Regional Select Committee]] from 2009 to 2010, and the [[Justice Select Committee]] from 2010 to 2015.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jeremy-corbyn/185 "Jeremy Corbyn MP"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716154017/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Jeremy-Corbyn/185 |date=16 July 2015 }}, parliament.uk; retrieved 22 September 2015.</ref>
+Corbyn sat on the Social Security Select Committee from 1992 to 1997, the London Regional Select Committee from 2009 to 2010, and the Justice Select Committee from 2010 to 2015.
-===Labour in government (1997–2010)===
-[[File:Jeremy Corbyn, 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Corbyn in 2006]]
-Between 1997 and 2010, during the most recent [[Labour Party (UK)#"New Labour" – in government, 1997–2010|Labour Government]], Corbyn was the Labour MP who voted most often against the party whip, including [[Three line whip|three-line whip]] votes. In 2005 he was identified as the second most rebellious Labour MP of all time when the party was in government.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cowley |first=Philip |title=The Rebels: How Blair mislaid his majority |year=2005 |page=18 |isbn=1-84275-127-1 |publisher=Politico's Publishing |location=London}}. The most rebellious was Dennis Skinner who, unlike Corbyn, was a Member of Parliament during the Labour government of 1974–79.</ref> He was the most rebellious Labour MP in the 1997–2001 Parliament,<ref>{{cite book |last=Cowley |first=Philip |title=Revolts and Rebellions: Parliamentary voting under Blair |publisher=Politico's Publishing |year=2002 |location=London |page=91 |isbn=1-84275-029-1}}</ref> the 2001–2005 Parliament<ref>{{cite book |last=Cowley |first=Philip |title=The Rebels: How Blair mislaid his majority |year=2005 |page=53 |isbn=1-84275-127-1 |publisher=Politico's Publishing |location=London}}</ref> and the 2005–2010 Parliament,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://electionblog2010.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/most-rebellious-parliament-ends.html |last=Cowley |first=Philip |publisher=The School of Politics and International Relations |title=The most rebellious parliament ends |date=9 April 2010 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222110541/http://electionblog2010.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/most-rebellious-parliament-ends.html |archivedate=22 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> defying the whip 428 times while Labour was in power.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://revolts.co.uk/?p=914 |title=Corbyn and the whip |publisher=Revolts |date=24 July 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204 |archivedate=21 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The left-wing ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'' magazine described him as "a figure who for decades challenged them [Labour Party elites] from the backbench as one of the most rebellious left-wing members of parliament."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wainwright|first1=Hilary|title=The Making of Jeremy Corbyn|journal=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]|date=March 2016|url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/03/tony-benn-corbyn-thatcher-labour-leadership/|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513043111/https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/03/tony-benn-corbyn-thatcher-labour-leadership/|archivedate=13 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 ====Anti-war activism====
-In October 2001, Corbyn was elected to the steering committee of the [[Stop the War Coalition]], which was formed to oppose the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan War]] which started later that year. In 2002, Corbyn reported unrest : "there is disquiet...about issues of foreign policy" among some members of the Labour party. He cited "the deployment of troops to Afghanistan and the threat of bombing Iraq" as examples.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Edward|title=Labor [''sic''] Party plans challenge to Blair's leadership stance|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DzEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dwgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6902%2C6043706|accessdate=19 September 2015|work=[[The Free Lance-Star]]|agency=Associated Press|date=24 March 2002|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204|archivedate=21 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was vehemently opposed to the [[Iraq War]] in 2003, and spoke at dozens of anti-war rallies in Britain and overseas. He helped organise the [[February 15, 2003 anti-war protest|February anti-Iraq War protest]] which was claimed to be the largest such protest in British political history. In 2006, Corbyn was one of 12 Labour MPs to support [[Plaid Cymru]] and the [[Scottish National Party]]'s call for a [[Iraq Inquiry|parliamentary inquiry into the Iraq War]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6104310.stm|title=Labour MPs who rebelled on Iraq|date=31 October 2006|accessdate=31 October 2006|publisher=BBC News|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6104310.stm|archivedate=30 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was elected [[Chairman|chair]] of the coalition in succession to [[Andrew Murray (trade unionist)|Andrew Murray]] in September 2011, but resigned once he became [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Leader of the Labour Party]] in September 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nisbet|first=Robert|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1555714/corbyn-quits-anti-war-group-after-queen-poem|title=Corbyn Quits Anti-War Group After Queen Poem|publisher=Sky News|date=19 September 2015|accessdate=20 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920190142/http://news.sky.com/story/1555714/corbyn-quits-anti-war-group-after-queen-poem|archivedate=20 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
+In October 2001, Corbyn was elected to the steering committee of the Stop the War Coalition, which was formed to oppose the War in Afghanistan  which started later that year. In 2002, Corbyn reported unrest : "there is disquiet...about issues of foreign policy" among some members of the Labour party. He cited "the deployment of troops to Afghanistan and the threat of bombing Iraq" as examples. He was vehemently opposed to the Iraq War in 2003, and spoke at dozens of anti-war rallies in Britain and overseas. He helped organise the February 2003 anti-Iraq War protest which was claimed to be the largest such protest in British political history. In 2006, Corbyn was one of 12 Labour MPs to support Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party's call for a parliamentary inquiry into the Iraq War. He was elected chair of the coalition in succession to Andrew Murray (trade unionist) in September 2011, but resigned once he became Leader of the Labour Party in September 2015.
-====Parliamentary groups and activism====
+====Corbyn and the Media====
+In July 2016, a study and analysis by academics from the London School of Economics of months of eight national newspaper articles about Corbyn in the first months of his leadership of Labour showed that 75% of them either distorted or failed to represent his actual views on subjects.
-Corbyn is a member of a number of Parliamentary Trade Union Groups: he is sponsored by several [[trade union]]s, including [[UNISON]], [[Unite the Union|Unite]] and the [[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers]]. He is a supporter of the [[Unite Against Fascism]] pressure group. Corbyn was chair of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group]] (APPG) on the [[Chagos Islands]], chair of the APPG on Mexico, Vice-Chair of the APPG on [[Latin America]] and vice-chair of the APPG on [[Human Rights]]. He has advocated for the rights of the forcibly-removed [[Chagossians]] to return to the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mullin|first1=Chris|title=What's next for Comrade Corbyn?|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/whats-next-for-comrade-corbyn/|accessdate=4 April 2017|publisher=Spectator|date=20 February 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404222317/https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/whats-next-for-comrade-corbyn/|archivedate=4 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>[[File:The People's Assembly National Demonstration Jeremy Corbyn MP 21 June 2014 124.jpg|thumb|left|Corbyn addressing London's [[People's Assembly Against Austerity|People's Assembly]] Demonstration in June 2014]]
-Corbyn hosted a call-in show on [[Press TV]], an Iranian government television channel, from 2009 to 2012, for which he was paid up to £20,000, according to the [[Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards|register of members' interests]] at the House of Commons.<ref name="Payne">{{cite news|last=Payne|first=Adam|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/jeremy-corbyn-paid-iran-press-tv-tortured-journalist-2016-6|title=Jeremy Corbyn was paid by an Iranian state TV station that was complicit in the forced confession of a tortured journalist|work=Business Insider UK|date=2 July 2016|accessdate=16 August 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817173559/http://www.businessinsider.com/jeremy-corbyn-paid-iran-press-tv-tortured-journalist-2016-6|archivedate=17 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Corbyn defends £20,000 payment for Iranian TV appearances|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/corbyn-defends-payment-for-5-iranian-tv-appearances/|work=The Times of Israel|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202224412/http://www.timesofisrael.com/corbyn-defends-payment-for-5-iranian-tv-appearances/|archivedate=2 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I used Iran TV role to promote human rights, insists Corbyn|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-used-iran-tv-role-to-promote-human-rights-insists-corbyn-r085t37l8|language=en|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204|archivedate=21 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn's final appearance was six months after the network had its UK broadcasting license revoked by [[Ofcom]] for its part in filming the detention and torture of [[Maziar Bahari]], an Iranian journalist.<ref name="Payne"/> Ofcom ruled in November 2010 that Corbyn did not show due impartiality when he appeared on Press TV as a guest on [[George Galloway]]’s weekly show.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lipman|first=Jennifer|title=Galloway, Corbyn rapped by Ofcom for Press TV Israel programme|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/41633/galloway-corbyn-rapped-ofcom-press-tv-israel-programme|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=16 August 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721031244/http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/41633/galloway-corbyn-rapped-ofcom-press-tv-israel-programme|archivedate=21 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-===Labour in opposition (2010–15)===
-Corbyn was one of 16 signatories to an open letter to [[Ed Miliband]] in January 2015 calling for Labour to make a commitment to [[Anti-austerity movement in the United Kingdom|opposing further austerity]], to take [[Rail franchising in Great Britain|rail franchises]] back into [[Renationalisation of British Rail|public ownership]], and to strengthen [[collective bargaining]] arrangements.<ref name="plan">{{cite news|title=What is Jeremy Corbyn's programme for Government?|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33772024|accessdate=12 September 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=14 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913053655/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33772024|archivedate=13 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Eaton|first1=George|title=The Labour left demand a change of direction – why their intervention matters|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/01/labour-left-demand-change-direction-why-their-intervention-matters|accessdate=5 April 2015|journal=[[New Statesman]]|date=26 January 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412090810/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/01/labour-left-demand-change-direction-why-their-intervention-matters|archivedate=12 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-Before becoming party leader Corbyn had been returned as [[Member of Parliament]] for Islington North seven times, gaining 60.24% of the vote and a majority of 21,194 in [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|the 2015 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Jeremy Corbyn MP|url = http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jeremy-corbyn/185|website = UK Parliament|accessdate = 3 June 2015|deadurl = no|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150601032832/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Jeremy-Corbyn/185|archivedate = 1 June 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
-==Leadership of the Labour Party (2015–present)==
-{{Main|Labour Party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn}}
-===Leadership election===
-{{Main|Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015}}
-{{See also|Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party leadership campaign, 2015}}
-Following the Labour Party's defeat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|general election]] on 7 May 2015, [[Ed Miliband]] resigned as its [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|party leader]], triggering a [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015|leadership election]]. It was reported in media sources that Corbyn was considering standing as a candidate, having been disillusioned by the lack of a left-wing voice. Corbyn confirmed to his local newspaper, ''The [[Islington Tribune]]'', that he would stand in the election on a "clear anti-austerity platform". He added: "This decision is in response to an overwhelming call by Labour Party members who want to see a broader range of candidates and a thorough debate about the future of the party. I am standing to give Labour Party members a voice in this debate".<ref name="BBC News 3 June 2015">{{cite news|title=Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn enters race|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33000155|date=3 June 2015|website=[[BBC News Online]]|accessdate=3 June 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603214622/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33000155|archivedate=3 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The other candidates were Shadow Home Secretary [[Yvette Cooper]], Shadow Health Secretary [[Andy Burnham]] and Shadow Care Minister [[Liz Kendall]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33127323|title=Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn completes the line-up|publisher=BBC News|date=15 June 2015|accessdate=16 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901132337/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33127323|archivedate=1 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Rowena|last=Mason|first2=Josh|last2=Halliday|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/17/ballots-sent-out-in-labour-leadership-vote|title=Ballots sent out in Labour leadership vote|publisher=Guardian Media Group|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 August 2015|accessdate=16 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914215537/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/17/ballots-sent-out-in-labour-leadership-vote|archivedate=14 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn had the lowest number of nominations from fellow MPs of any Labour Party Leader, and several who nominated him later claimed to have cleared him to run more to widen the political debate within the party than because of a desire or expectation that he would win.<ref name="nominators">{{cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Jo|last2=Coyle|first2=Neil|title=We nominated Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership. Now we regret it|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/06/jeremy-corbyn-leadership-labour-mps-elections|website=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=21 May 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520031532/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/06/jeremy-corbyn-leadership-labour-mps-elections|archivedate=20 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Corbyn nominees opposed">{{cite web|last1=Hope|first1=Christopher|title=Half of the Labour MPs who backed Jeremy Corbyn desert to rival candidates|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11756688/Half-of-the-Labour-MPs-who-backed-Jeremy-Corbyn-desert-him.html|website=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=21 May 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406203138/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11756688/Half-of-the-Labour-MPs-who-backed-Jeremy-Corbyn-desert-him.html|archivedate=6 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Nonetheless, he rapidly became the frontrunner among the candidates.
-At the Second Reading of the [[Welfare Reform and Work Bill]] in July 2015, Corbyn joined 47 Labour MPs to oppose the Bill, describing it as "rotten and indefensible", whilst the other three leadership candidates abstained under direction from interim leader Harriet Harman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/22/jeremy-corbyn-welfare-bill-labour-leader_n_7849434.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn Voted Against Welfare Bill Because It Was 'Rotten And Indefensible'|work=Huffington Post|date=22 July 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130002/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/22/jeremy-corbyn-welfare-bill-labour-leader_n_7849434.html|archivedate=24 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In August 2015, he called on [[Iain Duncan Smith]] to resign as [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]] after it was reported that thousands of disabled people had died after being found fit to work by [[Work Capability Assessment]]s (instituted in 2008) between 2011 and 2014, although this claim was challenged by the government and by FullFact who noted that the figure included those who had died and therefore their claim had ended, rather than being found fit for work.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/iain-duncan-smith-should-resign-over-disability-benefit-death-figures-says-jeremy-corbyn-10475017.html|title=Iain Duncan Smith 'should resign over disability benefit death figures', says Jeremy Corbyn|author=Jon Stone|work=The Independent|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827151224/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/iain-duncan-smith-should-resign-over-disability-benefit-death-figures-says-jeremy-corbyn-10475017.html|archivedate=27 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fullfact.org/economy/reporting-fit-work-deaths-isnt-fit-purpose/ |title=Reporting on "fit for work" deaths isn't fit for purpose}}</ref>
-Following a rule change under Miliband, members of the public who supported Labour's aims and values could join the party as "registered supporters" for £3 and be entitled to vote in the election.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33849773 "How is Labour vetting new members?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831185202/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33849773 |date=31 August 2015 }}, bbc.co.uk; retrieved 20 September 2015.</ref> There was speculation the rule change would lead to Corbyn being elected by registered supporters without majority support from ordinary members.<ref name=IndyIndy /> Corbyn was elected party leader in a landslide victory on 12 September 2015 with 59.5% of first-preference votes in the first round of voting.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rowena|last=Mason|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/12/jeremy-corbyn-wins-labour-party-leadership-election|title=Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn elected with huge mandate|publisher=Guardian Media Group|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=16 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917033507/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/12/jeremy-corbyn-wins-labour-party-leadership-election|archivedate=17 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn would have won in the first round with 51% of votes, even without "£3 registered supporters", having gained the support of 49.6% of full members and 57.6% of affiliated supporters.<ref name=IndyIndy>{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=Jon|title=Jeremy Corbyn won a landslide with full Labour party members, not just £3 supporters|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-won-a-landslide-with-full-labour-party-members-not-just-3-supporters-10498221.html|accessdate=20 September 2015|work=The Independent|date=12 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923031800/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-won-a-landslide-with-full-labour-party-members-not-just-3-supporters-10498221.html|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34221155|title=Labour leadership results in full|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913022414/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34221155|archivedate=13 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn's 40.5% majority was a larger proportional majority than that attained by [[Tony Blair]] in [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1994|1994]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership contest|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157|accessdate=12 September 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=12 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912024752/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157|archivedate=12 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Mason">{{cite news|last=Mason|first=Rowena|title=Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn elected with huge mandate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/12/jeremy-corbyn-wins-labour-party-leadership-election|accessdate=12 September 2015|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=12 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917033507/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/12/jeremy-corbyn-wins-labour-party-leadership-election|archivedate=17 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His margin of victory was said to be "the largest mandate ever won by a party leader".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eaton|first1=George|title=The epic challenges facing Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2015/09/epic-challenges-facing-jeremy-corbyn-labour-leader|accessdate=20 September 2015|work=New Statesman|date=12 September 2015|quote=Jeremy Corbyn's landslide victory – the largest mandate ever won by a party leader – will at least come as no surprise to him.|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085835/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2015/09/epic-challenges-facing-jeremy-corbyn-labour-leader|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-===First term as Leader of the Opposition (2015—2017)===
-[[File:Corbyn trident.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the #StopTrident rally at [[Trafalgar Square]] on Saturday 27 February 2016.]]
