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Labour wins majority in UK General Elections as Tories lose two-thirds of seats(www.theguardian.com)

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The Labour party has won over 400 seats (out of 650) in the 2024 UK General Elections, and Keir Starmer is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. The Conservatives, in power for the last fourteen years, have suffered a rout, losing over two-thirds of their seats. The SNP has collapsed in Scotland, mostly to Labour, and the Liberal Democrats have gained over sixty seats.

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XNX@slrpnk.net
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Is jeremy corbyn considered to the left of the Labour party?

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intelisense@lemm.ee
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Not to be nit-picky, but I’m pretty sure they kicked him because they thought he was antisemitic, not because he was too left wing.

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kaffiene@lemmy.world
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That was the excuse they made up, yes

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feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
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That was the knife they used to stab him in the back with.

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emergencyfood@sh.itjust.worksOP
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To the left of the current Labour leadership, yes.

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BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I think it is safe to say he is just left wing. Corbyn also self identifies as a socialist.

Labour hasn’t been left wing atleast since I started living.

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Darorad@lemmy.world
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Yeah, starmer kicked him out for not being centrist enough, which is why he ran independent (and beat the labour candidate)

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alchemist2023@lemmy.world
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and now they can kick out Kier and reinstate Jeremy! right!? right?? in my dreams

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twinnie@feddit.uk
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Nobody voted for Corbyn, that’s why he isn’t the leader of the Labour Party anymore.

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Orbituary@lemmy.world
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Murikan here. I really like Corbyn. He feels like your version of our Bernie Sanders.

https://i.imgur.com/44aVA5T.png

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regul@lemm.ee
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He’s better than Sanders, especially on foreign policy.

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Orbituary@lemmy.world
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Wasn’t trying to rate their respective values, just that one reminded me of other. Bernie’s the best we can muster here. I imagine if things were a little bit more reasonable in our country, we might see more like him and Corbyn.

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kaffiene@lemmy.world
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I’m a New Zealander and I feel the same way. Starmer is like a non geriatric version of Biden: he would fit right in the Tories

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Oggyb@lemmy.world
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He’s a national treasure

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