Jeremy Corbyn Defeats Labour To Win In Islington North

Jeremy Corbyn has defeated Labour to be re-elected in Islington North.

The party’s former leader was re-elected with a majority of more than 7,000 after standing as an independent.

Corbyn was blocked from being the Labour candidate in the seat he has represented since 1983 after Keir Starmer said he did not want him representing the party any more.

He lost the Labour whip in 2020 after claiming anti-semitism in the party while he was leader had been “overstated” by his political opponents.

In his victory speech, he said: “Our campaign was a positive one, our campaign did not get into the gutter politics, as is so often happening in this country.

“Ours is a positive campaign trying to bring hope to people who are in housing stress, who are homeless, who are going through mental health difficulties, who are worried about their future.”