-After being elected leader, Corbyn became [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Official Opposition]] and shortly thereafter his appointment to the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] was announced.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reaction to Corbyn victory|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-34205207|accessdate=12 September 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=12 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912103046/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-34205207|archivedate=12 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34275164|title=Will Jeremy Corbyn kneel to The Queen at Privy Council ceremony?|publisher=bbc.com|date=16 September 2015|accessdate=23 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918224043/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34275164|archivedate=18 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In Corbyn's first [[Prime Minister's Questions]] session as leader, he broke with the traditional format by asking the Prime Minister six questions he had received from members of the public, the result of his invitation to Labour Party members to send suggestions, for which he received around 40,000 emails.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34264683|title=Jeremy Corbyn asks David Cameron 'questions from public'|publisher=BBC News|date=16 September 2015|accessdate=16 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916012622/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34264683|archivedate=16 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn stressed his desire to reduce the "theatrical" nature of the House of Commons, and his début was described in a ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' editorial as "a good start" and a "long overdue" change to the tone of PMQs.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Guardian view on Jeremy Corbyn's PMQs debut: a very reasonable start|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/16/the-guardian-view-on-jeremy-corbyns-pmqs-debut-a-very-reasonable-start|accessdate=16 September 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=16 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009023237/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/16/the-guardian-view-on-jeremy-corbyns-pmqs-debut-a-very-reasonable-start|archivedate=9 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He delivered his first [[Labour Party (UK) Conference|Labour Annual Conference]] address as leader on 29 September 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34385586|title=Jeremy Corbyn says Britain 'can and must change'|publisher=BBC News|date=29 September 2015|accessdate=30 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929190702/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34385586|archivedate=29 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As Leader of the Opposition he was made a member of the Privy Council in November 2015.<ref name=privy>{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1585911/jeremy-corbyn-made-a-member-of-privy-council |title=Jeremy Corbyn Made A Member Of Privy Council |publisher=News.sky.com |date=11 November 2015 |accessdate=11 November 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112193206/http://news.sky.com/story/1585911/jeremy-corbyn-made-a-member-of-privy-council |archivedate=12 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-In July 2016, a study and analysis by academics from the [[London School of Economics]] of months of eight national newspaper articles about Corbyn in the first months of his leadership of Labour showed that 75% of them either distorted or failed to represent his actual views on subjects.<ref name="independent1">{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Jon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-media-bias-attacks-75-per-cent-three-quarters-fail-to-accurately-report-a7140681.html|title=Three-quarters of newspaper stories about Jeremy Corbyn fail to accurately report his views, LSE study finds|work=|location=|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=16 July 2016|accessdate=29 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621102036/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-media-bias-attacks-75-per-cent-three-quarters-fail-to-accurately-report-a7140681.html|archivedate=21 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="independent2">{{cite news|last=Cammaerts|first=Bart|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-media-bias-labour-mainstream-press-lse-study-misrepresentation-we-cant-ignore-bias-a7144381.html|title=Our report found that 75% of press coverage misrepresents Jeremy Corbyn – we can't ignore media bias anymore|work=|location=|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=19 July 2016|accessdate=29 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609044929/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-media-bias-labour-mainstream-press-lse-study-misrepresentation-we-cant-ignore-bias-a7144381.html|archivedate=9 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====First Shadow Cabinet and other appointments====
-{{Main|Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn}}
-On 13 September 2015, Corbyn unveiled his [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]]. He appointed his leadership campaign manager and long-standing political ally [[John McDonnell (politician)|John McDonnell]] as [[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer|Shadow Chancellor]], leadership opponent [[Andy Burnham]] as [[Shadow Home Secretary]], and [[Angela Eagle]] as [[First Secretary of State|Shadow First Secretary of State]] to deputise for him in the House of Commons. Corbyn promoted a number of female [[Backbencher|backbench MPs]] to Shadow Cabinet roles, including [[Diane Abbott]], [[Heidi Alexander]] and [[Lisa Nandy]], making his the first Shadow Cabinet with more women than men, although the most senior roles went to men.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34240869|title=Jeremy Corbyn unveils 'unifying' Shadow Cabinet team|publisher=BBC News|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=16 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916011555/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34240869|archivedate=16 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In October 2015, Corbyn appointed the ''Guardian'' journalist [[Seumas Milne]] as the Labour Party's Executive Director of Strategy and Communications.<ref>{{cite news|last=Patrikarakos|first=David|url=http://www.politico.eu/article/stalinist-voice-of-labour-seumas-milne-jeremy-corbyn-putin/|title=Corbyn’s new Stalinist voice|publisher=Politico Europe|date=25 October 2015|accessdate=18 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012195809/http://www.politico.eu/article/stalinist-voice-of-labour-seumas-milne-jeremy-corbyn-putin/|archivedate=12 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====Military intervention in Syria====
-After members of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] carried out [[November 2015 Paris attacks|terrorist attacks in Paris]] in November 2015, Corbyn suggested that the only way to deal with the threat posed by the jihadist group would be to reach a political settlement aimed at resolving the [[Syrian Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Michael |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11998049/French-air-strikes-will-make-little-difference-warns-Jeremy-Corbyn.html |title=French air strikes will make little difference, warns Jeremy Corbyn |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 November 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127023745/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11998049/French-air-strikes-will-make-little-difference-warns-Jeremy-Corbyn.html |archivedate=27 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] sought to build political consensus for UK military intervention against IS targets in Syria in the days after the attacks. Corbyn warned against "external intervention" in Syria but told delegates that Labour would "consider the proposals the Government brings forward".<ref>{{cite news |last=Shahrestani |first=Vin |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/12009862/Jeremy-Corbyn-on-military-action-against-the-Islamic-State-in-the-wake-of-recent-attacks.html |title=Jeremy Corbyn on military action against the Islamic State in the wake of recent attacks |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 November 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130190332/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/12009862/Jeremy-Corbyn-on-military-action-against-the-Islamic-State-in-the-wake-of-recent-attacks.html |archivedate=30 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=McTague |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-to-unveil-plan-for-air-strikes-on-isis-in-syria-within-days-a6743726.html |title=David Cameron to unveil plan for air strikes on Isis in Syria within days |publisher=Independent Print Limited |newspaper=The Independent |date=21 November 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124204214/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-to-unveil-plan-for-air-strikes-on-isis-in-syria-within-days-a6743726.html |archivedate=24 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-Cameron set out his case for military intervention to Parliament in November.<ref name=BBC-2015-11-26>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34939109 |title=Jeremy Corbyn 'cannot support UK air strikes in Syria' |publisher=BBC News |date=26 November 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127025540/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34939109 |archivedate=27 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet met after the Prime Minister's statement in which Corbyn said he would continue with efforts "to reach a common view" on Syria, while [[Shadow Foreign Secretary]] [[Hilary Benn]] suggested the case for air strikes was "compelling".<ref>{{cite news |first=Nicholas |last=Watt |first2=Patrick |last2=Wintour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/26/jeremy-corbyn-labour-mps-airstrikes-syria-isis |title=Labour leadership at odds over Syrian airstrikes |publisher=Guardian Media Group |newspaper=The Guardian |date=26 November 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071512/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/26/jeremy-corbyn-labour-mps-airstrikes-syria-isis |archivedate=8 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Corbyn sent a letter to Labour MPs saying that he could not support military action against Islamic State: "The issue [is] whether what the Prime Minister is proposing strengthens, or undermines, our national security...I do not believe the current proposal for air strikes in Syria will protect our security and therefore cannot support it."<ref name=BBC-2015-11-26 /> Amid widespread reports of division in the Parliamentary Labour Party, Corbyn insisted that the final decision on whether the Labour Party would oppose air strikes rested with him.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eleftheriou-Smith|first1=Loulla-Mae|title=Jeremy Corbyn insists ‘I’m not going anywhere’ and says he has final say on Labour vote over Syria air strikes|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-insists-i-m-not-going-anywhere-and-says-he-has-final-say-on-labour-vote-over-syria-air-a6753346.html|accessdate=1 December 2015|publisher=Independent|date=29 November 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130144920/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-insists-i-m-not-going-anywhere-and-says-he-has-final-say-on-labour-vote-over-syria-air-a6753346.html|archivedate=30 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn eventually agreed that Labour MPs would be given a [[Conscience vote|free vote]] on air strikes when the issue was voted on. 66 Labour MPs voted for the Syrian air strikes, including Hilary Benn and Deputy Labour Leader [[Tom Watson (Labour politician)|Tom Watson]], while Corbyn and the majority of Labour MPs voted against.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34967024 |title=Labour MPs to get free vote on Syria |publisher=BBC News |date=30 November 2015 |accessdate=30 November 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130152705/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34967024 |archivedate=30 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Wintour |first2=Rowena |last2=Mason |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/30/labour-mps-free-vote-syria-airstrikes-corbyn-and-benn-agree-to-disagree |title=Labour MPs get free vote on airstrikes as Corbyn and Benn agree to disagree |newspaper=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian Media Group |date=30 November 2015 |accessdate=1 December 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205141106/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/30/labour-mps-free-vote-syria-airstrikes-corbyn-and-benn-agree-to-disagree |archivedate=5 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Syria air strikes: MPs authorise UK action against Islamic State|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34989302|publisher=BBC News|date=3 December 2015|accessdate=5 March 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326005412/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34989302|archivedate=26 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-[[File:Barack Obama meets Jeremy Corbyn April 2016.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Corbyn and [[Hilary Benn]] meet with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama|Obama]] in April 2016.]]
-====January 2016 Shadow Cabinet reshuffle====
-There was widespread speculation following the vote that Corbyn would reshuffle his Shadow Cabinet to remove Hilary Benn, but Corbyn's January reshuffle retained Benn in the same position.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeremy Corbyn keeps Hilary Benn in post, amid reshuffle sackings|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35239232|accessdate=6 January 2016|publisher=BBC|date=6 January 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106081635/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35239232|archivedate=6 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The reshuffle prompted the resignations of three junior shadow ministers who were unhappy that Corbyn had demoted MPs who disagreed with his position on Syria and Trident.<ref>{{cite news |first=Frances |last=Perraudin |first2=Rowena |last2=Mason |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/06/shadow-rail-minister-jonathan-reynolds-resigns-labour-reshuffle |title=Three shadow ministers resign over Corbyn's 'dishonest' reshuffle |publisher=Guardian Media Group |newspaper=The Guardian |date=6 January 2016 |accessdate=7 January 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106141542/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/06/shadow-rail-minister-jonathan-reynolds-resigns-labour-reshuffle |archivedate=6 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-On 6 January 2016, Corbyn replaced Shadow Culture Secretary [[Michael Dugher]] with Shadow Defence Secretary [[Maria Eagle]] (who was in turn replaced by Shadow Employment Minister [[Emily Thornberry]]).<ref name=guardian06012016>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/06/labour-reshuffle-thornberry-replaces-eagle-for-defence-mcfadden-sacked-and-benn-stays |title=Labour reshuffle: Thornberry replaces Eagle for defence, McFadden sacked and Benn stays |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614102028/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/06/labour-reshuffle-thornberry-replaces-eagle-for-defence-mcfadden-sacked-and-benn-stays |archivedate=14 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Thornberry, unlike Maria Eagle, is an opponent of nuclear weapons and British involvement in Syria. Corbyn also replaced Shadow Europe Minister (not attending Shadow Cabinet) Pat McFadden with [[Pat Glass]].<ref name=guardian06012016/> On 11 January 2016, Shadow Attorney General [[Catherine McKinnell]] resigned, citing party infighting, family reasons and the ability to speak in Parliament beyond her legal portfolio. She was replaced by [[Karl Turner (British politician)|Karl Turner]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Perraudin |first=Frances |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-35281203 |title=Labour's Catherine McKinnell quits shadow cabinet |publisher=BBC News |date=11 January 2016 |accessdate=11 January 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111181501/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-35281203 |archivedate=11 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-====May 2016 local elections====
-In the [[United Kingdom local elections, 2016|2016 local elections]], Labour had a net loss of 18 local council seats and controlled as many councils as before (gaining control of [[Bristol City Council|Bristol]] but losing [[Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council|Dudley]]). There were also Westminster by-elections in two Labour safe seats, which Labour retained: [[Ogmore by-election, 2016|Ogmore]] and [[Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election, 2016|Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough]]. The BBC's Projected National Vote Share was 31% for Labour, 30% for the Conservatives, 15% for the Liberal Democrats and 12% for UKIP.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36192606 |title=Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary |accessdate=23 August 2016 |publisher=BBC News |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811071234/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36192606 |archivedate=11 August 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Labour candidate [[Sadiq Khan]] won the London mayorship from the Conservatives. Labour's misfortunes in Scotland continued, where they fell into third place behind the [[Scottish Conservative Party|Conservatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36192606|title=Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary|date=9 May 2016|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811071234/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36192606|archivedate=11 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/06/local-elections-2016-winners-losers-labour-conservatives-snp|title=Local elections 2016: our writers on the night’s winners and losers|first1=Matthew|last1=d'Ancona|first2=Owen|last2=Jones|first3=Joseph|last3=Harker|first4=Gaby|last4=Hinsliff|first5=Martin|last5=Kettle|first6=Abi|last6=Wilkinson|date=6 May 2016|publisher=|via=The Guardian|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420113329/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/06/local-elections-2016-winners-losers-labour-conservatives-snp|archivedate=20 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> They retained government in Wales despite some small losses.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}
-====Summer 2016 leadership crisis====
-=====EU referendum=====
-See [[Jeremy Corbyn#European Union|Corbyn's policy towards the EU]]
-Following the [[United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016|June 2016 vote to leave the EU]], Corbyn was accused of "lukewarm" campaigning for Britain to stay in the [[European Union]] and showing a "lack of leadership" on the issue by several party figures.<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/04/evidence-blame-jeremy-corbyn-brexit-remain-labour-conservative | title=Where’s the evidence that Jeremy Corbyn is to blame for Brexit? | accessdate=13 July 2016 | date=13 July 2016 | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705142719/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/04/evidence-blame-jeremy-corbyn-brexit-remain-labour-conservative | archivedate=5 July 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Riley-Smith |first=Ben |date=24 June 2016 |title=Jeremy Corbyn could face leadership challenge within days as Labour MPs submit no confidence motion after Brexit |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/jeremy-corbyn-calls-for-brexit-process-to-begin-urgently-as-labo/ |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=London, UK |access-date=4 July 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629173833/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/jeremy-corbyn-calls-for-brexit-process-to-begin-urgently-as-labo/ |archivedate=29 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Alan Johnson]], who headed up the [[Labour In for Britain]]  campaign said “at times" it felt as if Corbyn's office was "working against the rest of the party and had conflicting objectives". Corbyn's decision to go on holiday during the campaign was criticised.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Asthana|first1=Anuska|title=Labour In For Britain chair criticises Jeremy Corbyn's campaign involvement|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/corbyn-labour-in-for-britain-chair-phil-wilson-eu-referendum|accessdate=26 July 2016|publisher=Guardian|date=26 June 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731004049/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/corbyn-labour-in-for-britain-chair-phil-wilson-eu-referendum|archivedate=31 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In September 2016, Corbyn's spokesman said Corbyn wanted access to the [[European Single Market]], but there were "aspects" of EU membership related to privatisation "which Jeremy campaigned against in the referendum campaign."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/07/jeremy-corbyn-says-uk-should-reject-key-aspects-of-single-market-after-brexit |title=Jeremy Corbyn says UK should reject key aspects of single market after Brexit |newspaper=Guardian |first=Heather |last=Stewart |date=7 September 2016 |accessdate=11 September 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910225058/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/07/jeremy-corbyn-says-uk-should-reject-key-aspects-of-single-market-after-brexit |archivedate=10 September 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-eu-single-market-membership-labour-internal-row-brexit-a7230866.html |title=Jeremy Corbyn fans flames of Labour's internal row by failing to back EU single market membership |first=Joe |last=Watts |newspaper=Independent |date=7 September 2016 |accessdate=11 September 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910224837/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-eu-single-market-membership-labour-internal-row-brexit-a7230866.html |archivedate=10 September 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-=====Shadow Cabinet resignations and vote of no confidence=====
-[[File:Jeremy Corbyn, Tolpuddle 2016, 1 crop.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Corbyn at the 2016 [[Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival]]]]
