Tag: Jeremy Corbyn

• Tuesday, September 15th 2015 - 04:51 UTC

  Jeremy Corbyn and the Falkland Islands

  

  'Following the controversial election of Jeremy Corbyn as the new leader of the British Labour Party, the Daily Mail published, on Monday 15th September, the following letter which was written by Patrick Watts who was Head of Falklands Radio 1977-1999 and who was broadcasting at the time of the Argentine Invasion in April 1982.'

• Monday, September 14th 2015 - 09:42 UTC

  Corbyn names shadow cabinet; appeals to unity including people from centre of the party

  

  Jeremy Corbyn has named John McDonnell shadow chancellor and defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham shadow home secretary. Hilary Benn will be shadow foreign secretary in the new Labor leader's first shadow cabinet. Lord Falconer will be shadow justice secretary, Angela Eagle will be shadow business secretary and Lewisham MP Heidi Alexander will oversee health.

• Monday, September 14th 2015 - 07:15 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez celebrates Corbyn as “the triumph of hope”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández congratulated Jeremy Corbyn for the victory in the elections of Britain’s Labor Party calling him “the great friend of Latin America” and for supporting dialogue with London to discuss the sovereignty of the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Friday, August 14th 2015 - 08:45 UTC

  Blair warns Labor faces 'annihilation' if it chooses Jeremy Corbyn as leader

  

  Former British prime minister Tony Blair made a dramatic intervention into the debate over the future leadership of the Labor Party this week, warning Labour voters that the party faces “annihilation” if it chooses Jeremy Corbyn as leader.