Guido reported when Corbyn’s first campaign literature dropped. His Labour-esque leaflet bashed the party for not selecting him and touted his many “achievements” while an MP for Islington North. Including “saving the No. 4 bus”…
Corbo, potentially prompted by polling showing he’s headed for a defeat, has ditched that strategy and is going hard on his anti-Labour credentials with the colours of the Palestine flag. His leaflet says you should “Vote to stop NHS privatisation, support renters, oppose the genocide in Gaza and build a real alternative.” 15 Corbyn canvassers at Tufnel Park Station, in between interpretive dance sessions, stressed: “Remember, if you vote for Corbyn, he is an independent”…
Independent leftists are stepping up their campaigns in London. Over in Kentish Town the high street was invaded by megaphone-equipped cars over the weekend promoting independent Holborn & St Pancras candidate Andrew Feinstein, who promises to “say no to austerity and corruption, and say yes to prosperity and equality.“ Guido’s not sure that’ll be enough to lose Starmer his seat…
Jeremy Corbyn has not given up fighting for socialism – he has announced he’s standing as an Independent to be MP for Islington North. He took to Twitter to post this… inspiring message to his supporters on why they should back him.
I am standing as an independent candidate for the people of Islington North.
As your MP, I will continue to be an independent voice for equality, democracy and peace.
Please join our campaign at https://t.co/dRySocs48C. Let’s prove that when we come together, we can win. pic.twitter.com/rkyf5yakod
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) May 24, 2024
He’s not going down without a fight…
UPDATE: Corbyn’s campaign website votecorbyn.com was registered 11 days ago, purchased from US domain registrar Namecheap.
Somerset councillors wasted an hour of a full council meeting yesterday on a motion from Labour and the Greens to evict international military technology company Elbit Systems from a council property because it supposedly supplies arms to the IDF. All prompted by protests from crazed activists…
Today they’ve had to apologise after Elbit got in touch to clarify that it does no such thing. Always worth checking the facts presented to you by raving quacks…
The Council would like to apologise and withdraw the statement that Elbit Systems UK Limited supplies military equipment to the Israeli Defence Forces or the Israeli Ministry of Defence. (4/4)
— Somerset Council (@SomersetCouncil) April 26, 2024
The motion was, of course, supported by the LibDem leadership. Maybe they could have spent the hour trying to work out how to avoid imposing a 10% increase in council tax. Somerset Council budget shortfall: £100 million…
Another year, another war the hard left Corbynistas rally against. Old Jezza is back at it again, this time leading the cry against the UK and US’ military action in Yemen against the Islamist rebel Houthi group, blasting the government’s decision as “reckless“. A reminder: Houthi’s slogan is “God is great, death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam.”
Fellow hard left Labour MPs have taken to social media to join Jeremy’s rallying cry against Sunak’s decision not to recall parliament and Starmer’s support for the strikes. Apsana Begum called the action “dangerous”, while Dianne Abbott has condemned Starmer for supporting the strikes. Kim Johnson and Claudia Webbe are among the names of Labour MPs blasting the strikes against the Houthis.
This isn’t new for Labour, back in 2019, Labour MP LLoyd Russell-Moyle was blasted by Jewish Labour groups for inviting a top Houthi figure to a Stop the War Coalition meeting in the Commons. Guido’s sure there will be more loony lefties attacking the strikes to come…
Jamie Driscoll, the Corbynista Mayor of North Tyne, who quit the Labour Party this summer due to Starmer “U-turning on so many policies“, has likened his independent mayoral bid to the 90’s TV show Gladiators. The self-confessed socialist is targeting £150,000 for the full campaign.
A co-conspirator sent the email he forwarded to supporters in the North East to rally the troops, comparing his campaign to the game show where contestants (himself) compete in a series of physically challenging events against the show’s resident ‘gladiators’. He noted that “the contestant often won.” He even likened Kier Starmer to the gladiator “Wolf“, warning that although the fight ahead would contain some “dirty tricks“, his supporters are like the “G-Force cheerleaders” in the TV show. It not the first time Driscoll has generously compared himself to iconic figures, in the summer he measured himself against Che Guevara…
Read the full email below:
One of the rare Corbynistas still standing in Starmer’s Labour, North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll, has quit the party. The now-independent mayor says he was given “no other choice” than to resign after he was barred from standing by party HQ and is promising to govern as a “common sense” voice for the people of Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. In a scathing letter to Keir Starmer, Driscoll says the Labour Leader has “U-turned on so many policies” and is guilty of “mental gymnastics worthy of gold”.
Jamie’s decision doesn’t come lightly – Guido reported he was planning the move last week – and his revolution won’t be cheap. Before he commits to standing for re-election, he wants to ring round his supporters for £25,000 by August. The self-confessed socialist will then target £150,000 for the full campaign…
Co-conspirators can read Jamie’s letter in full below:
