Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 Mey 1949) is an Inglis politícian, an wis leader o the Labour Pairty an o the Opposítion frae the time he wis electit leader in 2015 till 2020, an a member o the Unitit Kinrick pairlament at Wastmeinster.[1]
Jeremy Corbyn | |
|---|---|
 Corbyn in 2020 | |
| Leader o the Opposeetion | |
| In office 12 September 2015 – 4 Aprile 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Meenister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Depute | Angela Eagle (2015-16) Emily Thornberry (2017-20) |
| Precedit bi | Harriet Harman |
| Succeedit bi | Keir Starmer |
| Leader o the Labour Pairty | |
| In office 12 September 2015 – 4 Aprile 2020 | |
| Depute | Tom Watson |
| Precedit bi | Ed Miliband |
| Succeedit bi | Keir Starmer |
| Member o Pairlament for Islington North | |
| Assumed office 9 Juin 1983 | |
| Precedit bi | Michael O'Halloran |
| Majority | 21,194 (43.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeremy Bernard Corbyn 26 Mey 1949 Lunnon, Ingland |
| Poleetical pairty | Labour |
| Spoose(s) |
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| Bairns | 3 sons |
| Alma mater | North Lunnon Polytechnic |
| Wabsteid | jeremycorbyn |
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Born in Chippenham an brocht up in baith Wiltshire an Shropshire, Corbyn jynt Labour as a teenager. Movin tae Lunnon, he becam a tred union representative. In 1974, he wis electit tae Haringey Council an becam Secretary o Hornsey Constituency Labour Pairty, till he wis electit as the MP for Islington Nor in 1983.[2] His activism includit roles in Anti-Fascist Action, the Anti-Apartheid Movement, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, an advocatin for a unitit Ireland. As a backbench MP, he aften votit against the Labour whip, includin the New Labour governments o Tony Blair an Gordon Brown. A vocal opponent o the Iraq War, he chairit the Stop the War Coalition frae 2011 till 2015.[3] Corbyn receivit the Gandhi International Peace Award in 2013 an the Seán Macbride Peace Prize in 2017.[4][5]
Corbyn wis electit Labour leader in 2015. The party's membership increasit sharply, baith durin the leadership campaign an followin his election.[6] Takin the party tae the left, he advocatit renaitionalisation o public utilities an the railweys, a less interventionist military policy, an reversals o austerity cuts tae welfare an public services. Althouch critical o the European Union, he supportit continuit membership in the 2016 referendum.[7] Efter Labour MPs socht tae remove him in 2016, he wan a saicant leadership contest.[8] In the 2017 general election, Labour increasit its share o the vote tae 40%,[9] wi Labour's 9.6% vote swing bein its largest syne the 1945 general election. Labour, under Corbyn, achievit a net gain o 30 seats an a hung parliament, but the party remainit in opposition.
Accordin tae a number o studies, media coverage o Corbyn haes often been hostile. He haes condemnit antisemitism but haes been criticisit for some o his past associations an his response tae antisemitism within the Labour Pairty.
In the 2019 general election, Labour's vote share o 32% fell bi 7.8% comparit wi 2017 leadin tae a net loss o 60 seats, leavin it wi 202, its fewest syne 1935. Corbyn says that he wadnae lead Labour intae the neist election, triggerin a 2020 leadership election, in which Keir Starmer wis electit.
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References
eedit- ↑ "Jeremy Corbyn | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). 8 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ "Jeremy Corbyn". UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ "'Jeremy Corbyn should renounce the Stop the War Coalition'". The Independent (in Inglis). 10 December 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ "MacBride Peace Prize to Jeremy Corbyn – IPB – International Peace Bureau" (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ "About me – Jeremy Corbyn MP" (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ "Explaining the pro-Corbyn surge in Labour's membership". British Politics and Policy at LSE. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ "Jeremy Corbyn, UK's unlikely EU warrior, makes last stand on Brexit". Reuters (in Inglis). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ Mandhai, Shafik. "Corbyn re-elected leader of UK's Labour Party". www.aljazeera.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ "The 2017 General Election – the numbers behind the result – London Datastore" (in Inglis). 29 Juin 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2023.