Jeremy Corbyn has held on to his north London seat for the 11th time, on this occasion standing as an independent rather than a Labour candidate.

The former Labour leader clinched a victory with more than 24,000 votes, compared to Labour candidate Praful Nargund who won more than 16,000.

It will come as a huge relief to Mr Corbyn, who has represented the north London constituency for 40 years.

Speaking at the count, he said: “I want to place on record my enormous thanks to the people of Islington North for electing me for the 11th time.”

He added: "We have shown what kinder, gentler and more sensible, more inclusive politics can bring about.

“I couldn’t be more proud of my constituency than I am tonight and proud of our team that brought this result. Thank you very much Islington North for the result we have achieved tonight.”

Islington North was on a knife edge, with the earlier general election exit poll saying that it was too close to call.

  • kralk@lemm.ee
    141·
    5 months ago

    And that was with his own party actively trying to lose. Imagine if they just gave him a chance?

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
      66·
      5 months ago

      It’s not about votes. Corbyn was literally booted for being critical of israel.

      Corbyn was about the end the israeli reign of Britain and then self proclaimed Zionist Keir staged a coup.

      They smeared Jeremy Corbyn for antisemitism and booted him for the Labour party. All the examples given were him being critical of israel. It does not get more blatantly obvious.

      • Jackthelad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        64·
        5 months ago

        Are people really still going with the “smeared for anti-semitism” line?

        I don’t suspect Corbyn himself is anti-Semitic, but he sure had a lot of people he called “friends” who were. He also sat back and did nothing about abuse to Jewish colleagues in the Labour Party.

        The idea that it was all a “smear campaign” is laughable.

        • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
          34·
          5 months ago

          The idea that it wasn’t a smear campaign is laughable. Especially now that everyone has finally realized criticism of israel does not equate anti semitism.

          Keir Starker has coup’d Labour and turned it from a left wing party into another generic neoliberal corporate-sellout party like the Democrats in NA.

          Keir Starmer is now trying to delay the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Gallant.

          Before that US envoy suggests UK’s Starmer would not respect ICC Israel arrest warrants

          • rambling_lunatic
            3·
            5 months ago

            Bro Labour has been a generic neoliberal party since the times of Tony Blair, if not earlier.

            • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
              33·
              5 months ago

              These cases were only the tip of the iceberg. A further 18 ‘borderline’ cases were found where there was not enough evidence to conclude that the Labour Party was legally responsible for the conduct of the individual.

              They found 2 people, and proceeded to mention 18 fictional ones? It’s funny that even when Corbyn is perfect somehow the entire party must now be clean as well.

              Weaponising anti-semitism, bringing down Corbyn

              Other governments were involved too. US secretary of state and former CIA director Mike Pompeo hinted in a private meeting with Israel lobby leaders that the US government could stage its own intervention to stop Corbyn becoming prime minister.

              During the 2019 general election campaign, right-wing columnist Simon Heffer claimed on live radio that Corbyn “wants to reopen Auschwitz”—the most notorious Nazi death camp where Jews were systemically murdered on an industrial scale during the Holocaust.

              Prominent Israel lobbyists also spat venom at Corbyn. “I think we should sacrifice him for all the trouble he has caused,” said Lionel Kopelowitz, pointing out the verbal similarity of Corbyn’s surname to the Hebrew word for the victim of a sacrifice.

              Also do explain why Keir Starmer is fully supporting the israeli Genocide and trying to stop arrest warrants for Genocide. Is that not too far for Labour? Only “antisemitism” is of course. Unless it’s not criticism of israel then it’s fine for them.