-Three days after the EU referendum, [[Hilary Benn]] was sacked after it was disclosed that he had been organising a mass resignation of Shadow Cabinet members to force Corbyn to stand down.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36632539 | title=Brexit: Hilary Benn sacked as Corbyn faces 'no confidence' pressure – BBC News | date=24 July 2016 | accessdate=24 July 2016 | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721022342/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36632539 | archivedate=21 July 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/26/eu-referendum-jeremy-corbyn-sacks-hilary-benn-from-shadow-cabine/|title=EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn sacks Hilary Benn from shadow cabinet|date=26 June 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=4 August 2016|via=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802194944/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/26/eu-referendum-jeremy-corbyn-sacks-hilary-benn-from-shadow-cabine/|archivedate=2 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Several other Cabinet members resigned in solidarity with Benn and by 27 June 23 of the 31 Shadow Cabinet members had resigned their roles as did seven parliamentary private secretaries. Earlier Corbyn announced changes to his Shadow Cabinet, moving Emily Thornberry (to Shadow Foreign Secretary), Diane Abbott (to Shadow Health Secretary), and appointing [[Pat Glass]], [[Andy McDonald (politician)|Andy McDonald]], [[Clive Lewis (politician)|Clive Lewis]], [[Rebecca Long-Bailey]], [[Kate Osamor]], [[Rachael Maskell]], [[Cat Smith]] and [[David Anderson (British politician)|Dave Anderson]] to his Shadow Cabinet. However just two days later one of the newly appointed members, Pat Glass, resigned, saying "the situation is untenable".<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-36570120|title=Brexit, Prime Minister's Questions and Labour and Conservative leadership latest|publisher=BBC News|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630001335/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-36570120|archivedate=30 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-A motion of no confidence in Corbyn as Labour leader was tabled by MPs [[Margaret Hodge]] and [[Ann Coffey]] on 24 June 2016.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36621777 "MPs submit Corbyn no confidence motion"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624133144/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36621777 |date=24 June 2016 }}, [[BBC News Online|BBC News website]], 24 June 2016, accessed 24 June 2016.</ref> Hodge said "This has been a tumultuous referendum which has been a test of leadership ... Jeremy has failed that test". Shadow Chancellor [[John McDonnell (politician)|John McDonnell]] and union leaders including [[Len McCluskey]] condemned the motion.<ref>Anushka Asthana and Rajeev Syal, [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/24/jeremy-corbyn-faces-no-confidence-motion-after-brexit-vote Jeremy Corbyn faces no-confidence motion after Britain votes to leave EU] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222085645/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/24/jeremy-corbyn-faces-no-confidence-motion-after-brexit-vote |date=22 December 2016 }}, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 24 June 2016, accessed 25 June 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/26/labour-mutineers-betraying-national-interest| title=Labour mutineers are betraying our national interest| work=The Guardian| date=26 June 2016| accessdate=26 June 2016| author=McCluskey Len| deadurl=no| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626152728/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/26/labour-mutineers-betraying-national-interest| archivedate=26 June 2016| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-On 28 June, he lost the vote of confidence by Labour Party MPs by 172–40.<ref name="BBC280616"/> He responded with a statement that the motion had no "constitutional legitimacy" and that he intended to continue as the elected leader. The vote did not require the party to call a leadership election, but was expected to lead to a leadership challenge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-wrapup-idUSKCN0ZE11Y |title=EU leaders tell Britain to exit swiftly, market rout halts |last1=Holden |first1=Michael |last2=Piper |first2=Elizabeth |date=28 June 2016 |website=Reuters |publisher=reuters |access-date=28 June 2016 |quote=the confidence vote does not automatically trigger a leadership election and Corbyn, who says he enjoys strong grassroots support, refused to quit. 'I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 percent of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning,' he said. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628113741/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-wrapup-idUSKCN0ZE11Y |archivedate=28 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Asthana |first=Anushka |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/28/jeremy-corbyn-loses-labour-mps-confidence-vote |title=Jeremy Corbyn suffers heavy loss in Labour MPs confidence vote |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, UK |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628171010/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/28/jeremy-corbyn-loses-labour-mps-confidence-vote |archivedate=28 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Corbyn was encouraged to resign by [[Tom Watson (Labour politician)|Tom Watson]] and senior Labour politicians including his predecessor, Ed Miliband.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Michael |date=29 June 2016 |title=David Cameron and Ed Miliband tell Jeremy Corbyn to resign as Tom Watson says he will not contest Labour leadership leaving Angela Eagle as the unity candidate |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/29/jeremy-corbyn-pmqs-labour-angela-eagle-david-cameron-eu-brexit/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=29 June 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629095800/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/29/jeremy-corbyn-pmqs-labour-angela-eagle-david-cameron-eu-brexit/ |archivedate=29 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Several union leaders (from [[GMB (trade union)|GMB]], [[UCATT]], the [[Communication Workers Union (UK)|CWU]], the [[Transport Salaried Staffs' Association|TSSA]], [[ASLEF]], the [[Fire Brigades Union|FBU]], the [[Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union|BFWAU]] and the [[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)|NUM]]) issued a joint statement saying that Corbyn was "the democratically-elected leader of Labour and his position should not be challenged except through the proper democratic procedures provided for in the party's constitution" and that a leadership election would be an "unnecessary distraction".<ref name="theguardian.com">The Guardian: [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/28/diane-abbott-leadership-must-be-decided-by-party-members-not-mps a corridor coup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222091132/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/28/diane-abbott-leadership-must-be-decided-by-party-members-not-mps |date=22 December 2016 }}, accessdate: 30 June 2016</ref>
-=====2016 leadership challenge and election=====
-{{Main|Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2016}}
-The division between Corbyn and the Labour parliamentary party continued.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/04/jeremy-corbyn-issues-plea-for-labour-to-come-together-as-angela/ | title=Jeremy Corbyn issues plea for Labour to 'come together' as Angela Eagle gives leadership ultimatum | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=4 July 2016 | accessdate=5 July 2016 | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704205036/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/04/jeremy-corbyn-issues-plea-for-labour-to-come-together-as-angela/ | archivedate=4 July 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-labour-leadership-latest-angela-eagle-challenge-twitter-mugscroll-video-defiant-message-a7119661.html | title=Labour leader issues defiant message as pro-Corbyn organisation doubles its membership in a week | work=The Independent | date=4 July 2016 | accessdate=5 July 2016 | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204 | archivedate=21 January 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> On 11 July 2016 [[Angela Eagle]], who had recently resigned from his Shadow Cabinet, formally launched her leadership campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=Labour leadership: Angela Eagle says she can unite the party|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36761370|accessdate=11 July 2016|publisher=BBC|date=11 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711040722/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36761370|archivedate=11 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-After news reports that Eagle's office had been vandalised, and threats and abuse to other MPs, including death threats to himself, Corbyn said: "It is extremely concerning that Angela Eagle has been the victim of a threatening act" and called for "respect and dignity, even where there is disagreement."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36770627 |title=Labour's NEC to decide on Jeremy Corbyn ballot rules |publisher=BBC News |date=5 July 2016 |accessdate=12 July 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712040539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36770627 |archivedate=12 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36770627 |title=Jeremy Corbyn appeals for Labour 'calm' after death threats |date=12 July 2016 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 July 2016 |quote=Jeremy Corbyn has called for "calm" and "dignity" from Labour members after leadership challenger Angela Eagle's constituency office was vandalised. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712113107/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36770627 |archivedate=12 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-[[File:Jeremy Corbyn leadership election rally August 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Corbyn at a leadership election rally in August 2016]]
-On 12 July 2016, following a dispute as to whether the elected leader would need nominations in an election as a "challenger" to their own leadership, Labour's [[National Executive Committee]] (NEC) resolved that Corbyn, as the incumbent leader, had an automatic right to be on the ballot,<ref>{{cite news |last=McSmith |first=Andy |date=12 July 2016 |title=Jeremy Corbyn wins NEC vote over right to stand again for Labour leadership |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-latest-news-labour-leadership-nec-what-a7133336.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London, UK |access-date=12 July 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713161916/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-latest-news-labour-leadership-nec-what-a7133336.html |archivedate=13 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and also decided that members needed to have signed up on or before 12 January 2016 to be eligible to vote, meaning that many members who had joined recently would not be able to vote. The NEC did however decide that "registered supporters" would be entitled to vote if they paid a one off fee of £25. 184,541 people subsequently paid the one-off fee to become “registered supporters” of the party during the two-day window in July, meaning that over 700,000 people had a vote in the leadership election.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://next.ft.com/content/77e1ac44-4eac-11e6-88c5-db83e98a590a | title=180,000 people each paid £25 to vote for its next leader. |accessdate=21 July 2016 | date=21 July 2016 }}</ref><ref name=independent-20150910>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-leadership-contest-after-88-days-of-campaigning-how-did-labours-candidates-do-10495726.html |title=Labour leadership contest: After 88 days of campaigning, how did Labour's candidates do? |author=Oliver Wright |newspaper=The Independent |date=10 September 2015 |accessdate=11 September 2015 |quote=the electorate is divided into three groups: 292,000 members, 148,000 union "affiliates" and 112,000 registered supporters who each paid £3 to take part |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914020112/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-leadership-contest-after-88-days-of-campaigning-how-did-labours-candidates-do-10495726.html |archivedate=14 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-party-183000-membership-applications-in-48-hours-a7146976.html | title=Labour Party receives more than 183,000 membership applications in 48 hours | newspaper=The Independent | accessdate=21 July 2016 | date=21 July 2016 | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721123309/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-party-183000-membership-applications-in-48-hours-a7146976.html | archivedate=21 July 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/20/labour-stops-crowd-funding-bid-to-help-supporters-pay-for-vote | title=Labour signs up more than 180,000 supporters to vote in leadership contest | newspaper=The Guardian | accessdate=21 July 2016 | date=21 July 2016 | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721043659/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/20/labour-stops-crowd-funding-bid-to-help-supporters-pay-for-vote | archivedate=21 July 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-The decision to retain Corbyn on the ballot was contested unsuccessfully in a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] action brought by Labour donor [[Michael Foster (agent)|Michael Foster]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/28/jeremy-corbyn-fights-off-court-challenge-labour-leadership-ballot|title=Jeremy Corbyn fights off court challenge over Labour leadership ballot|work=[[The Guardian]]|last1=Walker|first1=Peter|last2=Syal|first2=Rajeev|last3=Mason|first3=Rowena|date=28 July 2016|accessdate=29 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728193525/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/28/jeremy-corbyn-fights-off-court-challenge-labour-leadership-ballot|archivedate=28 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-On 13 July, Owen Smith entered the Labour Party leadership race.<ref name="OSbbc.co.uk">{{Cite news|url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36780715|title =Labour leadership: Owen Smith to enter contest – BBC News|date =13 July 2016|accessdate =13 July 2016|deadurl =no|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160713061530/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36780715|archivedate =13 July 2016|df =dmy-all}}</ref> Subsequently, on 19 July, Angela Eagle withdrew and offered her endorsement to Smith.<ref>{{cite news |date= |title=Labour leadership election: Angela Eagle pulls out of contest to allow Owen Smith straight run at Jeremy Corbyn |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/angela-eagle-pulls-out-labour-leadership-election-owen-smith-jeremy-corbyn-a7145021.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London, UK |access-date=19 July 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720185705/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/angela-eagle-pulls-out-labour-leadership-election-owen-smith-jeremy-corbyn-a7145021.html |archivedate=20 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-A survey of the public found that 66% of those surveyed believed that the Labour party needed a new leader before the 2020 elections and only 23 percent believed that Corbyn would make a good Prime Minister while [[Theresa May]] had an approval rating of 55 percent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3762/Two-in-three-say-Labour-should-change-leader-before-next-General-Election.aspx |title=Two in three say Labour should change leader before next General Election |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=14 July 2016 |website=Ipsos MORI |publisher=Ipsos MORI |access-date=18 July 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920200435/https://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3762/Two-in-three-say-Labour-should-change-leader-before-next-General-Election.aspx |archivedate=20 September 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A later poll on 23 July found that among those who said they backed Labour, 54% supported Corbyn against just 22% who would prefer Smith. When voters were asked who they thought would be the best prime minister – Corbyn or Theresa May – among Labour supporters 48% said Corbyn and 22% May, among all UK voters 52% chose May and just 16% were for Corbyn.<ref>{{cite news|last=Helm|first=Toby|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/23/labour-leadership-jeremy-corbyn-more-double-support-owen-smith|title=Jeremy Corbyn has more than double the support of Owen Smith, poll shows|work=The Observer|date=23 July 2016|accessdate=24 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724162812/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/23/labour-leadership-jeremy-corbyn-more-double-support-owen-smith|archivedate=24 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-More than 40 female Labour MPs, in an open letter during the campaign in July 2016, called on Corbyn to deal with issues relating to online abuse, and criticised him for his allegedly unsatisfactory responses and inaction.<ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Peter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/22/female-labour-mps-call-on-jeremy-corbyn-to-act-over-escalating-abuse|title=Female Labour MPs call on Jeremy Corbyn to act over 'escalating abuse'|work=The Guardian|date=22 July 2016|accessdate=6 September 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905160856/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/22/female-labour-mps-call-on-jeremy-corbyn-to-act-over-escalating-abuse|archivedate=5 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Speaking at the launch of policies intending to democratise the internet in late August, Corbyn described such abuse as "appalling". He continued: "I have set up a code of conduct on this. The Labour party has a code of conduct on this, and it does have to be dealt with".<ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Peter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/30/corbyn-leadership-team-is-stopping-online-abuse-of-opponents|title=Corbyn: leadership team is stopping online abuse of opponents|work=The Guardian|date=30 August 2016|accessdate=6 September 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906101000/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/30/corbyn-leadership-team-is-stopping-online-abuse-of-opponents|archivedate=6 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-On 16 August 2016, Corbyn released a video of himself sitting on the floor of a [[Virgin Trains East Coast]] train while travelling to a leadership hustings in [[Gateshead]]. Corbyn said the train was "ram-packed" and used this to support his policy to reverse the 1990s [[Impact of the privatisation of British Rail|privatisation of the railways of Great Britain]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/16/jeremy-corbyn-floor-three-hour-train-journey-london-newcastle|title=Corbyn joins seatless commuters on floor for three-hour train journey|last=Anthony|first=Charles B.|date=16 August 2016|work=|last2=McVeigh|first2=Karen|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=5 October 2016|via=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005191026/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/16/jeremy-corbyn-floor-three-hour-train-journey-london-newcastle|archivedate=5 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A dispute, nicknamed [[Traingate]] in the media, developed a week later when Virgin released CCTV images appearing to show that Corbyn had walked past some available seats on the train before recording his video.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-corbyn-virgin-trains-row-traingate-timeline-what-happened-labour-leadership-election-a7206936.html|title=A timeline revealing exactly what happened in Jeremy Corbyn's 'traingate' row|date=24 August 2016|website=The Independent|publisher=|language=en-GB|access-date=5 October 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929190318/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-corbyn-virgin-trains-row-traingate-timeline-what-happened-labour-leadership-election-a7206936.html|archivedate=29 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn subsequently said that there had not been room for all his team to sit together until later on in the journey, when other passengers were upgraded by train staff.<ref name="Guardtrain">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/24/owen-smith-cctv-shows-jeremy-corbyn-chose-to-sit-on-train-floor | title=Angry Jeremy Corbyn reminds Branson of rail nationalisation plans | work=The Guardian | date=24 August 2016 | accessdate=19 September 2016 | author1=Stewart, Heather | author2=Gayle, Damien | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914143822/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/24/owen-smith-cctv-shows-jeremy-corbyn-chose-to-sit-on-train-floor | archivedate=14 September 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-[[File:Tom Watson and Jeremy Corbyn, 2016 Labour Party Conference.jpg|thumb|right|Corbyn with deputy leader [[Tom Watson (Labour politician)|Tom Watson]] at the 2016 [[Labour Party Conference]] following re-election]]
-The [[Psephology|psephologist]] [[John Curtice]] wrote just before Corbyn's second leadership win: "There is evidently a section of the British public, to be found particularly among younger voters, for whom the Labour leader does have an appeal; it just does not look like a section that is big enough, on its own at least, to enable Labour to win a general election".<ref>{{cite news|last=Curtice|first=John|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/22/jeremy-corbyn-not-unpopular-but-divisive|title=Jeremy Corbyn is not unpopular – but he is divisive|work=The Guardian|date=22 September 2016|accessdate=24 September 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923184116/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/22/jeremy-corbyn-not-unpopular-but-divisive|archivedate=23 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Meanwhile, a poll for ''[[The Independent]]'' by BMG Research, suggested that working class voters were more likely to consider Corbyn "incompetent" than those from the middle class, and a higher proportion thought he was "out of touch" also.<ref>{{cite news|last=Watts|first=Joe|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-leadership-results-live-jeremy-corbyn-owen-smith-poll-incompetent-working-class-voters-a7326486.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn is 'out of touch' and an 'election loser' among working class voters, poll finds|work=The Independent|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=24 September 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924002604/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-leadership-results-live-jeremy-corbyn-owen-smith-poll-incompetent-working-class-voters-a7326486.html|archivedate=24 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Martin Kettle]] of ''The Guardian''  wrote that "many Labour MPs, even some who face defeat, want an early election" to prove decisively that Corbyn's Labour is unelectable as a government.<ref name="Kettle">{{cite news|last=Kettle|first=Martin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/22/general-election-labour-crisis-jeremy-corbyn|title=It’ll take a general election for Labour to face up to its crisis|work=The Guardian|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=24 September 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923174751/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/22/general-election-labour-crisis-jeremy-corbyn|archivedate=23 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> "If there is hope for Labour it lies with the voters. Only they can change the party".<ref name="Kettle"/>
