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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu

Corbyn gives strong hint he will stand against Labour as independent

Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer
Corbyn (left) and Starmer. Momentum called the decision to block the former leader from standing for Labour an ‘anti-democratic stitch-up’. Photograph: Ben Birchall/Jacob King/PA

Jeremy Corbyn has given his strongest hint yet that he will stand as an independent candidate, saying he has “no intention of stopping the fight” to represent his north London constituents.

The former party leader was on Tuesday formally blocked from standing for Labour at the next election, prompting leftwingers to fiercely criticise Keir Starmer’s “authoritarian” and “divisive” move.

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