'Defeat would be a big blow': Labour faces double trouble of Corbyn and Abbott in Islington and Hackney

Jeremy Corbyn's old constituency reacts to his decision to stand as independent, while decision looms on allowing Diane Abbott to rejoin the party Ever since the Labour party withdrew the whip from Jeremy Corbyn in 2020 after he claimed that antisemitism in the party had been overstated, there has been much speculation about whether the former Labour leader would run as an independent. Last week that question was finally answered when Corbyn announced that he would stand independently in Islingt...