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Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (/ ˈ k ɔːr b ɪ n /; born 26 May 1949) is a British politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2020. On the political left, Corbyn describes himself as a socialist. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North since 1983.
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3 days ago · Jeremy Corbyn (born May 26, 1949, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England) is a British politician who was the leader of the Labour Party (2015–20). Corbyn attended a grammar school in Shropshire and, briefly, a technical college in north London before pursuing a career as a left-wing political activist.
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Corbyn was born at Chippenham Cottage Hospital in Chippenham, Wiltshire. He was raised in Kington St Michael in Wiltshire. The youngest of four sons, he is the brother of Piers Corbyn. His mother, Naomi Josling, was a math teacher. His father, David Benjamin Corbyn was an electrical engineer. His parents were peace activists. When Corbyn was seven,...
At around the age of 19, Corbyn spent two years volunteering in Jamaicaas a geography teacher. Corbyn worked as an union official of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers. He became a member of a district health authority in the early years of the 1970s. In 1974, he was elected to Haringey Council, representing Harringay as councillor u...
Corbyn was chosen as the Labour Party candidate for his local seat in Islington North in 1982. Around this time, he became involved with London Labour Briefing, where he was a contributor and member of the editorial board during the 1980s. It has been reported that he served as its general secretary for some time. In 1983, he was elected Member of ...
Leadership election
Following the Labour Party's defeat at the general election on 7 May 2015, Ed Miliband resigned as its party leader. His resignation caused the party to have a leadership election. On 2 June, it was reported in media sources that Corbyn was thinking of applying to be a candidate. The next day, Corbyn announced to his local newspaper, The Islington Tribune, that he would become a candidate in the election. Before he could become a candidate he had to secure at least 35 nominations from MPs. In...
Leader of the Opposition
After being elected leader on 12 September 2015, Corbyn became Leader of the Official Opposition. On 14 September 2015, his seat in the Privy Council was announced. During his time as leader, Corbyn wanted to stop the "theatrical" nature of the House of Commons. His first months as leader was called as "a good start" and a "long overdue" change by The Guardian. He made his first annual address as leader on 29 September 2015. As Leader of the Opposition, he was made a member of the Privy Counc...
Military intervention in Syria
After members of ISIS carried out terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015, Corbyn said that the only way to deal with the threat by ISIS would be to reach a political settlement and ending the Syrian Civil War.Corbyn voted against military power and airstrikes on ISIS.
On 13 December 2020, Corbyn announced that he would be creating the Project for Peace and Justice the following month. It would focus on environmentalism, international peace, poverty, social inequality and corporation power.Corbyn launched the Project on 17 January 2021. On 18 February 2022, in the week before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Corb...
In 1974, Corbyn married Jane Chapman. They divorced in 1979. In 1987, Corbyn married Chilean-born Claudia Bracchitta. They had three sons. They divorced in 1999. Corbyn said in June 2015 that he continues to "get on very well" with his former wife. In 2013, Corbyn married Laura Álvarez. He lives in Finsbury Parkin London. In an interview by The Huf...
In January 2016 it was announced that a satirical musical based on Corbyn's life would be staged at the Waterloo East Theatre in London later in the year. BBC News suggested that Corbyn the Musical: The Motorcycle Diaries"may be the first stage show written about a leader of the opposition".
Corbyn has been against Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and supported a higher rate of income tax for the richest in society. He wants to stop tax evasion by adding £1 billion in HM Revenue and Customs. Corbyn has said that the National Health Service (NHS) should be "completely publicly run and publicly accountable". He is a supporter of the NHS ...
Gilbert, W Stephen (2015). Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero. ISBN 978-1-908998-89-7.Cawthorne, Nigel (2015). Jeremy Corbyn: Leading from the Left. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-5169-7189-3.Jeremy Corbyn MP, Grassroot Diplomat Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback MachineMar 28, 2023 · 28 March 2023. Getty Images. By Joshua Nevett. BBC Politics. A Labour member since his teenage years, Jeremy Corbyn has been a devotee to the party he led through one of the most turbulent...
May 23, 2017 · Learn about the life and political career of Jeremy Corbyn, the veteran socialist who became Labour leader in 2015 and led a revival of left-wing politics. Find out his background, policies, achievements, challenges and controversies in this comprehensive article.
Sep 24, 2016 · 24 September 2016. Reuters. He remains in the saddle but not everyone thinks he is heading in the right direction. By Brian Wheeler. Political reporter. Jeremy Corbyn's election in September...
