Jeremy Corbyn expelled from Labour after announcing he will run as independent candidate in general election
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he will stand against the party he once led. He will contest his Islington North seat, which he has held since 1983, as an independent candidate in the general election on 4 July, BBC reported. Meanwhile, The Mirror reported that former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been expelled from Labour after he announced he will run as an independent candidate at the General Election in July. The move comes as Labour shortlisted candidates to replace Corbyn in Islington North after he was formally blocked last year from standing as a party candidate for the first time since 1983. He said: "I am here to represent the people of Islington North on exactly the same principles that I've stood by my whole life: social justice, human rights and peace.” In a dig at his successor Keir Starmer, Corbyn, according to The Mirror, said he would defend a "genuine alternative to the corrupt years of this Tory government".
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