Tag: Jeremy Corbyn
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Trust in politicians takes a heavy blow
In fewer than 48 hours, both of Britain’s main party leaders have announced they will do exactly the opposite of what they had recently promised never to do. Have they betrayed democracy?
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Brexit paralysed. Your country needs YOU
Theresa May has survived. So British politics continues to go round in circles. As the clock ticks, all are agreed on one thing: we need a breakthrough. Time for the future of the nation to...
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Place your bets on the next boss of the UK!
Is it all over for May? As the resignations pour in and calls for a vote of no confidence grow, The Day weighs up the contenders who could replace...
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Corbyn’s power play: the five big ideas
Is he prime minister material? Today, Jeremy Corbyn will address the Labour Party conference in a pitch to be Britain’s next leader. Here are five trump cards which could win over voters.
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May defiant as Labour set to back second vote
Should there be a people’s vote on Brexit? As rumours of a snap general election swirl, Jeremy Corbyn has revealed that Labour could campaign for a second referendum.
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Labour in crisis as anti-Semitism row deepens
Will Labour split? With more than a dozen MPs reportedly on the brink of breaking away from the party, Labour has finally voted to adopt the IHRA’s definition of anti-Semitism. Is it too late?
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Rising alarm over incidences of anti-Semitism
Is anti-Semitism on the rise again? Protesters in Britain have accused Jeremy Corbyn of letting anti-Semitism fester in his party. Some say the prejudice is growing across the Western world.
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Jeremy Corbyn stakes his claim to be PM
Who really is Jeremy Bernard Corbyn? Today he will make a pitch to be Britain’s prime minister. To many he is man of vision and integrity. To others he is an old-school socialist hardliner…
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Corbyn vows to defy voters on immigration
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will not reduce immigration to Britain. In this he is like many economists who say migration is good for us. Voters disagree. Who has the stronger case?
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Jeremy Corbyn elected to lead Labour (again)
For the second year in a row, Jeremy Corbyn has won the leadership of the UK’s Labour Party. His supporters are ecstatic. His critics are despondent. How has one man caused so much uproar?
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Labour row escalates as leaders face off
This week, the Labour Party’s televised leadership debate will expose the civil war raging within its ranks. Should its members vote for idealistic Jeremy Corbyn? Or pragmatic Owen Smith?
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A new way: Labour faces split after 100 years
As Labour is poised to begin a ‘brutal, brutal, brutal’ leadership battle, some MPs are considering creating a new party, free from the baggage of the past. Is it time for a fresh start?
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Vote for war if you want to, says Corbyn
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has decided to allow his MPs to vote freely on military action in Syria. Is this highly unusual decision refreshingly democratic or dangerously undisciplined?
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The bow that launched a thousand tweets
This time he DID sing the national anthem. But now a storm is raging over Jeremy Corbyn’s very stiff bow at the Cenotaph yesterday. Why is Britain so touchy about remembrance this year?
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Irony, repetition, metaphor: Corbyn speaks
Jeremy Corbyn’s first address to the Labour Party conference in Brighton was eagerly awaited. Rhetoric is an ancient art — so how did this speech stand up?