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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 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is jeremy corbyn considered to the left of the Labour party?

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To the left of the current Labour leadership, yes.

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Murikan here. I really like Corbyn. He feels like your version of our Bernie Sanders.

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

[–] regul@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's better than Sanders, especially on foreign policy.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Oggyb@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

He's a national treasure

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] intelisense@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That was the knife they used to stab him in the back with.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That was the excuse they made up, yes