-Corbyn was re-elected as Labour leader on 24 September, with 313,209 votes (61.8%) compared to 193,229 (38.2%) for Owen Smith – a slightly increased share of the vote compared to his election in 2015, when he won 59%. On a turnout of 77.6%, Corbyn won the support of 59% of party members, 70% of registered supporters and 60% of affiliated supporters.<ref name="BBC240916"/> In his acceptance speech, Corbyn called on the "Labour family" to end their divisions and to "wipe that slate clean from today and get on with the work we've got to do as a party".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stewart|first1=Heather|last2=Mason|first2=Rowena|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/24/labour-leadership-jeremy-corbyn-wins-landslide-victory-party|title=Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn wins convincing victory over Owen Smith|work=The Guardian|date=24 September 2016|accessdate=24 September 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924115925/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/24/labour-leadership-jeremy-corbyn-wins-landslide-victory-party|archivedate=24 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He continued: "Together, arguing for the real change this country needs, I have no doubt this party can win the next election whenever the Prime Minister decides to call it and form the next government."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-24/jeremy-corbyns-full-leadership-acceptance-speech/|title=Jeremy Corbyn's full leadership acceptance speech|publisher=ITV News|date=24 September 2016|accessdate=24 September 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924131041/http://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-24/jeremy-corbyns-full-leadership-acceptance-speech/|archivedate=24 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====Article 50====
-In January 2017, Corbyn announced that he would impose a three-line whip to force Labour MPs in favour of [[United Kingdom invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union|triggering Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union]] to initiate the [[Brexit|withdrawal of the UK from the EU]]. In response, two Labour whips said they would vote against the bill. [[Tulip Siddiq]], the shadow minister for early years, and [[Jo Stevens]], the Shadow Welsh Secretary resigned in protest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/27/jeremy-corbyn-article-50-vote-two-labour-whips-refuse |title=Two Labour whips defy Jeremy Corbyn on article 50 vote |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127114907/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/27/jeremy-corbyn-article-50-vote-two-labour-whips-refuse |archivedate=27 January 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Labour MP Jo Stevens quits shadow cabinet over article 50 vote|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/27/labour-mp-jo-stevens-quits-shadow-cabinet-over-article-50-vote?CMP=twt_gu|website=The Guardian|accessdate=27 January 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202125816/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/27/labour-mp-jo-stevens-quits-shadow-cabinet-over-article-50-vote?CMP=twt_gu|archivedate=2 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 1 February, forty seven Labour MPs defied Corbyn's whip on the second reading of the bill.<ref>{{cite news|title=Which Labour MPs rebelled and voted against Brexit Bill?|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-01/which-labour-mps-rebelled-and-voted-against-brexit-bill/|agency=ITV|date=1 February 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203144215/http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-01/which-labour-mps-rebelled-and-voted-against-brexit-bill/|archivedate=3 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====May 2017 local elections====
-At the [[United Kingdom local elections, 2017|2017 local elections]], Labour lost nearly 400 councillors and control of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire county council.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/05/local-elections-tories-profit-from-ukip-collapse-amid-labour-losses|title=Local elections: Tories gain over 550 seats as Labour and Ukip votes plunge|last=Asthana|first=Anushka|date=5 May 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=23 November 2017|last2=Stewart|first2=Heather|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The BBC's Projected National Vote Share was 38% for the&nbsp;[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]], 27% for&nbsp;[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], 18% for the&nbsp;[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]&nbsp;and 5% for&nbsp;[[UKIP]], with others on around 12%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StephenDFisher/status/860487311448039425|title=Steve Fisher on Twitter|accessdate=6 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818234207/https://twitter.com/StephenDFisher/status/860487311448039425|archivedate=18 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-===General election, 2017===
-{{Main|United Kingdom general election, 2017}}
-[[File:Labour Party General Election Launch 2017.jpg|thumb|left|Corbyn with MPs at the Labour Party General Election Launch]]
-Corbyn said he welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May's proposal to seek an early general election in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/story/corbyn-welcomes-pms-election-move-10842125|title=Corbyn welcomes PM's election move|publisher=Sky News|date=18 April 2017|accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref> He said his party should support the government's move in the parliamentary vote.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Jon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-early-general-election-2017-theresa-may-response-statement-june-8-date-a7688566.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn welcomes Theresa May's announcement of an early election|work=The Independent|date=18 April 2017|accessdate=18 April 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419003131/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-early-general-election-2017-theresa-may-response-statement-june-8-date-a7688566.html|archivedate=19 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-Earlier in the year Corbyn had become the first opposition party leader since 1982 to [[Copeland by-election|lose a by-election]] to an incumbent government,<ref>{{cite news|title=Tories take Copeland seat from Labour in first gain for a government in a by-election since 1982|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/24/tories-take-seat-labour-copeland-first-gain-government-by-election/|accessdate=9 June 2017|agency=Press Association|publisher=Telegraph|date=24 February 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501204049/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/24/tories-take-seat-labour-copeland-first-gain-government-by-election/|archivedate=1 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and at the time May called the election Labour trailed the Conservative Party by up to 25 points in some [[Opinion polling for the United Kingdom general election, 2017|opinion polls]].<ref name="ftge2017" /> A large Conservative majority was widely predicted. However, following the short campaign, Labour surprised many pundits by increasing their number and share of votes and seats, with the Conservatives remaining the largest party but losing their Parliamentary majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-40209282|website=bbc.com|publisher=[[BBC]]|title=UK election 2017: Conservatives 'to fall short of majority'|accessdate=9 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609030540/http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-40209282|archivedate=9 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="ftge2017" /> Labour's vote share increase was its largest since 1945.<ref name="londoneconomic">{{cite news|last1=Peat|first1=Jack|title=Corbyn gives Labour biggest vote share increase since 1945|url=http://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/corbyn-gives-labour-biggest-vote-share-increase-since-1945/09/06/|accessdate=10 June 2017|publisher=The London Economic|date=9 June 2017}}</ref>
-Corbyn's election campaign featured rallies with a large audience and connected with a [[grassroots]] following for the party, including appearing on stage in front of a crowd of 20,000 at the Wirral Live Festival in [[Prenton Park]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/21/jeremy-corbyn-takes-stage-warm-act-libertines/|title=Jeremy Corbyn takes to the stage as warm up act for the Libertines|date=21 May 2017|accessdate=14 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522034503/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/21/jeremy-corbyn-takes-stage-warm-act-libertines/|archivedate=22 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jeremy-corbyn-wirral-live-libertines_uk_5921ab9de4b034684b0d091f|title=Jeremy Corbyn Gatecrashes Wirral Live Music Festival Headlined By The Libertines|work=Huffington Post|date=22 May 2017|accessdate=14 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616103158/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jeremy-corbyn-wirral-live-libertines_uk_5921ab9de4b034684b0d091f|archivedate=16 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He chose to take part in television debates and dressed more professionally than usual, wearing a business suit and tie.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40219339|title=Election results 2017: The Jeremy Corbyn factor|publisher=BBC News|date=9 June 2017|accessdate=14 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612112232/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40219339|archivedate=12 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He said the result was a public call for the end of "austerity politics" and suggested  May should step down as Prime Minister.<ref name="ftge2017">{{cite news|last1=Pickard|first1=Jim|title=Jeremy Corbyn confounds critics with ‘gobsmacking’ gain|url=https://www.ft.com/content/907f0208-4c92-11e7-919a-1e14ce4af89b|accessdate=9 June 2017|publisher=FT|date=9 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611053334/https://www.ft.com/content/907f0208-4c92-11e7-919a-1e14ce4af89b|archivedate=11 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn said that he had received the largest vote for a winning candidate in the history of his borough.<ref name="independent">{{cite news|last=Bulman|first=May|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/News/uk/politics/general-election-2017-jeremy-corbyn-speech-in-full-transcript-islington-north-win-labour-leader-a7780916.html|title=General Election 2017: Jeremy Corbyn's speech in full|work=|location=|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=9 June 2017|accessdate=10 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609213804/http://www.independent.co.uk/News/uk/politics/general-election-2017-jeremy-corbyn-speech-in-full-transcript-islington-north-win-labour-leader-a7780916.html|archivedate=9 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====Opinion polling====
-{{Main|Opinion polling for the 2017 United Kingdom general election#Preferred Prime Minister polling|Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election#Preferred Prime Minister polling}}
-Opinion polls during the first few months of his leadership gave Corbyn lower personal approval ratings than any previous Labour leader in the early stages of their leadership amongst the general public.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Laura|title=Jeremy Corbyn receives the worst ratings for a Labour leader in 60 years|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11906103/Jeremy-Corbyn-receives-the-worst-ratings-for-a-Labour-leader-in-60-years.html|accessdate=29 January 2016|publisher=Telegraph|date=2 October 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221012906/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11906103/Jeremy-Corbyn-receives-the-worst-ratings-for-a-Labour-leader-in-60-years.html|archivedate=21 February 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His approval amongst party members, however, was initially strong reaching a net approval of +45 in May 2016, though this fell back sharply to just +3 by the end of the next month following criticism of Corbyn's handling of the EU referendum and a string of Shadow Cabinet resignations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corbyn loses support among Labour party membership|url=https://yougov.co.uk/news/2016/06/30/labour-members-corbyn-post-brexit/|website=YouGov|accessdate=18 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717183053/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2016/06/30/labour-members-corbyn-post-brexit/|archivedate=17 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-A poll by Election Data in February 2017 found that 50% of Labour voters wanted Corbyn to stand down by the next election, while 44% wanted him to stay. In the same month, YouGov found party members' net approval rating of Corbyn was 17%, whereas a year earlier the result found by the same pollsters had been 55%.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chakelian|first=Anoosh|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/03/yes-support-jeremy-corbyn-falling-he-would-still-win-third-labour-leadership|title=Yes, support for Jeremy Corbyn is falling, but he would still win a third Labour leadership election|work=New Statesman|date=6 March 2017|accessdate=11 March 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306164329/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/03/yes-support-jeremy-corbyn-falling-he-would-still-win-third-labour-leadership|archivedate=6 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Also during February 2017, Ipsos MORI found Corbyn's satisfaction rating among the electorate as a whole was minus 38%; among Labour voters it was minus 9%.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cecil|first=Nicholas|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/jeremy-corbyn-left-standing-as-theresa-may-is-handed-poll-boost-a3468351.html|title=Theresa May’s popularity ratings surge as Jeremy Corbyn reels after rebellion|work=London Evening Standard|date=16 February 2017|accessdate=11 March 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216131034/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/jeremy-corbyn-left-standing-as-theresa-may-is-handed-poll-boost-a3468351.html|archivedate=16 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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-Polling by the end of the first week of campaigning during the 2017 general election was suggesting a defeat for Labour with the parliamentary party much reduced and a landslide victory for the Conservatives with a majority of perhaps 150 MPs. An [[ITV Wales & West|ITV Wales]]/YouGov poll at this time placed the Conservatives on 40% in Wales against Labour's 30%; Labour MPs have formed a majority in Wales since the [[United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922 election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rayner|first1=Gordon|last2=Swinford|first2=Stephen|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/24/labour-facing-election-wipeout-polls-suggest-tory-majority-150/|title=Labour facing election wipeout as polls suggest Tory majority of up to 150|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=25 April 2017|accessdate=25 April 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425000401/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/24/labour-facing-election-wipeout-polls-suggest-tory-majority-150/|archivedate=25 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, an opinion poll published on 22 May suggested that the position had been reversed, with Labour now polling 44% in Wales and the Conservatives 34%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poll shows Labour reclaiming lead in Wales|url=http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2017-05-22/poll-shows-labour-reclaiming-lead-in-wales/|website=ITV.com|accessdate=22 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523072534/http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2017-05-22/poll-shows-labour-reclaiming-lead-in-wales/|archivedate=23 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Polls following the publication of the Labour and Conservative manifestos suggested that nationally, Labour was narrowing the Conservative lead to nine points, with YouGov putting the party on 35% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharman|first=Jon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-2017-labour-voting-share-tony-blair-2005-win-polls-majority-jeremy-corbyn-party-leader-a7748566.html|title=Election 2017: Labour on similar voting share to Tony Blair's in 2005 election win|work=The Independent|date=22 May 2017|accessdate=22 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619180340/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-2017-labour-voting-share-tony-blair-2005-win-polls-majority-jeremy-corbyn-party-leader-a7748566.html|archivedate=19 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The final election polls predicted an increased majority for the Tories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40265714 |title=How wrong was the election polling?}}</ref>
-===Second term as Leader of the Opposition (2017–)===
-====Aftermath of the election====
-In the months following the election, Labour consistently had a small lead in [[Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election|opinion polling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/29/labour-has-nudged-ahead-polls-since-election-brexit-could/|title=Labour has nudged ahead in the polls since the election – but Brexit could save the Tories|first=Ashley|last=Kirk|date=29 September 2017|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> In the wake of the election, Corbyn announced that the party was being placed on "permanent campaign mode",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/13/permanent-campaign-mode-jeremy-corbyn-lays-plans-for-labour-victory|title='Permanent campaign mode': Jeremy Corbyn lays plans for Labour victory|first=Rajeev|last=Syal|date=13 June 2017|publisher=|via=The Guardian|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717220324/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/13/permanent-campaign-mode-jeremy-corbyn-lays-plans-for-labour-victory|archivedate=17 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> expecting another general election to be called as soon as autumn 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/jeremy-corbyn-predicts-next-general-10603042|title=Corbyn has predicted the date of the next election – and he's fighting to win it|first=Dan|last=Bloom|date=11 June 2017|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815173936/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/jeremy-corbyn-predicts-next-general-10603042|archivedate=15 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  He began a series of rallies in key marginal seats, including [[Hastings & Rye]], [[Southampton Itchen]] and [[Bournemouth West]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2017-07-15/hundreds-turnout-to-corbyn-rally-in-southampton/|title=Hundreds turnout to Corbyn rally in Southampton|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718022953/http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2017-07-15/hundreds-turnout-to-corbyn-rally-in-southampton/|archivedate=18 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====June 2017 Shadow Cabinet====
-Corbyn sacked three Shadow Cabinet members and a fourth resigned<ref name="out2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40448814|website=|publisher=[[BBC]]|title=Government's Queen's Speech clears Commons|accessdate=28 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629170718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40448814|archivedate=29 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> after they rebelled against party orders to abstain on a Labour MP [[Chuka Umunna]]'s motion aimed at keeping the UK in the EU single market.<ref name="out2017" />
-==Policies and views==
-{{Main|Political positions of Jeremy Corbyn}}
-In 1997, the political scientists [[David Butler (psephologist)|David Butler]] and [[Dennis Kavanagh]] described Corbyn's political stance as "[[far-left]]",<ref>{{cite book |title=The British General Election of 1997 |first1=David |last1=Butler |first2=Dennis |last2=Kavanagh |year=1997 |location=Basingstoke |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-0-333-64776-9 |page=171}}</ref> although in 2017, Stephen Bush suggested his association with the party's left-wing owes more to his past career and rhetoric than the policies he has pursued as party leader.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/03/far-being-left-wing-radical-jeremy-corbyn-slouching-towards-milibandism|title=Far from being a left-wing radical, Jeremy Corbyn is slouching towards Milibandism|website=www.newstatesman.com|language=en|access-date=10 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620074652/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/03/far-being-left-wing-radical-jeremy-corbyn-slouching-towards-milibandism|archivedate=20 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-When asked if he regarded himself as a [[Marxist]], Corbyn responded by saying: "That is a very interesting question actually. I haven't thought about that for a long time. I haven't really read as much of Marx as we should have done. I have read quite a bit but not that much."<ref>{{cite web|title=THE ANDREW MARR SHOW INTERVIEW: JEREMY CORBYN, MP LABOUR LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE JULY 26th 2015|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/26071502.pdf|year=2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808041308/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/26071502.pdf|archivedate=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Similarly, defending [[John McDonnell]]'s statement that there is "a lot to learn" from [[Karl Marx]]'s book ''[[Das Kapital]]'', Corbyn described Marx as a "great economist".<ref name=Corbyn1>{{cite web|title=The Marx Brothers: Jeremy Corbyn joins John McDonnell in praising Communist icon's work|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/08/marx-brothers-jeremy-corbyn-joins-john-mcdonnell-praising-communist/|year=2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808035924/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/08/marx-brothers-jeremy-corbyn-joins-john-mcdonnell-praising-communist/|archivedate=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremy Corbyn backs John McDonnell and says Marx was a 'great economist'|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/jeremy-corbyn/news/85762/jeremy-corbyn-backs-john-mcdonnell|year=2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808045204/https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/jeremy-corbyn/news/85762/jeremy-corbyn-backs-john-mcdonnell|archivedate=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn has said he has read some of the works of [[Adam Smith]], [[Karl Marx]] and [[David Ricardo]] and has "looked at many, many others".<ref name=Corbyn1 />
-===Economy and taxation===
