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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn

‘He’s loved around here’: Islington voters’ 40-year connection to Jeremy Corbyn

Danni Cane in her market cafe
Danni Cane in her market cafe: ‘He’s the person who made it possible for my mum to get her own house.’ Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

Amid the pre-lunch clatter of pans at Islington’s Nag’s Head market, Danni Cane didn’t hesitate when asked if she still would be supporting Jeremy Corbyn hours after the local MP finally made it known he would be seeking re-election as an independent.

“Of course we’ll be voting for Jeremy. He’s the person who made it possible for my mum to get her own house. He’s loved around here,” said Cane, owner of the Avva Cuppa cafe and an example of the sort of deep personal connection with many voters that Corbyn has built up over the course of 40 years of representing the north London constituency.

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