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Corbyn supporter: ‘Jeremy needs to apologise less’

Jeremy Corbyn is still refusing to apologise for his reaction to the removal of an anti-Semitic mural. But according to one of his followers, Corbyn’s big mistake isn’t not apologising – it’s apologising too much. Corbyn supporter Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, from Jewish Voice for Labour, appeared on the World at One this afternoon to defend the Labour leader who is under mounting pressure over the anti-Semitism scandal. According to her:

‘If I have one criticism of Jeremy, it is that he is far too nice, far too apologetic, far too reluctant to beard his enemies in their den…Jeremy needs to apologise less’

Mr S isn’t so sure…

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