-Corbyn has campaigned against [[Private Finance Initiative]] (PFI) schemes,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Corbyn|first1=Jeremy|title=Labour must clean up the mess it made with PFI, and save the health service|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/26/pfi-labour-nhs-health-service-private-finance-initiative|accessdate=24 August 2016|work=The Guardian|date=26 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921153327/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/26/pfi-labour-nhs-health-service-private-finance-initiative|archivedate=21 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> supported a higher rate of [[income tax]] for the wealthiest in society,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wintour|first1=Patrick|title=Jeremy Corbyn vows to raise taxes for the rich if elected Prime Minister|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/22/jeremy-corbyn-vows-to-raise-taxes-for-the-rich-if-elected-prime-minister|accessdate=18 September 2015|work=The Guardian|date=22 July 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927213116/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/22/jeremy-corbyn-vows-to-raise-taxes-for-the-rich-if-elected-prime-minister|archivedate=27 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and his shadow chancellor proposed the introduction of a £10 per hour [[living wage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/15/story_n_8138900.html|title=John McDonnell Unveils His First Policy: A £10 Minimum Wage|accessdate=15 September 2015|work=The Huffington Post|date=15 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918002240/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/15/story_n_8138900.html|archivedate=18 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He advocates recouping losses from [[tax avoidance#UK Tax Avoidance|tax avoidance]] and [[Tax evasion in the United Kingdom|evasion]] by investing £1 billion in [[HMRC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-14/what-is-corbynomics-and-what-might-it-mean-for-britain-|title=What is ‘Corbynomics’ – And What Might it Mean for Britain?|work=Bloomberg|first=Svenja|last=O'Donnell|date=14 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723111947/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-14/what-is-corbynomics-and-what-might-it-mean-for-britain-|archivedate=23 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn would also seek to reduce an estimated £93 billion that [[Corporate welfare in the UK|companies receive in tax relief]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-allies-accuse-chris-leslie-of-deliberately-misrepresenting-labour-leader-contenders-economic-policies-10436258.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn allies accuse Chris Leslie of deliberately misrepresenting Labour frontrunner's economic policies|location=London, UK|work=The Independent|first=Andrew|last=Grice|date=3 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925171030/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-allies-accuse-chris-leslie-of-deliberately-misrepresenting-labour-leader-contenders-economic-policies-10436258.html|archivedate=25 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Guardian Handshake">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/07/corporate-welfare-a-93bn-handshake|date=7 July 2015|title=The £93bn handshake: businesses pocket huge subsidies and tax breaks|last=Chakrabortty|first=Aditya|work=The Guardian|location=London, UK|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231172118/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/07/corporate-welfare-a-93bn-handshake|archivedate=31 December 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SPERI-Paper-24-The-British-Corporate-Welfare-State.pdf|title=The British Corporate Welfare State: Public Provision for Private Businesses|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925200238/http://speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SPERI-Paper-24-The-British-Corporate-Welfare-State.pdf|archivedate=25 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The amount is made up of several reliefs, including railway and energy subsidies, [[regional development]] grants, relief on investment and government procurement from the private sector.<ref name="Guardian Handshake" />
-Corbyn opposes austerity, and has advocated an economic strategy based on investing-to-grow as opposed to making spending cuts. During his first Labour leadership election campaign, Corbyn proposed that the [[Bank of England]] should be able to issue money for capital spending, especially housebuilding, instead of [[quantitative easing]], which attempts to stimulate the economy by buying assets from commercial banks. He describes it as "[[People's Quantitative Easing]]".<ref name="plan" /> A number of economists, including [[Steve Keen]], argued in a letter to  ''[[The Guardian]]'' that despite claims to the contrary there was nothing "extreme left" about the anti-austerity policies he proposed in his leadership campaign.<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/14/the-labour-party-stands-at-a-crossroads|title=The Labour party stands at a crossroads|work=The Guardian|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815122541/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/14/the-labour-party-stands-at-a-crossroads|archivedate=15 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Robert Skidelsky]] offered a qualified endorsement of Corbyn's proposals to carry out QE through a National Investment Bank.<ref name="The Guardian"/><ref>[[Robert Skidelsky]], [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/19/corbynomics-why-we-should-take-it-seriously 'Why we should take Corbynomics seriously,'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919080033/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/19/corbynomics-why-we-should-take-it-seriously |date=19 September 2015 }} ''[[The Guardian]]'' 19 August 2015.</ref> As the policy would change the central bank's focus on stabilising prices, however, it has been argued it could increase the perceived risk of investing in the UK and raise the prospect of increased inflation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33884836 |title=Would Corbyn's 'QE for people' float or sink Britain? |publisher=BBC News |date=12 August 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818102547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33884836 |archivedate=18 August 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His second leadership campaign saw him promise £500 billion in additional public spending, though he did not detail how he would fund it.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eaton|first1=George|title=How would Jeremy Corbyn pay for his spending pledges?|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/08/how-would-jeremy-corbyn-pay-his-spending-pledges|accessdate=24 August 2016|work=New Statesman|date=4 August 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826163616/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/08/how-would-jeremy-corbyn-pay-his-spending-pledges|archivedate=26 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-Corbyn has been a consistent supporter of [[renationalising]] [[Public utility|public utilities]], such as the [[Privatisation of British Rail|now-privatised British Rail]] and [[Energy company|energy companies]], back into [[public ownership]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Merrick|first=Jane|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-to-bring-back-clause-four-contender-pledges-to-bury-new-labour-with-commitment-to-public-ownership-of-industry-10446982.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn to 'bring back Clause IV': Contender pledges to bury New Labour with commitment to public ownership of industry|work=The Independent on Sunday|date=9 August 2015|accessdate=9 August 2015|location=London, UK|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809111000/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-to-bring-back-clause-four-contender-pledges-to-bury-new-labour-with-commitment-to-public-ownership-of-industry-10446982.html|archivedate=9 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Matt|last1=Dathan|first2=Jon|last2=Stone|title=The 9 charts that show the 'left-wing' policies of Jeremy Corbyn the public actually agrees with|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-jeremy-corbyn-policies-that-most-people-actually-agree-with-10407148.html|work=The Independent|date=23 July 2015|accessdate=27 July 2015|location=London, UK|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724173423/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-jeremy-corbyn-policies-that-most-people-actually-agree-with-10407148.html|archivedate=24 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Initially Corbyn suggested completely renationalising the entire railway network, but would now bring them under public control "line by line" as franchises expire.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34306333 |title=Labour would renationalise railways 'line by line,' says Jeremy Corbyn |publisher=BBC News |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127214715/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34306333 |archivedate=27 November 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-===Responses to allegations of antisemitism===
-{{Multiple issues|section=yes|
-{{undue section|date=March 2018}}
-{{excessive detail|section|date=April 2018}}
-{{synthesis|section|date=April 2018}}
-}}
-During an interview with [[Jewish News]], in response to claims that he may be seen as antisemitic, Corbyn stated, "I'm not an anti-semite in any form" and that he challenges "anti-Semitism whenever it arises and no anti-Semitic remarks are done in my name or would ever be done in my name."<ref name="JNO">{{cite web|url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/exclusive-corbyn-interview/|title=Exclusive Jewish News interview with Jeremy Corbyn: ‘I’m not an anti-Semite in any form’|last=Cohen|first=Justin|date=28 March 2018|work=Jewish News Online|publisher=Jewish News|accessdate=3 April 2018|location=London|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401125330/http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/exclusive-corbyn-interview/|archivedate=1 April 2018}}</ref>
-Corbyn along with fellow Labour MP [[Gerald Kaufman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/revealed-jeremy-corbyn-attended-event-hosted-by-holocaust-denier-s-group-in-2013-1.68163 |title=Revealed: Jeremy Corbyn attended event hosted by Holocaust denier's group in 2013 |website=The Jewish Chronicle}}</ref> has attended events of "[[Deir Yassin massacre|Deir Yassin]] Remembered", founded by [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]] Paul Eisen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/18/jeremy-corbyn-antisemitism-claims-ludicrous-and-wrong|title=Jeremy Corbyn says antisemitism claims 'ludicrous and wrong'|first=Rowena|last=Mason|date=17 August 2015|website=The Guardian}}</ref>{{sfn|Freedland|2016}} However, Corbyn has said that this had taken place before Eisen had made his views known. In 2012, Corbyn praised [[Raed Salah]], leader of the northern branch of the [[Islamic Movement in Israel]], who had been found guilty of using the antisemitic trope of the [[blood libel]] in a speech in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeremy |first=Yonah |url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Islamic-Movement-leader-Salah-convicted-of-racist-incitement-on-appeal-381337 |title=Islamic Movement leader Salah convicted of racist incitement on appeal – Arab-Israeli Conflict – Jerusalem Post |publisher=Jpost.com |date=16 February 2007 |accessdate=26 September 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, a group of Jewish critics of Israel wrote a letter to ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' in support of Corbyn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-answers-critics-ludicrous-and-wrong-anti-semitism-questions-10460206.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn answers critics' 'ludicrous and wrong' anti-semitism|date=18 August 2015|publisher=}}</ref> The activists who were signatories to the letter included, [[Laurence Dreyfus]], [[Selma James]], [[Miriam Margolyes]], [[Ilan Pappé]], [[Michael Rosen]] and [[Avi Shlaim]].<ref name="thejc">{{cite news|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/anti-israel-activists-attack-jc-for-challenging-jeremy-corbyn-1.68162|title=Anti-Israel activists attack JC for challenging Jeremy Corbyn|last=Dysch|first=Marcus|date=18 August 2015|work=|accessdate=7 April 2017|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|location=}}</ref> They stated in the letter, "Your assertion that your attack on Jeremy Corbyn is supported by ‘the vast majority of British Jews’ is without foundation. We do not accept that you speak on behalf of progressive Jews in this country. You speak only for Jews who support Israel, right or wrong."<ref name="thejc" />
-In March 2018, it was reported that Corbyn and some of his office staff had been added to a Facebook group where antisemitic tropes and comments had been made.<ref name="Zeffman">{{cite news|last1=Zeffman|first1=Henry|last2=Bridge|first2=Mark||url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/labour-to-act-on-antisemitic-member-posts-9zbqcfrkp|title=Labour to act on antisemitic member posts|work=The Times|date=8 March 2018|accessdate=8 March 2018}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Corbyn's office issued a statement not denying his involvement in the group but saying that he had no knowledge of what was being discussed in the group.<ref name="Zeffman"/> He left the group after becoming Labour leader in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harpin|first=Lee|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/labour-start-disciplinary-action-over-antisemitic-posts-on-secret-facebook-group-joined-by-corbyn-1.460197|title=Labour start disciplinary action over antisemitic posts on secret Facebook group joined by Corbyn|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=7 March 2018|accessdate=8 March 2018}}</ref> According to the ''[[HuffPost]]'' he was enrolled by someone else in 2014 and had only made a small number of posts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Forrester|first=Kate|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jeremy-corbyn-was-member-of-facebook-group-at-centre-of-anti-semitism-investigation_uk_5aa00289e4b002df2c5fc68d|title=Jeremy Corbyn Was Member Of Facebook Group At Centre Of Anti-Semitism Investigation|work=HuffPost|date=7 March 2018|accessdate=8 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/mar/08/labour-suspends-party-members-in-antisemitic-facebook-group |title=Labour suspends party members in 'antisemitic' Facebook group |website=The Guardian}}</ref> A fortnight later, Corbyn's membership of Facebook group 'History of Palestine', which contained antisemitic comments, became known. He then left the group to which he had been added around 2014. Corbyn's spokesman said "he was added to this group without his knowledge".<ref>{{cite news|last=Fisher|first=Lucy|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/corbyn-in-another-pro-palestine-facebook-group-linked-to-antisemitism-wkbd6209w|title=Jeremy Corbyn in another pro‑Palestine Facebook group linked to antisemitism|work=The Times|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=24 March 2018|quote=The Labour leader belonged to 'History of Palestine', on which other people posted anti-Jewish conspiracy theories, according to the Guido Fawkes website. He is said to have been added to the group in 2014 and quit it yesterday after media reports about his membership. Mr Corbyn is not thought to have posted any comments himself.}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Later in March, it was reported that Corbyn had been a member of another group containing antisemitic content. Corbyn left the group following the reports and a spokesman said that he was not an active member.<ref>https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jeremy-corbyn-antisemitic-facebook-group-mural-1.461353</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/27/jews-furious-corbyn-evasions-labour-antisemitism|title=Why did I protest against Corbyn? Look at his long list of evasions – Hadley Freeman|first=Hadley|last=Freeman|date=27 March 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref>
-Later in March 2018, a spokesman for the Labour leader admitted Corbyn had posted a comment on Facebook in 2012 questioning the removal of an<ref name="Horton">{{cite news|last1=Horton|first1=Helena|last2=Yorke|first2=Harry|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/23/labour-mps-demand-answers-jeremy-corbyn-support-antisemitic/|title=Labour MPs demand answers from Jeremy Corbyn over his 'support for antisemitic mural'|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> allegedly antisemitic mural,<ref name="bbcmural">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43536830|title=Corbyn apologises for 'hurt' caused by anti-Semitism in Labour|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=31 March 2018}}</ref> by the American artist [[Mear One]]. The mural, in the East End of London, had been the subject of complaints from residents and was removed by the local council.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dysch|first=Marcus|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/did-jeremy-corbyn-back-artist-whose-mural-was-condemned-as-antisemitic-1.62106|title=Did Jeremy Corbyn back artist whose mural was condemned as antisemitic?|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=6 November 2015|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> The artist posted "Tomorrow they want to buff my mural, Freedon of Expression. London Calling. Public art." Corbyn responded to the artist on Facebook at the time: “Why? You are in good company. Rockefeller destroyed Diego Rivera’s mural because it includes a picture of Lenin" in reference to [[Nelson Rockefeller]]'s destruction of [[Diego Rivera]]’s mural ''[[Man at the Crossroads]]'' (1934).<ref>{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Heather|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/mar/23/corbyn-criticised-after-backing-artist-behind-antisemitic-mural|title=Corbyn criticised after backing artist behind antisemitic mural|work=The Guardian|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> In his own statement, Corbyn said: “I sincerely regret that I did not look more closely at the image I was commenting on, the contents of which are deeply disturbing and antisemitic,” and added, “The defence of free speech cannot be used as a justification for the promotion of antisemitism in any form. That is a view I’ve always held.”<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43523445|title=Jeremy Corbyn regrets comments about 'anti-Semitic' mural|work=BBC News|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> In response, the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] and the [[Jewish Leadership Council]] issued a joint open letter which stated that Corbyn had repeatedly "sided with antisemites rather than Jews".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/jeremy-corbyn-letter-jlc-board/|title=Corbyn siding with anti-Semites rather than Jews, say community leaders|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/mar/25/senior-labour-figures-defend-corbyn-row-antisemitic-mural|title=Jewish leaders accuse Jeremy Corbyn of 'siding with antisemites'|first1=Heather|last1=Stewart|first2=Kevin|last2=Rawlinson|date=26 March 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref> Conversely, left-wing Jewish organisations such as the [[Jewish Socialists' Group]], [[Jews for Justice for Palestinians]] and [[Jewdas]] disputed claims that Corbyn was antisemitic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/03/jeremy-corbyn-passover-jewdas-good-news|title=Jeremy Corbyn celebrated Passover with us. It’s a simple good news story {{!}} Jewdas|last=Jewdas|date=2018-04-03|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishsocialist.org.uk/news/item/statement-on-labours-problem-with-antisemitism-from-the-jewish-socialists-g|title=Statement on “Labour’s problem with antisemitism” {{!}} Jewish Socialists' Group|website=www.jewishsocialist.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/ben-white/shifty-antisemitism-wars|title=Shifty antisemitism wars|date=2016-04-22|website=openDemocracy|language=en|access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref> In a statement, [[Jewish Voice for Labour]] said it was "appalled" by the Board of Deputies of British Jews' letter and that "They do not represent us or the great majority of Jews in the party who share Jeremy Corbyn's vision for social justice and fairness. Jeremy's consistent commitment to [[anti-racism]] is all the more needed now."<ref name="bbc1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43536830|title=Corbyn apologises for 'hurt' caused by anti-Semitism in Labour|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref>
-On 2 April 2018, ''The Guardian'' published an open letter signed by "more than forty senior academics" condemning anti-Corbyn bias in media coverage of the antisemitism debate saying it was "framed in such a way as to mystify the real sources of anti-Jewish bigotry and to weaponise it against a single political figure just ahead of [[United Kingdom local elections, 2018|important elections]].'" The academics included [[Lynne Segal]], [[Annabelle Sreberny]], [[Beverley Skeggs]], [[Gary Hall (academic)|Gary Hall]], [[Neve Gordon]], [[Margaret Gallagher]], [[Maria X|Maria Chatzichristodoulou]], [[Jill Daniels]] and [[Ruth Catlow]].<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/02/stop-jeremy-corbyns-trial-by-media-over-antisemitism |title=Stop Jeremy Corbyn’s trial by media over antisemitism |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 April 2018 |accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref> Writing in ''[[The Spectator]]'',  political commentator [[Douglas Murray (author)|Douglas Murray]] questioned the qualifications of the signatories and claimed that ''The Guardian'' was being disingenuous when describing them as 'senior academics' and that ''The Guardian'' was guilty of publishing [[fake news]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Douglas |author-link=Douglas Murray (author) |date=3 April 2018 |title=The truth about the ‘senior academics’ defending Corbyn |url=https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/04/the-truth-about-the-senior-academics-defending-corbyn/ |newspaper=The Spectator |access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Douglas |date=4 April 2018 |title=The Guardian letter defending Jeremy Corbyn is a sham |url=https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/04/the-guardian-letter-defending-jeremy-corbyn-is-a-sham/ |newspaper=The Spectator |access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Douglas |date=19 April 2018 |title=How many fourth-rate academics are first-rate bigots? |url=https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/04/how-many-fourth-rate-academics-are-first-rate-bigots/ |newspaper=The Spectator |access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref> Jane Dipple, one of the academics who sent the letter, is now being investigated for sharing antisemitic posts on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/academic-jane-dipple-facebook-posts_uk_5ac65218e4b0337ad1e578ba |title=Academic Who Defended Jeremy Corbyn Over Anti-Semitism Storm Probed Over Facebook Posts |publisher=Huffingtonpost.co.uk |date= |accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/academic-investigated-over-facebook-posts-about-jews-gzltdbzlr |title=Academic investigated over Facebook posts about Jews}}</ref>
-=== Foreign affairs ===
-====War and peace====
-[[File:Jeremy-Corbyn-Chatham-House.jpg|thumb|Corbyn outlining Labour's Defence and Foreign Policy priorities during a May 2017 speech at [[Chatham House]]]]
