Corbyn

Jeremy "Jez" Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are very much alike, and so are their ambitions. Corbyn wants to lead Britain's Labour Party into the next election and become prime minister; Sanders wants to win the Democratic Party nomination and become the next president of the United States. And then each man plans to turn his country sharply to the left.

Anti-austerity leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn's crushing win to become leader of Britain's opposition Labour could divide his party's MPs but give a boost to its grassroots power, commentators said on Sept. 13.

Voting ends on Sept.10 in the leadership contest for Britain's main opposition Labour party after a campaign dominated by the shock popularity of radical left candidate Jeremy Corbyn, who looks set to win.

The man widely tipped to become next leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party is facing queries about his views on Kosovo among other foreign policy issues.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair appealed to members of his Labour party to prevent a left-wing socialist candidate being elected its new leader, warning of electoral "annihilation".
 

Jeremy Corbyn, the most left-wing of four candidates, is the clear frontrunner for the leadership of Britain's opposition Labour Party, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Times newspaper published on Aug. 11.