Jeremy Corbyn has not had much luck with cameramen of late. Since he was elected as Labour’s new leader over the weekend, a war with the media has ensued as Corbyn does his best to avoid most cameramen. One particularly eye-watering encounter occurred on Sunday night with Sky News. Things took a turn for the worse on Tuesday when a BBC cameraman was admitted to hospital following an altercation outside Corbyn’s home.
While the Department for Transport is currently investigating if a member of their staff was responsible for the man’s injuries, Corbyn can take heart that at least one cameraman is fighting his corner. Dai Baker, a Welsh cameraman who works for Channel 4 — which broadcast a sympathetic interview with the shadow chancellor John McDonnell this week — has come out in support of the left-wing leader. After filming an interview between Corbyn and Jon Snow, he says he was very impressed with the man of the moment after he offered to make him a cup of tea:
I judge all the leaders I meet by how they treat the cameraman and @jeremycorbyn just offered to make me a cup of tea pic.twitter.com/APNVQM5G5T
— dai baker (@daibaker) September 16, 2015
Thankful for the good press, Corbyn’s official campaign Twitter account quickly latched onto the praise; insisting Corbyn is so nice that he offers to make cups of tea for everyone:
Everywhere we go JC is just so nice, helping out, listening intently to peoples stories and making all a cup of tea. https://t.co/PKNpTQenYq
— For The Many (@ForTheMany2020) September 17, 2015
Still, no word on whether Corbyn offered a cup of tea to the BBC cameraman before he was knocked to the ground.
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