-Corbyn does not consider himself an absolute pacifist and has named the [[Spanish Civil War]], the British [[Blockade of Africa|naval blockade to stop the slave trade]] in the 19th century and the role of UN peacekeepers in the [[1999 East Timorese crisis|1999 crisis in East Timor]] as justified conflicts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/20/jeremy-corbyn-dresden_n_8849490.html|author=Paul Waugh|work=Huffington Post|title=Jeremy Corbyn says of Dresden firestorm: 'Bombing civilian targets is never a good idea|date=20 December 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222232334/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/20/jeremy-corbyn-dresden_n_8849490.html|archivedate=22 December 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, opposing violence and war has been "the whole purpose of his life".<ref>{{cite news|title=Are You A Pacifist? Labour Leader Speaks To Sky|url=http://news.sky.com/video/1559097/is-jeremy-corbyn-a-pacifist|accessdate=29 September 2015|publisher=Sky News (video)|date=25 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930184550/http://news.sky.com/video/1559097/is-jeremy-corbyn-a-pacifist|archivedate=30 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He prominently opposed the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] and [[War in Afghanistan (2001–14)|war in Afghanistan]], NATO-led [[2011 military intervention in Libya|military intervention in Libya]],<ref>"[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/21/libya-war-partition-military-action Jeremy Corbyn: Libya and the suspicious rush to war] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821010736/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/21/libya-war-partition-military-action |date=21 August 2016 }}". ''The Guardian.'' 21 March 2011.</ref> military strikes against Assad's Syria, and military action against [[ISIS]], and served as the chair of the [[Stop The War Coalition]].<ref name="24things">{{cite news|title=24 things that Jeremy Corbyn believes|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34209478|accessdate=29 September 2015|publisher=BBC|date=13 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921211250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34209478|archivedate=21 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> When challenged on whether there were any circumstances in which he would deploy military forces overseas he said "I'm sure there are some but I can't think of them at the moment."<ref name="24things" /> He has called for [[Tony Blair]] to be investigated for alleged war crimes during the [[Iraq War]].<ref>"[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-still-prepared-to-call-for-war-crimes-investigation-into-tony-blair-a7042926.html Jeremy Corbyn 'still prepared to call for Tony Blair war crimes investigation'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027174608/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-still-prepared-to-call-for-war-crimes-investigation-into-tony-blair-a7042926.html |date=27 October 2016 }}", ''The Independent'', 23 May 2016.</ref>
-In July 2016, the Chilcot report of the [[Iraq Inquiry]] was issued, criticising the former Labour PM [[Tony Blair]] for joining the United States in the war against Iraq. Subsequently, Corbyn  – who had voted against military action against Iraq – gave a speech in Westminster commenting: "I now apologise sincerely on behalf of my party for the disastrous decision to go to war in Iraq in March 2003" which he called an "act of military aggression launched on a false pretext" something that has "long been regarded as illegal by the overwhelming weight of international opinion".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36733979 |title=Tony Blair says world is better as a result of Iraq War |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=7 July 2016 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=7 July 2016 |quote=He said the report proved the Iraq War had been an "act of military aggression launched on a false pretext", something he said which has "long been regarded as illegal by the overwhelming weight of international opinion" |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707103321/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36733979 |archivedate=7 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Corbyn specifically apologised to "the people of Iraq"; to the families of British soldiers who died in Iraq or returned injured; and to "the millions of British citizens who feel our democracy was traduced and undermined by the way in which the decision to go to war was taken on."<ref name="Corbyn">Andrew Grice, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-chilcot-report-iraq-war-inquiry-apology-tony-blair-labour-party-a7123461.html Jeremy Corbyn apologises on behalf of Labour for 'disastrous decision' to join Iraq War] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706173518/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-chilcot-report-iraq-war-inquiry-apology-tony-blair-labour-party-a7123461.html |date=6 July 2016 }}, ''The Independent'' (6 July 2016).</ref>
-====Middle East====
-=====Israel and Palestine=====
-Corbyn is a member of the [[Palestine Solidarity Campaign]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/13/the-lefts-jewish-problem-corbyn-israel-and-antisemitism-dave-rich-review|title=The Left’s Jewish Problem: Jeremy Corbyn, Israel and Anti‑Semitism – review|last=Cohen|first=Nick|date=13 September 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=23 November 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> campaigning against [[Gaza-Israel conflict|conflict in Gaza]] and what the organisation considers to be "[[Israel and the apartheid analogy|apartheid in Israel]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palestinecampaign.org/mps-actors-authors-musicians-among-21000-demanding-arms-embargo-israel|title=MPs, actors, authors and musicians among 21,000 demanding arms embargo on Israel|accessdate=23 June 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623234057/http://www.palestinecampaign.org/mps-actors-authors-musicians-among-21000-demanding-arms-embargo-israel/|archivedate=23 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2012 and again in 2017, Corbyn called for an investigation into Israeli influence in British politics.<ref>https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jeremy-corbyn-calls-for-inquiry-on-pro-israel-lobby-1.32916</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/labour-leader-wants-probe-into-israels-influence-on-uk-politics/|title=Labour leader wants probe into Israel’s influence on UK politics|publisher=}}</ref>
-=====Hamas and Hezbollah=====
-At a meeting hosted by [[Stop the War Coalition]] in 2009, Corbyn said he invited "friends" from [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] to an event in parliament, referred to Hamas as "an organisation dedicated towards the good of the Palestinian people," and said that the British government's labelling of Hamas as a terrorist organisation is "a big, big historical mistake."<ref>{{cite web|title = Britain’s Labour Party Is Cutting Off Its Nose to Spite Its Face|url = https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/24/britains-labour-party-has-a-lefty-problem-jeremy-corbyn/|website = Foreign Policy|accessdate = 31 December 2015|deadurl = no|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151228060809/http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/24/britains-labour-party-has-a-lefty-problem-jeremy-corbyn/|archivedate = 28 December 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref> Asked on ''[[Channel 4 News]]'' in July 2015 why he had called representatives from Hamas and Hezbollah "friends", Corbyn explained, "I use it in a collective way, saying our friends are prepared to talk," and that the specific occasion he used it was to introduce speakers from Hezbollah at a Parliamentary meeting about the Middle East. He said that he does not condone the actions of either organisation: "Does it mean I agree with Hamas and what it does? No. Does it mean I agree with Hezbollah and what they do? No. What it means is that I think to bring about a peace process, you have to talk to people with whom you may profoundly disagree … There is not going to be a peace process unless there is talks involving Israel, [[Hezbollah]] and [[Hamas]] and I think everyone knows that", he argued.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/139578/labour’s-jeremy-corbyn-why-i-called-hamas-our-friends|title=Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn: Why I called Hamas our friends|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=14 July 2015|accessdate=3 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722105027/http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/139578/labour%E2%80%99s-jeremy-corbyn-why-i-called-hamas-our-friends|archivedate=22 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-=====Iran=====
-He has called for the lifting [[Sanctions against Iran|of sanctions]] as part of a negotiated full settlement of issues concerning the [[Nuclear program of Iran|Iranian nuclear programme]], and the starting of a political process to decommission [[Nuclear weapons and Israel|Israel's nuclear arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-c23b-Rebuilding-relations-with-Iran|title=Rebuilding relations with Iran|work=morningstaronline.co.uk|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085954/http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-c23b-Rebuilding-relations-with-Iran|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Waugh|first=Paul|date=13 July 2015|title=Jeremy Corbyn's Hamas Grilling Leaves Him Accusing Channel 4 News Of 'Tabloid Journalism'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/13/jeremy-corbyns-hamas-gril_n_7788826.html|newspaper=The Huffington Post UK|access-date=24 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906220109/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/13/jeremy-corbyns-hamas-gril_n_7788826.html|archivedate=6 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jeremy Corbyn: 'I wanted Hamas to be part of the debate'|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/jeremy-corbyn-i-wanted-hamas-to-be-part-of-the-debate|work=Channel 4 News|date=13 July 2015|access-date=24 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929024119/http://www.channel4.com/news/jeremy-corbyn-i-wanted-hamas-to-be-part-of-the-debate|archivedate=29 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-=====Saudi Arabia=====
-Corbyn has criticised Britain's close ties with [[Saudi Arabia]] and British involvement in the [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]]. In January 2016, after a United Nations panel ruled Saudi-led bombing campaign of Yemen contravened international humanitarian law, Corbyn called for an independent inquiry into the UK's arms exports policy to Saudi Arabia. Corbyn and [[Hilary Benn]] wrote to [[David Cameron]] asking him to "set out the exact nature of the involvement of UK personnel working with the Saudi military".<ref>{{cite news|last=MacAskill|first=Ewen|last2=Wintour|first2=Patrick|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/27/labour-raises-pressure-on-cameron-to-explain-yemen-involvement|title=Labour seeks details of UK role in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen|work=|location=|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=27 January 2016|accessdate=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016180953/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/27/labour-raises-pressure-on-cameron-to-explain-yemen-involvement|archivedate=16 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn has constantly called for the British Government to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia to show that Britain wants a peace process in Yemen, "not an invasion by Saudi Arabia".<ref>{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Jon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-saudi-arabia-arms-sales-yemen-famine-civilian-killed-a7818481.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn reiterates call for UK to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia|work=|location=|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=1 July 2017|accessdate=1 July 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701173058/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-saudi-arabia-arms-sales-yemen-famine-civilian-killed-a7818481.html|archivedate=1 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====NATO and nuclear weapons====
-Corbyn would like to pull the United Kingdom out of [[NATO]],<ref name=IND12746475>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-winning-labour-leadership-could-threaten-tory-plans-to-bomb-isis-in-syria-10436528.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn winning Labour leadership could threaten Tory plans to bomb Isis in Syria|work=The Independent|location=London|first=Kunal|last=Dutta|date=4 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060126/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-winning-labour-leadership-could-threaten-tory-plans-to-bomb-isis-in-syria-10436528.html|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> but has acknowledged that there is not an appetite for it among the public and instead intends to push for NATO to "restrict its role".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11829048/Jeremy-Corbyn-backtracks-on-calls-for-Britain-to-leave-Nato.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn backtracks on calls for Britain to leave NATO|author=Hughes, Laura|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London, UK|date=27 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923073131/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11829048/Jeremy-Corbyn-backtracks-on-calls-for-Britain-to-leave-Nato.html|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In April 2014, Corbyn wrote an article for the ''Morning Star'' attributing the [[crisis in Ukraine]] to [[NATO]]. He said the "root of the crisis" lay in "the US drive to expand eastwards" and described Russia's actions as "not unprovoked".<ref name=MS140417>{{cite web|url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-972b-Nato-belligerence-endangers-us-all|title=Nato belligerence endangers us all|first=Jeremy|last=Corbyn|work=Morning Star Online|date=17 April 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060138/http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-972b-Nato-belligerence-endangers-us-all|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has said it "probably was" a mistake to allow former [[Warsaw Pact]] countries to join NATO.<ref name=MS140417 /><ref name="Gn150807">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/07/jeremy-corbyn-interview-we-are-not-doing-celebrity-personality-or-abusive-politics|title=Jeremy Corbyn: ‘We are not doing celebrity, personality or abusive politics – this is about hope’|first=Nicholas|last=Watt|work=The Guardian|date=7 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407085709/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/07/jeremy-corbyn-interview-we-are-not-doing-celebrity-personality-or-abusive-politics|archivedate=7 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-Corbyn is a longstanding supporter of unilateral nuclear disarmament,<ref name="mason1">{{cite news|last=Mason|first=Rowena|date=18 July 2016|title=Commons votes for Trident renewal by majority of 355|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/18/mps-vote-in-favour-of-trident-renewal-nuclear-deterrent|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=18 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718213055/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/18/mps-vote-in-favour-of-trident-renewal-nuclear-deterrent|archivedate=18 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36830923 |title=MPs vote to renew Trident weapons system |last=Kuenssberg |first=Laura |date=19 July 2016 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=19 July 2016 |quote=Jeremy Corbyn has been heckled and accused of lying by his own MPs and told he was “defending the countries’ enemies” as he announced he would vote against renewing Trident. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718213716/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36830923 |archivedate=18 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> although he has suggested a compromise of having submarines without nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/17/jeremy-corbyn-trident-compromise-no-nuclear-warheads |title=Jeremy Corbyn hints at no-nuke subs in Trident compromise |work=The Guardian |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128034217/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/17/jeremy-corbyn-trident-compromise-no-nuclear-warheads |archivedate=28 January 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= |title=MPs to vote on Trident nuclear weapons system renewal|date=18 July 2016 |publisher=BBC News|access-date=18 July 2016 |quote=MPs are set to decide on whether to renew Britain's nuclear weapons programme in a Commons vote later.}}</ref> In June 2016, he agreed to allow Labour MPs a [[free vote]] on the replacement of Trident, and 140 Labour MPs voted with the government in favour of the new submarines, in line with party policy, and 47 joining Corbyn to vote against.<ref name="mason1"/>
-====Donald Trump====
-Following the election of [[Donald Trump]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 US presidential elections]], Jeremy Corbyn said that he believes that President Trump is not offering solutions to problems, but simply being divisive.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-responds-to-donald-trump-win-america-election-hillary-clinton-a7406941.html|author=Ashley Cowburn|title=Jeremy Corbyn responds to Donald Trump win: 'An unmistakable rejection of a political establishment'|date=9 November 2016|access-date=|work=The Independent|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112170647/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-responds-to-donald-trump-win-america-election-hillary-clinton-a7406941.html|archivedate=12 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn also called for a proposed Trump state visit to the UK to be cancelled following his [[Executive Order 13769|executive order banning visitors from certain majority-Muslim countries from entering the US]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremy Corbyn: Donald Trump's state visit to the UK should be scrapped|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-donald-trump-uk-state-visit-banned-entry-us-president-muslim-ban-labour-leader-a7570641.html|website=www.independent.co.uk|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=15 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416033159/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-donald-trump-uk-state-visit-banned-entry-us-president-muslim-ban-labour-leader-a7570641.html|archivedate=16 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====Cuba====
-Corbyn is a longtime supporter of the [[Cuba Solidarity Campaign]], which campaigns against the [[United States embargo against Cuba|US embargo against Cuba]] and supports the [[Cuban Revolution]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Editorial Staff Opinion |date=26 September 2016 |title=Jeremy Corbyn promises socialism, the poisonous dogma that has killed millions of innocents |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/09/28/jeremy-corbyn-promises-socialism-the-poisonous-dogma-that-has-ki/ |work=The Telegraph |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170505/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/09/28/jeremy-corbyn-promises-socialism-the-poisonous-dogma-that-has-ki/ |archivedate=5 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fidel Castro: Jeremy Corbyn praises 'huge figure'|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38117068|publisher=BBC News|date=26 November 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328130735/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38117068|archivedate=28 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jeremy Corbyn praises Fidel Castro's 'heroism' after death announced|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/26/fidel-castros-cuba-beacon-light-says-ex-london-mayor-ken-livingstone/|accessdate=27 March 2017|work=The Telegraph|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195515/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/26/fidel-castros-cuba-beacon-light-says-ex-london-mayor-ken-livingstone/|archivedate=28 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In November 2016, following the death of former communist President of Cuba [[Fidel Castro]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Graham|first1=Chris|last2=Rothwell|first2=James|last3=Alexander|first3=Harriet|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/26/fidel-castro-cubas-revolutionary-icon-dead-aged-90-latest/|title=Fidel Castro, Cuba's communist revolutionary, dead aged 90 – latest news, world's reaction, and what his death means for the county|work=The Telegraph|date=26 November 2016|accessdate=15 June 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805092556/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/26/fidel-castro-cubas-revolutionary-icon-dead-aged-90-latest/|archivedate=5 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn said that Castro, despite his "flaws", was a "huge figure of modern history, national independence and 20th Century socialism...Castro's achievements were many."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38117068|title=Fidel Castro: Jeremy Corbyn praises 'huge figure'|date=26 November 2016|publisher=BBC News|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126152400/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38117068|archivedate=26 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Internal Labour party critics of Corbyn accused him of glossing over Castro's human rights abuses.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keate|first1=Georgie|last2=Fisher|first2=Lucy|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/corbyn-walks-into-a-row-by-hailing-dictators-heroism-kn3qbdw8h|title=Corbyn walks into a row by hailing dictator's 'heroism'|work=The Times|date=28 November 2016|accessdate=2 April 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204|archivedate=21 January 2016|df=dmy-all}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
-====Venezuela====
-A proponent of the [[Venezuela Solidarity Campaign]], Corbyn praised [[Hugo Chávez]] following the death of the socialist President of Venezuela, saying "He made massive contributions to Venezuela & a very wide world".<ref>[http://islingtonnow.co.uk/2013/03/07/islington-mp-jeremy-corbyn-pays-tribute-to-hugo-chavez/ "Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn pays tribute to Hugo Chavez"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516191645/http://islingtonnow.co.uk/2013/03/07/islington-mp-jeremy-corbyn-pays-tribute-to-hugo-chavez/ |date=16 May 2017 }}, Retrieved 11 June 2017.</ref> Corbyn also shared support for Chávez's successor, President [[Nicolás Maduro]], in 2014 while congratulating him on his presidency.<ref name="GUARDven17">{{cite news|last1=Elgot|first1=Jessica|last2=Asthana|first2=Anushka|title=Labour speaks out on Venezuela as pressure mounts on Corbyn|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/02/labour-concerns-on-venezuela-raise-pressure-on-jeremy-corbyn-to-speak-out|accessdate=3 August 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 August 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802202055/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/02/labour-concerns-on-venezuela-raise-pressure-on-jeremy-corbyn-to-speak-out|archivedate=2 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Following the [[Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly election, 2017|2017 Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly election]], which was condemned and not recognised by over 40 nations,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2017/07/31/la-lista-de-los-40-paises-democraticos-que-hasta-el-momento-desconocieron-la-asamblea-constituyente-de-venezuela/|title=La lista de los 40 países democráticos que hasta el momento desconocieron la Asamblea Constituyente de Venezuela|date=31 July 2017|work=[[Infobae]]|accessdate=1 August 2017|language=es-LA|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801050300/http://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2017/07/31/la-lista-de-los-40-paises-democraticos-que-hasta-el-momento-desconocieron-la-asamblea-constituyente-de-venezuela/|archivedate=1 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> including the European Union,<ref>{{cite news|title=Países de la Unión Europea no reconocen la Constituyente y piden suspender su instalación|url=https://www.lapatilla.com/site/2017/08/02/paises-de-la-union-europea-no-reconocen-la-constituyente-y-piden-suspender-su-instalacion/|accessdate=2 August 2017|work=[[La Patilla]]|date=2 August 2017|language=es-ES|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803001916/http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2017/08/02/paises-de-la-union-europea-no-reconocen-la-constituyente-y-piden-suspender-su-instalacion/|archivedate=3 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> pressure was mounted on Corbyn to speak out against President Maduro's election.<ref name="GUARDven17"/>
