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Jeremy Corbyn formalises independent run in Islington North with appeal to Labour loyalists

Former Labour leader also reaffirms his strong backing for veteran ally Diane Abbott

Evening Standard

Labour needs dreamers and idealists like Jeremy Corbyn

Letters: We need a centrist, electable party, writes one Labour member, but a good result for its former leader as an independent in Islington North would be welcome. Plus letters from Libby Telling, Simon Short, Susan Merli and Graeme Smith

The Guardian - UK

Islington councillor suspended from Labour Party after backing Jeremy Corbyn

The councillor posted on Facebook to confirm he had been suspended from the party

Evening Standard

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Corbyn influence on Labour policy ‘well and truly over’, says Starmer

Party leader’s remarks follow expulsion of predecessor, who decided to stand as independent candidate in general election

The Guardian - UK

It’s Corbyn’s last stand. But can he beat Labour’s Starmerite machine?

By running as an independent, the Islington North MP will give constituents a chance to rebel against the Westminster consensus, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Corbyn to run as an independent in UK general election

The 74-year-old will stand in his constituency of Islington North after being dropped from Labour candidate shortlist.

Al Jazeera

Jeremy Corbyn kicked out of Labour after standing as independent in Islington North

Jeremy Corbyn has launched his July 4 general election campaign in Islington

Evening Standard

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Jeremy Corbyn expelled from Labour Party after confirming he will stand as independent in general election

Jeremy Corbyn has been informed he is no longer a member of the Labour Party after he confirmed he will stand as an independent candidate for his Islington North seat at the general election

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn set to stand as independent against Labour at general election

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will take on his old party in Islington North

The Independent UK

Corbyn 'won't be Labour candidate at election,' says Reeves despite local party’s protests in north London

Shadow Chancellor rules out the former leader standing for Labour after an antisemitism row

Evening Standard

Labour begins candidate selection for Jeremy Corbyn’s Islington North seat

Ex-leader who still does not have party whip will not be on shortlist and is likely to run as an independent

The Guardian - UK

Ex-journalist Paul Mason to lead charge against Jeremy Corbyn in Islington North?

A former ally, Mason has criticised Corbyn over Brexit, foreign policy and anti-Semitism

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak duels with Jeremy Corbyn over past description of Hamas as ‘friends’

The Islington North MP has previously said he regrets the comments from 2009.

The Independent UK

Will Jeremy Corbyn take on Labour for his Islington seat - and will he win?

The former party leader could stand again at the next general election despite losing the party whip

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OPINION - Will Jeremy Corbyn’s super-sized ego really scupper Sadiq Khan’s hopes to return as London mayor?

When will Jeremy Corbyn’s vanity — his most essential characteristic — run out? Still MP for Islington North but denied the Labour whip for stating that the problem of anti-Semitism under his leadership “was dramatically overstated for political reasons”, he keeps his supporters on tenterhooks with a constant drip of…

Evening Standard

Why I live in Finsbury Park: Jeremy Corbyn on the ever-changing north London area he’s lived in for 40 years

Jeremy Corbyn first moved to Finsbury Park in 1970 and marked his 40th anniversary as MP for Islington North this year. He tells Emma Magnus why the area grows on you

Evening Standard

Jeremy Corbyn-shaped problem in looming London selection battles

Jeremy Corbyn has strongly hinted that he will run against his former party in Islington North at the next election

Evening Standard

OPINION - Anne McElvoy: Jeremy Corbyn is back and has much in common with Farage

Guess who’s back? As predictable as rain squalls in a London August, Jeremy Corbyn is on the march — to annoy mainstream politics and especially a moderate Labour leader who might actually run the country. An article in the (ideologically aligned) local paper declares the need to make Islington North…

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Jeremy Corbyn gives strongest hint yet he will stand as an independent against Labour in Islington North

Jeremy Corbyn gave his strongest hint yet on Monday that he will stand as an independent against Labour in Islington North.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Corbyn backed to stand as Labour candidate by members in Islington North

The former Labour leader told the Standard he was ‘focused on campaigning to end poverty, homelessness and inequality on behalf of the people of Islington North’

The Independent UK

Corbyn wins backing of local Labour Party members in general election headache for Starmer

Mr Corbyn’s statement sets the stage for a showdown between Labour and its former leader in his Islington North constituency next year

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Corbyn tells local Labour party he wants to carry on as their MP

Comments come as Islington North branch of party backs motion supporting former Labour leader almost unanimously

The Conversation

Can Jeremy Corbyn go it alone in Islington North? What the evidence tells us

Labour leader Keir Starmer’s decision to block his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a candidate for his party in the next election creates a dilemma. Corbyn, who has been the member of parliament for London’s Islington North since 1983 needs to decide whether to stand aside or run as…

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Corbyn’s last stand: should he run and could he win?

Labour’s ex-leader has yet to decide if he will contest the next election as an independent. His allies and the voters of his long-held seat in Islington North debate his chances

The Guardian - UK

Why the odds are stacked against Jeremy Corbyn, the outsider

If the former Labour leader runs against the party he has served for a lifetime, the electoral history of defecting MPs is not in his favour

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