A ​2⁄3 majority of MPs is necessary for a general election to be called before 2020. [210] In the same speech,[212] Corbyn listed various criticisms of the EU, and stated: "that’s not to say we can be satisfied with the European Union as it is". [35], Corbyn has won re-elections as Member of Parliament for Islington North seven times. [19] In 2015, Corbyn suggested bringing in a land value tax to help tackle high housing costs,[20][21] and the 2017 Labour manifesto said that a Labour government would consider a land value tax.

[14][15] His margin of victory was said to be "the largest mandate ever won by a party leader", though no previous Labour leader had been elected with so little support from their own MPs. [147], In April 2014, Corbyn wrote another article for the Morning Star in which he attributed the crisis in Ukraine to the actions of NATO. [82][83] Corbyn responded by saying "dialogue with all parties remains essential if the peace process is to continue". [32], Early in Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, an Economic Advisory Committee was formed, initially consisting of the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, Professor of Economics and former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member David Blanchflower and Thomas Piketty, the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century, among others, to help shape Labour's economic policies. ", "The bizarre world of Jeremy Corbyn and Stop the War", "Labour leadership: all eyes on Jeremy Corbyn as voting ends", "Labour leadership: Yvette Cooper rejects poll predicting Jeremy Corbyn victory", "Jeremy Corbyn: Labour leadership hopeful", "Jeremy Corbyn elected Labour leader: How did he win?

In April 2019, the Jewish Labour Movement passed a motion of no-confidence in his leadership. On a turnout of 77.6%, Corbyn won the support of 59% of party members, 70% of registered supporters and 60% of affiliated supporters. [29] As the policy would change the central bank's focus on stabilising prices, however, it has been argued it would increase the perceived risk of investing in the UK and raise the prospect of increased inflation. [89] In July 1998, Corbyn endorsed the Good Friday Agreement by voting for the Northern Ireland Bill saying: "We look forward to peace, hope and reconciliation in Ireland in the future". Before the election, Corbyn said that he would "deal with" the existing student debt, but after the election, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell clarified that this was an "ambition" for Labour rather than a firm promise. In the 2018 local elections, Labour increased its share of the vote. [22][23], Corbyn has raised the prospect of devolving income tax rates to English regions, meaning each region could charge a different income tax rate. [25], Corbyn is in favour of repealing a government proposed trade union bill[40] which he has described as a "threat to us all".

[64] Thornberry, unlike Maria Eagle, is an opponent of nuclear weapons and British involvement in Syria. Jeremy Corbyn (n.26 mai 1949, Chippenham, Anglia) este un politician britanic, din 2015 liderul Partidului Laburist din Marea Britanie.A fost deputat în parlamentul britanic de peste 32 ani. Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (26. maj 1949) je britanski političar. [24] Corbyn stressed his desire to reduce the "theatrical" nature of the House of Commons, and his debut was described in a The Guardian editorial as "a good start" and a "long overdue" change to the tone of PMQs. [95], In the snap general election, Labour under Corbyn gained 32 seats and increased its share of the popular vote to 40%, though the Conservative Party remained in government. [96], After the 2017 election, a poll put Labour on 45% with the Conservatives on 39%, the first poll to show Labour ahead with Corbyn as leader. [64], Corbyn has supported renationalising public utilities, such as the now-privatised British Rail and energy companies back into public ownership. [125] They had three sons. He was elected Leader of the Labour Party in 2015. [6], During his career, he has worked to stop big businesses and very rich people avoiding tax. [128], Corbyn has criticised Britain's close ties with Saudi Arabia and British involvement in the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. [159] Corbyn supports a "negotiated settlement" with the Falkland Islands that may involve "some degree of joint administration" with Argentina. [54], Corbyn envisions the establishment of a "National Education Service", on a similar model to that of the existing National Health Service. [112] He had previously opposed British and American support, including arms supplies, to Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War, and condemned the chemical attack committed by the Iraqi regime against the Kurdish city of Halabja in 1988. In the aftermath of these disappointing results for the party, Corbyn announced that he would not lead Labour into the next general election,[175] paving the way for the election of a new leader in early 2020. [4], Corbyn has criticised Britain's close ties with Saudi Arabia and British involvement in Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. "[138], The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg wrote that his new mandate demonstrates his critics "will be shown to have failed badly in their attempt to oust him. [4] The youngest of four sons, he is the brother of Piers Corbyn. Labour had a net loss of 18 local council seats and controlled as many councils as before (gaining control of Bristol but losing Dudley). [177], According to The Economist, "Mr Corbyn has been the party's most disastrous leader ever—not just useless like George Lansbury and Michael Foot, who led the party to electoral disaster in 1935 and 1983 respectively, but positively malign. In January 2016, after a United Nations panel ruled Saudi-led bombing campaign of Yemen contravened international humanitarian law, Corbyn called for an independent inquiry into the UK's arms exports policy to Saudi Arabia. [69] Corbyn later asked for his resignation from the Shadow Cabinet on 26 June. The bill would require higher strike voting thresholds (40% of members of a union in protected sectors like health, education, fire, transport and border security[41]), place restrictions on strikes in key areas such as transport, and prevent unions from charging members a political levy unless they specifically agree (currently members can be charged unless they opt out). [37][38] Initially, Corbyn suggested renationalising the entire railway network, but would now bring it under public control "line by line" as franchises expire. [117] In August 2016, Corbyn said: "I am not in favour of the academic or cultural boycott of Israel, and I am not in favour of a blanket boycott of Israeli goods.

[62] The reshuffle prompted the resignations of three junior shadow ministers who were unhappy that Corbyn had demoted MPs who disagreed with his position on Syria and Trident. [153] Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Edward Lucas saw Corbyn as having a "desire to appease Russia by sacrificing Ukraine" and said that Corbyn's "anti-imperialist sentiments did not stretch to understanding countries such as Ukraine". There were also Westminster by-elections in two Labour safe seats, which Labour retained: Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.

[1] He entered the House of Commons as an MP. He is known for his Venezuelan solidarity activism. "[141], At Chatham House in 2017 he was asked if he would "condemn the genocide which is going on against the Kurds in Syria and in Turkey", Corbyn responded with "I would be very strong with the Turkish government on its treatment of Kurdish people and minorities and the way in which it's denied them their decency and human rights". The Labour Party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn began when Jeremy Corbyn was elected as Leader of the UK Labour Party in September 2015, following the resignation of Ed Miliband after Labour's defeat at the 2015 general election.Disillusioned with a lack of a left-wing voice in the 2015 leadership contest, Corbyn stood on an anti-austerity ticket. [174] Corbyn opposes the replacement of Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system, and supports the creation of a Defence Diversification Agency to assist the transfer of jobs and skills to the civilian sector. He also suggested corporation tax cuts for businesses which showed restraint on executive pay.