-====European Union====
-Corbyn has previously been a left-wing [[Eurosceptic]]. In the [[United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, 1975|1975 European Communities referendum]], Corbyn opposed Britain's membership of the [[European Communities]], the precursor of the European Union.<ref name=CorbynEU1975>{{cite news|title=Jeremy Corbyn admits he voted for Britain to leave Europe in 1975|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/11859648/Jeremy-Corbyn-admits-he-voted-for-Britain-to-leave-Europe-in-1975.html|accessdate=21 January 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=11 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118023429/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/11859648/Jeremy-Corbyn-admits-he-voted-for-Britain-to-leave-Europe-in-1975.html|archivedate=18 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn also opposed the ratification of the [[Maastricht Treaty]] in 1993,<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeremy Corbyn predicted the Euro would lead to 'a bankers' Europe'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-eu-europe-bankers-europe-eurosceptic-ukip-10507381.html|accessdate=31 May 2016|work=The Independent|date=18 September 2015|language=en-GB|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415095116/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-eu-europe-bankers-europe-eurosceptic-ukip-10507381.html|archivedate=15 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> opposed the [[Lisbon Treaty]] in 2008,<ref>{{cite news|title=Lisbon Treaty (Second Reading)|url=http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-01-21&number=50&mpn=Jeremy_Corbyn&mpc=Islington_North&house=commons|accessdate=31 May 2016|work=www.publicwhip.org.uk|date=21 January 2008|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704195501/http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-01-21&number=50&mpn=Jeremy_Corbyn&mpc=Islington_North&house=commons|archivedate=4 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and backed a proposed referendum on [[British withdrawal from the European Union]] in 2011.<ref name="Reuters: Brexit Fears">{{cite news|last1=MacLellan|first1=Kylie|title=Labour's Corbyn, who voted 'No' in 1975, raises Brexit fears|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-politics-labour-corbyn-idUKKCN0RB1IK20150911|accessdate=31 May 2016|work=Reuters|date=12 September 2015|location=London, UK|language=en-GB|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630040244/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-politics-labour-corbyn-idUKKCN0RB1IK20150911|archivedate=30 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Additionally, he accused the EU of acting "brutally" in the [[Greek bailout referendum, 2015|2015 Greek crisis]] by allowing financiers to destroy its economy.<ref name="Reuters: Brexit Fears" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Jeremy|title=Jeremy Corbyn wants Britain to remain in the EU — but here are all the times he said it was bad|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/jeremy-corbyn-is-making-a-big-speech-saying-we-should-remain-in-the-eu-heres-all-the-times-he-said-the-eu-was-bad-2016-4|work=Business Insider|date=14 April 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622205048/http://uk.businessinsider.com/jeremy-corbyn-is-making-a-big-speech-saying-we-should-remain-in-the-eu-heres-all-the-times-he-said-the-eu-was-bad-2016-4|archivedate=22 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-Despite earlier comments during the leadership campaign that there might be circumstances in which he would favour withdrawal,<ref>Paul Waugh, '[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/25/jeremy-corbyn-refuses-to-_n_7870992.html Jeremy Corbyn Refuses To Rule Out Campaigning For Britain To Quit The European Union] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019202728/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/25/jeremy-corbyn-refuses-to-_n_7870992.html |date=19 October 2016 }}', ''The Huffington Post UK'' (25 July 2015).</ref> in September 2015, Corbyn said that Labour would campaign for Britain to stay in the EU regardless of the result of Cameron's negotiations, and instead "pledge to reverse any changes" if Cameron reduced the rights of workers or citizens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/17/jeremy-corbyn-labour-campaign-for-uk-stay-in-eu|title=Jeremy Corbyn: Labour will campaign for UK to stay in the EU|work=The Guardian|accessdate=20 October 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009064206/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/17/jeremy-corbyn-labour-campaign-for-uk-stay-in-eu|archivedate=9 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also believed that Britain should play a crucial role in Europe by making demands about working arrangements across the continent, the levels of corporation taxation and in forming an agreement on environmental regulation.<ref name="A-Z">{{citation|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11775739/jeremy-corbyn-policies.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn's policies: A-Z on the Labour Leader contender's position on austerity, education and taxation|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=31 July 2015|location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Michael|last=Wilkinson|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819014128/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11775739/jeremy-corbyn-policies.html|archivedate=19 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-In June 2016, in the run-up to the [[United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016|EU referendum]], Corbyn said that there was an "overwhelming case" for staying in the EU. In a speech in London, Corbyn said: "We, the Labour Party, are overwhelmingly for staying in, because we believe the European Union has brought investment, jobs and protection for workers, consumers and the environment." Corbyn also criticised media coverage and warnings from both sides, saying that the debate had been dominated too much by "myth-making and prophecies of doom".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36430606 |title=Jeremy Corbyn says 'overwhelming case' for staying in EU |publisher=BBC News |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141401/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36430606 |archivedate=13 September 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He said he was "seven, or seven and a half" out of 10 for staying in the EU.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36506163|title=Corbyn: I'm 'seven out of 10' on EU|publisher=BBC News|date=11 June 2016|accessdate=24 June 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614142834/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36506163|archivedate=14 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-In July 2017, Corbyn said that Britain could not remain in the [[European Single Market]] after leaving the EU, saying that membership of the single market was "dependent on membership of the EU", although it includes some non-EU countries.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=John|title=Labour would take Britain out of the EU single market, Jeremy Corbyn says|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-labour-eu-single-market-jeremy-corbyn-leave-customs-union-immigration-maastricht-a7855621.html|accessdate=7 August 2017|publisher=Independent|date=23 July 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193827/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-labour-eu-single-market-jeremy-corbyn-leave-customs-union-immigration-maastricht-a7855621.html|archivedate=7 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="GuardSM">{{cite news|last1=Elgot|first1=Jessica|title=Labour would leave single market, says Jeremy Corbyn|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/23/labour-would-leave-single-market-jeremy-corbyn|accessdate=7 August 2017|publisher=Guardian|date=23 July 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807192641/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/23/labour-would-leave-single-market-jeremy-corbyn|archivedate=7 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Shadow Minister Barry Gardiner later suggested that Corbyn meant that Labour interpreted the referendum result as wanting to leave the single market.<ref>{{cite news|last1=May|first1=Josh|title=Jeremy Corbyn insists UK cannot be part of single market after Brexit|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/jeremy-corbyn/news/87767/jeremy-corbyn-insists-uk-cannot-be|accessdate=7 August 2017|publisher=PoliticsHome|date=23 July 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193404/https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/jeremy-corbyn/news/87767/jeremy-corbyn-insists-uk-cannot-be|archivedate=7 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gardiner|first1=Barry|title=Brexit means leaving the single market and the customs union. Here’s why|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/24/leaving-eu-single-market-customs-union-brexit-britain-europe|accessdate=7 August 2017|publisher=Guardian|date=24 July 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807133206/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/24/leaving-eu-single-market-customs-union-brexit-britain-europe|archivedate=7 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn said that Labour would campaign for an alternative arrangement involving "tariff free access"<ref name="GuardSM" /> In January 2018, Corbyn reiterated that Labour would not seek to keep the UK in the Single Market after Brexit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/08/jeremy-corbyn-eu-single-market-after-brexit |title=Jeremy Corbyn insists UK cannot remain in single market after Brexit}}</ref>
-In October 2017, Corbyn said that he would vote remain in another referendum<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-jeremy-corbyn-remain-vote-second-referendum-eu-negotiations-theresa-may-a7996996.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn says he would still vote to Remain in Brexit referendum|date=12 October 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=3 November 2017|language=en-GB|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030193222/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-jeremy-corbyn-remain-vote-second-referendum-eu-negotiations-theresa-may-a7996996.html|archivedate=30 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-====Falklands====
-During the 1982 [[Falklands War]], in a meeting of Haringey Council, he opposed a motion offering support to British troops sent to retake the islands, instead declaring the war to be a "Tory plot" and submitted an alternative motion that condemned the war as a "nauseating waste of lives and money".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Prince|first1=Rosa|title=Comrade Corbyn: A Very Unlikely Coup: How Jeremy Corbyn Stormed to the Labour Leadership|publisher=Biteback Publishing|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sUZ3CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT64&lpg=PT64&dq=1982+Haringey+corbyn&source=bl&ots=H1GeTLguSK&sig=oY7Gm9S44zH7mAMwke22Wwpr4ws&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYyefjzPHTAhWnD8AKHYEEBAAQ6AEIZjAJ#v=onepage&q=1982%20Haringey%20corbyn&f=false|accessdate=15 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/628920/Jeremy-Corbyn-Falklands-War-xenophobic-election-Mar|title=Fury as Jeremy Corbyn claims Falklands War was 'xenophobic' election stunt by Thatcher|last=Maddox|first=David|date=23 December 2015|work=Express.co.uk|access-date=23 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> Corbyn has said that he would like Britain to achieve "some reasonable accommodation" with Argentina over their [[Falkland Islands]] dispute, with a "degree of joint administration" between the two countries over the islands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremy Corbyn wants power-sharing deal for Falkland Islands|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/24/jeremy-corbyn-power-sharing-deal-falkland-islands-argentina|work=The Guardian|accessdate=15 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520122816/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/24/jeremy-corbyn-power-sharing-deal-falkland-islands-argentina|archivedate=20 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremy Corbyn's Falklands plan tantamount to surrender to Argentina, warns wounded veteran Simon Weston|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11833264/Jeremy-Corbyns-Falklands-plan-tantamount-to-surrender-to-Argentina-warns-wounded-veteran-Simon-Weston.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=15 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808005446/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11833264/Jeremy-Corbyns-Falklands-plan-tantamount-to-surrender-to-Argentina-warns-wounded-veteran-Simon-Weston.html|archivedate=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-===National and constitutional issues===
-Corbyn is a longstanding supporter of a [[United Ireland]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Jeremy Corbyn reiterates support for united Ireland|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/jeremy-corbyn-reiterates-support-for-united-ireland-1.2364612|accessdate=11 June 2017|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=24 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129001345/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/jeremy-corbyn-reiterates-support-for-united-ireland-1.2364612|archivedate=29 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and reportedly described himself as an "anti-imperialist" campaigner for the region in 1984.<ref name=GH17Dec84>{{cite news|last1=Parkhouse|first1=Geoffrey|title=Kinnock is appalled at visit of IRA bombers|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19841217&id=iP49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3074,3464356&hl=en|accessdate=19 September 2015|work=[[The Glasgow Herald]]|date=17 December 1984|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121125430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35371204|archivedate=21 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 1985, Corbyn voted against the [[Anglo-Irish Agreement]], saying that it strengthened the border between [[Northern Ireland]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishpost.co.uk/what-does-a-jeremy-corbyn-led-labour-opposition-mean-for-ireland/|title=What does a Jeremy Corbyn led Labour opposition mean for Ireland?|work=The Irish Post|author=Jo O'Reilly|date=14 September 2015|accessdate=29 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918110139/http://irishpost.co.uk/what-does-a-jeremy-corbyn-led-labour-opposition-mean-for-ireland/|archivedate=18 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and he opposed it as he wished to see a united Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anglo-Irish Agreement HC Deb 27 November 1985 vol 87 cc884-973|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1985/nov/27/anglo-irish-agreement#S6CV0087P0_19851127_HOC_294|work=Hansard|accessdate=22 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919081408/http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1985/nov/27/anglo-irish-agreement#S6CV0087P0_19851127_HOC_294|archivedate=19 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In July 1998, Corbyn endorsed the [[Good Friday Agreement]] by voting for the Northern Ireland Bill saying: "We look forward to peace, hope and reconciliation in Ireland in the future."<ref name="parliament">{{cite web|url=https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980731/debtext/80731-06.htm|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 31 Jul 1998 (pt 6)|publisher=Parliament|date=31 July 1998|accessdate=31 May 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626002403/https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980731/debtext/80731-06.htm|archivedate=26 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn would prefer [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|Britain to become a republic]], but has said that, given the [[British Royal Family|Royal Family]]'s popularity, "it's not a battle that I am fighting".<ref name="jeremyrepublicanism">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33624145|title=Who is Jeremy Corbyn? Labour leadership contender guide|date=30 July 2015|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=3 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901132615/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33624145|archivedate=1 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1073/bedrock-of-the-british-state/|title=Bedrock of the British state – Weekly Worker|website=weeklyworker.co.uk|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>
-On the issue of [[Scottish independence]], when asked if he would consider himself a [[British unionism|unionist]], Corbyn said: "No, I would describe myself as a Socialist. I would prefer the UK to stay together, yes, but I recognise the right of people to take the decision on their own autonomy and independence."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13609421.Corbyn__I_m_a_Socialist_not_a_Unionist/|title=Corbyn: I'm a Socialist not a Unionist|work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819014150/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13609421.Corbyn__I_m_a_Socialist_not_a_Unionist/|archivedate=19 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn said that he did not favour holding a [[proposed second Scottish independence referendum|second Scottish independence referendum]], but that it would be wrong for the UK Parliament to block such a referendum if the [[Scottish Parliament]] desired to have one.<ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Peter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/13/jeremy-corbyn-denies-backing-second-scottish-independence-vote|title=Jeremy Corbyn denies backing second Scottish independence vote|work=The Guardian|date=13 March 2017|accessdate=13 March 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313111939/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/13/jeremy-corbyn-denies-backing-second-scottish-independence-vote|archivedate=13 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-As Leader of the Opposition, Corbyn was one of the sponsors for the [[Constitutional Convention Bill]], which was an attempt at codifying the [[Constitution of the United Kingdom|UK's constitution]], which has [[Uncodified constitution|not been compiled into a single document]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-38599780|title=Jeremy Corbyn rejects 'new Act of Union' call|date=12 January 2017|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2 March 2017|language=en-GB|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053538/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-38599780|archivedate=20 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/12/jeremy-corbyn-rejects-kezia-dugdales-keynote-plan-new-act-union/|title=Jeremy Corbyn rejects Kezia Dugdale's keynote plan for new Act of Union|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2 March 2017|language=en-GB|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303051231/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/12/jeremy-corbyn-rejects-kezia-dugdales-keynote-plan-new-act-union/|archivedate=3 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15026411.Corbyn_to_make_first_visit_of_2017_to_Scotland_for_keynote_speech_on_UK_constitution/|title=Corbyn to make first visit of 2017 to Scotland for keynote speech on UK constitution|website=HeraldScotland|language=en|access-date=2 March 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303050304/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15026411.Corbyn_to_make_first_visit_of_2017_to_Scotland_for_keynote_speech_on_UK_constitution/|archivedate=3 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/anthony-barnett/labour-leader-candidates-and-constitution|title=The Labour leader candidates and the constitution|date=12 August 2015|website=openDemocracy|language=en|access-date=2 March 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303052026/https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/anthony-barnett/labour-leader-candidates-and-constitution|archivedate=3 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has also appointed a [[Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention]] into his [[Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn|Shadow Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/government-and-opposition1/opposition-holding/|title=Her Majesty's Official Opposition|publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom|language=en|access-date=2 March 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202230616/http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/government-and-opposition1/opposition-holding/|archivedate=2 December 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-In October 2017, Corbyn was one of 113 MPs to sign a cross-party petition to [[Home Secretary]] [[Amber Rudd]], which requested making it a criminal offence for opponents of abortion to hold protests outside of [[abortion in the United Kingdom|abortion clinics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/26/amber-rudd-urged-113-mps-ban-protests-outside-abortion-clinics/|title=Amber Rudd urged by 113 MPs to ban protests outside abortion clinics|publisher=Daily Telegraph|language=en|access-date=26 October 2017|df=dmy-all|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028023238/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/26/amber-rudd-urged-113-mps-ban-protests-outside-abortion-clinics/|archivedate=28 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2017/10/27/jeremy-corbyn-joins-100-mps-urging-government-to-ban-abortion-protests/|title=Jeremy Corbyn joins 100 MPs calling for ban on vigils outside abortion clinics|publisher=[[Catholic Herald]]|language=en|access-date=27 October 2017|df=dmy-all|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028091730/http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2017/10/27/jeremy-corbyn-joins-100-mps-urging-government-to-ban-abortion-protests/|archivedate=28 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/26/jeremy-corbyn-backs-call-for-abortion-clinic-buffer-zones|title=Jeremy Corbyn backs call for abortion clinic buffer zones|publisher=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=26 October 2017|df=dmy-all|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026162638/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/26/jeremy-corbyn-backs-call-for-abortion-clinic-buffer-zones|archivedate=26 October 2017}}</ref> The letter called for [[Legal protection of access to abortion|buffer zones]] to be established around clinics, arguing women "face daily abuse when undergoing terminations", with protesters instead given space in town centres or Speakers’ corner. He also promised to allow [[Abortion in the United Kingdom#Law concerning abortion|abortion in Northern Ireland]] as well as [[Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom|same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/labours-jeremy-corbyn-vows-to-bring-abortion-and-samesex-marriage-to-northern-ireland-as-victims-blast-refusal-to-condemn-ira-terror-31430990.html|title=Labour's Jeremy Corbyn vows to bring abortion and same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland as victims blast refusal to condemn IRA terror|work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|access-date=23 November 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
-== Personal life ==
-Corbyn lives in [[Finsbury Park, London|Finsbury Park]], [[London Borough of Islington|Islington]], north London.<ref name="Islington"/> He has been married three times and divorced twice, and has three sons with his second wife.
