Jeremy Corbyn officially launched his campaign to be re-elected as the MP for Islington North last night.
In a packed community centre he said would be a voice for “equality, democracy and hope” as an independent MP.
The former Labour leader, who has represented the north London constituency since 1983 was barred from standing as a Labour Party candidate by the party’s governing body the National Executive Committee (NEC).
Corbyn, who led the Labour Party between 2015 and 2020 has sat without the Labour whip through most of the last Parliament over his refusal to accept the conclusions of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report on antisemitism in the Labour Party under his leadership.
