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Inside Jeremy Corbyn’s fight for Islington seat after former Labour leader stripped of the party machine

Source: Joe Middleton

It has been seven long years since the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army” became an anthem for a new generation of Labour voters.

In 2017 the chant “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” rang out at music festivals and political rallies as young people got behind the socialist firebrand. But fast forward to 2024 and not only is Mr Corbyn not Labour leader, he is no longer a member of the party he championed for 40 years, and is instead running as an independent.

Unfortunately for the man who has served Islington North

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