-In 1974, he married [[Jane Chapman]], a fellow Labour Councillor for Haringey and now a professor at the [[University of Lincoln]];<ref name=beeb>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34184265|title=The Jeremy Corbyn Story: Profile of Labour's new leader|last=Wheeler|first=Brian|date=12 September 2015|publisher=BBC News|access-date=12 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912194927/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34184265|archivedate=12 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> they divorced in 1979.<ref name="Silverman">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11860417/Jeremy-Corbyns-ex-wife-I-donated-to-Yvette-Coopers-campaign.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn's ex-wife: 'I donated to Yvette Cooper's campaign'|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London, UK|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=12 September 2015|author=Silverman, Rosa|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913145158/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11860417/Jeremy-Corbyns-ex-wife-I-donated-to-Yvette-Coopers-campaign.html|archivedate=13 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn went on a motorbike tour of [[East Germany]] with [[Diane Abbott]], after his marriage to Chapman ended.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revealed: Jeremy Corbyn had a second relationship with a Labour politician|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11873371/Jeremy-Corbyn-had-fling-with-Diane-Abbott-in-the-1970s.html|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Diane Abbott replaced in Labour’s top team on eve of election|url=https://www.ft.com/content/72663664-4b5d-11e7-a3f4-c742b9791d43|website=[[Financial Times]]|accessdate=19 November 2017|subscription=yes}}</ref>
-In 1987, he married Chilean exile Claudia Bracchitta, granddaughter of Ricardo Bracchitta ([[List of diplomatic missions of Spain|Consul-General of Spain in Santiago]]), by whom he has three sons. Following a difference of opinion about sending their son to a [[Grammar schools debate|grammar school]] – Corbyn opposes selective education – they divorced in 1999, although Corbyn said in June 2015 that he continues to "get on very well" with his former wife.<ref name="Hattenstone" /><ref>{{cite news|last=McSmith|first=Andy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/16/theobserver.uknews|title=How a point of principle tore our lives apart|work=The Observer|location=London, UK|date=16 May 1999|accessdate=12 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001163144/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/16/theobserver.uknews|archivedate=1 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His son subsequently attended [[Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet|Queen Elizabeth's School]], which was his wife's first choice.<ref>[http://news.sky.com/story/1523475/what-you-need-to-know-about-jeremy-corbyn "What you need to know about Jeremy Corbyn"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724223347/http://news.sky.com/story/1523475/what-you-need-to-know-about-jeremy-corbyn |date=24 July 2015 }}, Sky.com, 10 September 2015.</ref> Their second son, Sebastian, worked on his leadership campaign and is now employed as [[John McDonnell]]'s Chief of Staff.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyns-son-seb-appointed-as-john-mcdonnells-chief-of-staff-a6669996.html|title=Meet the shadow chancellor's new chief of staff: Jeremy Corbyn's son|date=28 September 2015|work=The Independent|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009191556/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyns-son-seb-appointed-as-john-mcdonnells-chief-of-staff-a6669996.html|archivedate=9 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/Politics/article1612373.ece|title=Plum job for the son of party leader|work=The Sunday Times|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009184346/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/Politics/article1612373.ece|archivedate=9 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/15/jeremy-corbyn-world-supporters-mentors-influences|title=Jeremy Corbyn’s world: his friends, supporters, mentors and influences|first=Daniel|last=Boffey|date=15 August 2015|work=The Guardian|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913010747/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/15/jeremy-corbyn-world-supporters-mentors-influences|archivedate=13 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-In 2012, Corbyn married his Mexican-born partner Laura Álvarez in Mexico,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Collier|first1=Hatty|title=Who is Jeremy Corbyn's wife Laura Alvarez? The Labour leader's spouse who keeps a low profile|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/who-is-jeremy-corbyns-wife-laura-alvarez-the-labour-leaders-spouse-who-keeps-a-low-profile-a3552546.html|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=Evening Standard|date=30 May 2017}}</ref> who runs a [[Fair trade|fair-trade]] coffee import business.<ref name=graunprofile>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/12/jeremy-corbyn-profile-unlikely-candidate-remarkable-ascent|title=Jeremy Corbyn profile: 'He talks like a human being, about things that are real'|last1=Addley|first1=Esther|date=12 August 2015|work=The Guardian|location=London, UK|access-date=12 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812151014/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/12/jeremy-corbyn-profile-unlikely-candidate-remarkable-ascent|archivedate=12 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A former human rights lawyer in Mexico, she first met Corbyn shortly after his divorce from Bracchitta, having come to London to support her sister Marcela following the abduction of her niece to America by her sister's estranged husband. They contacted fellow Labour MP [[Tony Benn]] for assistance, who introduced them to Corbyn who met with the police on their behalf and spoke at fundraisers until the girl was located in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tucker |first=Duncan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/jeremy-corbyn-wife-laura-alvarez-mexico-uk-relations |title=Corbyn surge raises hopes that Mexico might soon have a friend in No 10 |work=The Guardian |date=25 June 2017 |accessdate=25 June 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625092530/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/jeremy-corbyn-wife-laura-alvarez-mexico-uk-relations |archivedate=25 June 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Álvarez returned to Mexico, with the couple maintaining a long distance relationship until she moved to London in 2011.<ref>{{cite book|last=Prince|first=Rosa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sUZ3CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT155&lpg=PT155|title=Comrade Corbyn|location=London|publisher=Biteback|year=2016|page=155|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Myall |first=Steve |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/who-jeremy-corbyns-wife-laura-10392461 |title=Who is Jeremy Corbyn's wife? Inside his marriage to Laura Alvarez: Love, politics, vegetables and nights in watching EastEnders |work=Mirror Online |date=12 June 2017 |accessdate=24 June 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612123513/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/who-jeremy-corbyns-wife-laura-10392461 |archivedate=12 June 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Álvarez has described Corbyn as "not very good at house work but he is a good politician".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hope|first1=Christopher|title=Jeremy Corbyn's key aide claims a mole in his inner circle leaks his PMQs attack lines to the media in new fly-on-the-wall documentary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/01/jeremy-corbyns-key-aide-claims-a-mole-in-his-inner-circle-leaks/|accessdate=2 June 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=1 June 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602092559/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/01/jeremy-corbyns-key-aide-claims-a-mole-in-his-inner-circle-leaks/|archivedate=2 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has a cat called El Gato.<ref name="telegraph1">{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Laura |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/12104166/Jeremy-Corbyn-wont-name-his-cat-and-instead-simply-calls-it-the-cat.html |title=Jeremy Corbyn won't name his cat and instead simply calls it 'the cat' |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 January 2016 |accessdate=19 July 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709071256/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/12104166/Jeremy-Corbyn-wont-name-his-cat-and-instead-simply-calls-it-the-cat.html |archivedate=9 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Corbyn missed his youngest son's birth as he was lecturing [[National Union of Public Employees|NUPE]] members at the same hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34184265 |title=}}</ref>
-Interviewed by ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' in December 2015, Corbyn refused to say what his religious beliefs were, saying that they were a "private thing", while denying that he was an atheist. He has said that he is 'sceptical' of having a god in his life.<ref name="telegraph1"/> He described his concerns about the environment as a sort of "spiritualism".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/21/jeremy-corbyn-denies-atheist-religious-beliefs_n_8855528.html |title=Jeremy Corbyn denies he is an atheist but says his actual religious beliefs are 'private' |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222231528/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/21/jeremy-corbyn-denies-atheist-religious-beliefs_n_8855528.html |archivedate=22 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Corbyn has described himself as [[frugal]], telling [[Simon Hattenstone]] of ''The Guardian'', "I don't spend a lot of money, I lead a very normal life, I ride a bicycle and I don't have a car".<ref name="Hattenstone" /> He has been a [[vegetarian]] for nearly fifty years, after having volunteered on a pig farm in Jamaica when he was 19.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Rachel|title=Committed vegetarian Jeremy Corbyn suggests he is considering turning vegan|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-vegetarian-considering-going-vegan-a7929821.html|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=The Independent|date=5 September 2017}}</ref> Although he has been described in the media as [[teetotal]], he said in an interview with the ''[[Daily Mirror|Mirror]]'' newspaper that he does drink but "very, very little".<ref name=beeb /><ref>{{cite news|last=Gulliver|first=John|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/welcome-hillside|title=A welcome in the hillside|work=Camden New Journal|date=13 August 2015|accessdate=14 August 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222005/http://www.camdennewjournal.com/welcome-hillside|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=Mirrorinterview>{{cite news|last=Moss|first=Vincent|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jeremy-corbyn-says-party-backs-6433177|title=Jeremy Corbyn says 'Party backs me, I have jacket from my sons and I'm ready to be PM'|work=Daily Mirror|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=18 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916042615/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jeremy-corbyn-says-party-backs-6433177|archivedate=16 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-Corbyn is a member of the [[All-party parliamentary group|All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cycling]].<ref name="BBC: Who is Jeremy Corbyn">{{cite news|title=Who is Jeremy Corbyn? Labour leadership contender guide|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33624145|accessdate=27 September 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=30 July 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006000553/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33624145|archivedate=6 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allpartycycling.org/|title=(no title)|publisher=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407004711/http://allpartycycling.org/|archivedate=7 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He enjoys reading and writing,<ref name=Mirrorinterview /> and speaks fluent Spanish.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34184265|title=The Jeremy Corbyn Story: Profile of Labour's new leader|publisher=BBC News|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=30 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912194927/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34184265|archivedate=12 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He supports [[Arsenal F.C.]], based in his constituency, and has signed parliamentary motions praising the successes of the club's men's and [[Arsenal Ladies F.C.|women's teams]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=Jon|title=Jeremy Corbyn signed motion saying Arsenal is the best football team in the world|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-signed-motion-saying-arsenal-is-the-best-football-team-in-the-world-10452120.html|accessdate=1 November 2015|work=The Independent|date=13 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815020557/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-signed-motion-saying-arsenal-is-the-best-football-team-in-the-world-10452120.html|archivedate=15 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He named [[Jens Lehmann]], [[Ian Wright]] and [[Dennis Bergkamp]] as his favourite Arsenal players, and has campaigned for the club to pay its staff a living wage.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benge|first1=James|title=Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn names his favourite Arsenal players|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/labour-leader-jeremy-corbyn-names-his-favourite-arsenal-players-a2954171.html|accessdate=1 November 2015|work=London Evening Standard|date=23 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927024441/http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/labour-leader-jeremy-corbyn-names-his-favourite-arsenal-players-a2954171.html|archivedate=27 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Corbyn is an avid "drain spotter" and has photographed decorative drain and [[manhole cover]]s throughout the country.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Dean|title=Jeremy Corbyn: Admirers of drains and manhole covers find a hero in the Labour leader|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-corbyn-admirers-of-drains-and-manhole-covers-find-a-hero-in-the-labour-leader-a6668401.html|accessdate=17 September 2016|work=The Independent|date=26 September 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918012748/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-corbyn-admirers-of-drains-and-manhole-covers-find-a-hero-in-the-labour-leader-a6668401.html|archivedate=18 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 == Awards and recognition ==
+In 2013, Corbyn was awarded the Gandhi International Peace Award for his "consistent efforts over a 30-year parliamentary career to uphold the Gandhian values of social justice and non‐violence."
-In 2013, Corbyn was awarded the [[Gandhi International Peace Award]] for his "consistent efforts over a 30-year parliamentary career to uphold the [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhian]] values of social justice and non‐violence."<ref name="prize 2013">{{cite web|url=http://gandhifoundation.org/2014/01/09/the-gandhi-foundation-international-peace-award-2013|title=The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2013|work=gandhifoundation.org|publisher=The Gandhi Foundation|date=9 January 2014|accessdate=2 May 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413203322/https://gandhifoundation.org/2014/01/09/the-gandhi-foundation-international-peace-award-2013/|archivedate=13 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/gulliver-jeremy-corbyn-mp-%E2%80%98gandhian-values%E2%80%99|title=GULLIVER: Jeremy Corbyn – An MP with ‘Gandhian values’|journal=[[Camden New Journal]]|accessdate=20 June 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113307/http://www.camdennewjournal.com/gulliver-jeremy-corbyn-mp-%E2%80%98gandhian-values%E2%80%99|archivedate=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the same year, he was honoured by the [[Grassroot Diplomat]] Initiative for his "ongoing support for a number of non-government organisations and civil causes".<ref>{{cite news|title=Grassroot Diplomat Who's Who|url=http://www.grassrootdiplomat.org/whoswho|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520125406/http://www.grassrootdiplomat.org/whoswho/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=20 May 2015|accessdate=27 April 2015|work=Grassroot Diplomat|date=15 March 2015}}</ref> Corbyn has won the Parliamentary "Beard of the Year Award" a record six times, as well as being named as the [[Beard Liberation Front]]'s ''Beard of the Year'', having previously described his beard as "a form of dissent" against [[New Labour]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Beards – Diary|first=Jack|last=Malvern|work=The Times|location=London, UK|date=10 January 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-wins-parliamentary-beard-of-the-year-for-record-sixth-time-a6769616.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn wins Parliamentary Beard of the Year for record sixth time|author=Matt Dathan|date=11 December 2015|work=The Independent|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224231453/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-wins-parliamentary-beard-of-the-year-for-record-sixth-time-a6769616.html|archivedate=24 December 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-In December 2017 he was one of three recipients awarded the [[International Peace Bureau#Seán MacBride Peace Prize|Seán MacBride Peace Prize]] "for his sustained and powerful political work for disarmament and peace".<ref>{{cite web|title=Press release: Séan MacBride Peace Prize 2017|url=http://www.ipb.org/activities/press-release-sean-macbride-peace-prize-2017/|publisher=[[International Peace Bureau]]|accessdate=9 December 2017}}</ref> The award was announced the previous September.<ref>{{cite news|last=Worrall|first=Patrick|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-has-the-media-ignored-good-news-about-jeremy-corbyn|title=Has the media ignored good news about Jeremy Corbyn?|work=Channel 4 News|date=11 December 2017|accessdate=12 December 2017}}</ref>
-== See also ==
-* [[Official Opposition frontbench]]
-* [[Parliament of the United Kingdom Relocation]]
-== References ==
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-== Further reading ==
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-* Cawthorne, Nigel ''Jeremy Corbyn: Leading from the Left''. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015 {{ISBN|978-1516971893}}
-* Gilbert, W. Stephen ''[[Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero]]''. London: Eyeware Publishing Ltd (Squint Books series), 2015. {{ISBN|978-1-908998-89-7}}.
-*{{cite journal |author=Knight, Sam |date=23 May 2016 |title=Enter Left : will a fervent socialist reshape British politics or lead his party to irrelevance? |department=Letter from London |journal=The New Yorker |volume=92 |issue=15 |pages=28–35 |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/23/the-astonishing-rise-of-jeremy-corbyn |<!--accessdate=2016-12-22-->}}
-* Prince, Rosa ''[[Comrade Corbyn]]: A Very Unlikely Coup: How Jeremy Corbyn Stormed to the Labour Leadership'', Biteback Publishing, 2016, {{ISBN|978-1849549967}}
-* Seymour, Richard ''Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics''. Verso Books, 2016.  {{ISBN|9781784785314}}
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The Right Honourable Jeremy Corbyn
Corbyn in June 2017

Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2015
Leader of the Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2015
Deputy	Tom Watson
Preceded by	Ed Miliband
Chair of the Stop the War Coalition
In office 14 June 2011 – 12 September 2015
President	Tony Benn (2011–2014)
Member of Parliament for Islington North
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 1983
Majority	33,215 (60.5%)

Personal details
Born	Jeremy Bernard Corbyn 26-May-1949 Chippenham, England, UK
Residence	Finsbury Park, North London^[1]^[2]
Alma mater	North London Polytechnic
Website	Official website