Jeremy Corbyn | The future of Labour and the Left in Britain | The Big Picture S2EP8
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Published 2023-08-24
Following the disastrous election loss to Boris Johnson in 2019, the party emerged from the ashes promising to shed itself of its past and the image of one man - Jeremy Corbyn.
His successor Sir Keir Starmer has instead defined his leadership directly in opposition to Corbyn, leaning towards the centrist ideals of another former leader, Tony Blair.
So what remains of the Labour that once promised revolutionary reforms to Britain’s welfare, climate and foreign policies?
This week on the Big Picture podcast, we sit down with Jeremy Corbyn, who resigned in 2019 as Labour leader, was suspended from the party in 2020 and earlier this year banned from running again as a candidate.
He says the party now resembles the undemocratic and authoritarian environment he first encountered in the 1960s.
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All Comments (21)
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No future with Sir kid Starver
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I became active in labour because of Corbyn … he is so principled, honest man ❤❤❤🙏👍✊✊✊
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They where to afraid of him for making positive changes. So they smeared him with anti antisemitism charges.
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I'm in Scotland and a member of the Scottish Greens but I'd be more than happy to travel south to help campaign for Corbyn if he stands as an independent.
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As a lifelong Labour voter, I will never vote for Labour again while Starmer is leader. Labour will probably get elected next but ONLY because of the state of the Tory party.
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His appearance at Glastonbury really made the establishment worried because they realised that, despite negative coverage in the media, his policies were popular. After that it was relentless all out vilification, smears and ridicule by the media, including the BBC
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The Labour party under Keir Starmer and Tony Blair should be renamed New Conservatives.
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Wish Jeremy was the labour leader
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Really good interview, thanks...joined Labour because of this man...have now left, pity
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A genuine guy,stabbed in the back by a parcel of rogues
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We need more like him, not Trump or the sleepy Biden
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Don't refer to Keith as a centrist. He's a right winger by any normal measure.
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A pleasure to listen to Jeremy Corbyn, as always.
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God Bless you Jeremy Corbyn World's need more people like you 🙏🙏🙏❤
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Such a transformative opportunity missed
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Solidarity as always Mr Corbyn
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Honesty is no longer appreciated in politics. Jeremy will always get my vote.
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So many good things Jeremy has done and continues to do, but never aired on MSM. Barb
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He’s genuinely a beautiful, moral, truth speaking soul that’s why there was such a smear cancel campaign against him and tried to destroy because he dared to think of Palestinians as human beings.
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Starmer a kitten of the realm, against a united Ireland and a free Palestine. Unite Ireland ☘️ Free Palestine 🍉🕊️ TAL
