LONDON - They are divided, unpopular and have been accused by their own former colleagues of racism. But opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn and his allies in Britain's Labour Party could yet take power in next month's general election.
The Labour leader himself is a deeply divisive figure in his own tribe. Just this week, his deputy quit and a former Labour Member of Parliament publicly urged the country to vote Conservative. The Jewish Chronicle newspaper then ran a front page article describing Corbyn as an anti-Semite. After rating close to the Conservatives for much of the last two years, Labour goes into the race behind. According to YouGov Plc, it has not polled above 27 per cent in six months. The Conservatives are on 36 per cent.
The Jewish Chronicle accused Corbyn of"near total inaction" which it said had emboldened anti-Semites in the party. JOHNSON'S WEAKNESS After decades in which Labour has aimed for the center ground of politics, talking about wealth creation as well as public spending, Corbyn has moved it firmly to the left. It's not simply about taxation and spending. On foreign policy, Corbyn's position is far outside the consensus of post-war British politics.
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