The former Labour leader won as an independent candidate
Jeremy Corbyn has been re-elected in Islington North, beating the Labour Party to the seat at the general election .
Mr Corbyn contested the 2017 and 2019 general elections as Labour leader but was suspended by the party in 2020. He was then expelled by Labour when he announced his independent candidacy for this election.READ MORE: General election exit poll predicts historic Labour landslide In his speech following his election as an MP, Mr Corbyn said: “And so this result is to me a resounding message from the people of Islington North that they want something different, that something better. and in the new government that’s coming in, they’re looking for an end to things like the two child benefit policy.”
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