And, indeed, now at 70, Corbyn is a year older than Harman. [164], On 6 January 2016, Corbyn replaced Shadow Culture Secretary Michael Dugher with Shadow Defence Secretary Maria Eagle (who was in turn replaced by Shadow Employment Minister Emily Thornberry). Jelly built a sundial in one of the outbuildings and put it up in the garden. In the same month, YouGov found party members' net approval rating of Corbyn was 17%, whereas a year earlier the result found by the same pollsters had been 55%. [224][225][226], Corbyn's election campaign was run under the slogan "For the Many, Not the Few"[227] and featured rallies with a large audience and connected with a grassroots following for the party, including appearing on stage in front of a crowd of 20,000 at the Wirral Live Festival in Prenton Park. [301] After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019, he gained double-digit leads over Corbyn on the "Best PM" question,[302] although Corbyn was seen to be "more in touch" with ordinary people than Johnson. He was previously married to Claudia Bracchitta and Jane Chapman. "[486], In 2018, Corbyn was criticised by Jewish leaders for not recognising an antisemitic canard after Mear One publicised on social media in 2012 that his mural about exploitative bankers and industrialists was being censored and Corbyn responded at the time by questioning its removal. [259], On 20 March, Corbyn called for the British authorities to send a sample of the nerve agent involved in the poisoning to Russia, so they could "say categorically one way or the other" where it came from. Just two days later one of the newly appointed members, Pat Glass, resigned, saying "the situation is untenable". [246], Opinion polls during the first few months of his leadership gave Corbyn lower personal approval ratings than any previous Labour leader in the early stages of their leadership amongst the general public. Mr Corbyn is committed to building one million houses, including 500,000 council properties, over five years. [109], Corbyn is a member of a number of Parliamentary Trade Union Groups: he is sponsored by several trade unions, including UNISON, Unite and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers. I wrote for the magazine. "[469][470], Corbyn's critics,[471] including British Orthodox rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth,[472] have accused him of antisemitism in relation to past associations and comments as well as his handling of allegations within the party while defenders have cited his support for Jews against racism. Thank God Jeremy Corbyn isn't in charge - The Telegraph He was criticised for appearing on the channel in light of Iran executing and imprisoning homosexuals, as well as Corbyn not questioning contributors who called the BBC "Zionist liars" and described Israel as a "disease". Corbyn replied that Berger "was not hounded out of the party. (His usual mode of transportation is a Raleigh racing bike. He has since been promoted from researcher to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell's Chief of Staff (who has been Jeremy's aide for the past 40-years). [87], Following the 1987 Loughgall ambush, in which eight IRA members and one civilian were shot dead by the British Army in a pre-planned ambush of an IRA attack on a Royal Ulster Constabulary base, Corbyn attended a commemoration by the Wolfe Tone Society and stated "I'm happy to commemorate all those who died fighting for an independent Ireland. [218] He said his party should support the government's move in the parliamentary vote. 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