Corbyn: They wanted Diane and me OUT!
CAN HE WIN?
Jeremy Corbyn is fighting to keep his seat in Islington North as an independent candidate at the general election and launched his campaign on Wednesday night to a crowd of supporters. In an interview with us, he said that he felt the Labour Party had always wanted to use the candidate selection process to get both him and Hackney and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott out of the running. He said the parliamentary party was 'like a golf club',
Our reporter Isabel Loubser asked him what he would say to left-leaning people who were worried voting for him risked letting the Conservatives back into power. You might find his answer interesting.
Let. us know how you think it will pan out in Islington North in the comments
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