Jeremy Corbyn on Why He’s Running as an Independent
Jeremy Corbyn was recently expelled from the Labour Party when he announced he was running for reelection to Parliament as an independent. He talked to us about his long career as an MP and why he expects to win this July.
Jeremy Corbyn addressing pro-Palestinian protesters in Whitehall during a rally to call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza on February 3, 2024, in London. (Mark Kerrison / In Pictures via Getty Images)
Junior doctor and Palestine activist Rohi Malik addressed the crowd at Crouch Hill’s Brickworks Community Centre, a fitting venue for last week’s launch of Jeremy Corbyn’s election campaign as the independent candidate for Islington North.
The multiculturalism of our area is just one of the amazing things about it, as well as Arsenal, our lovely parks, and all the Turkish restaurants on Holloway Road. But the best thing by far about our area is our MP.
Also backing their longtime incumbent MP on a panel of community activists were Colin Adams, manager of Brickworks; National Health Service (NHS) campaigner Jan Pollock; chair of Finsbury Park Mosque Mohammed Kozbar; Sawsan Salim, director of the Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women’s Organisation; and chair Julia Bard of the Jewish Socialists’ Group.
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