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Corbyn supporter led away by police outside Downing Street

Today Labour have announced that the party will re-commence its general election national campaign on Friday, after all campaigning was put on pause following Monday’s terrorist attack, which left 22 dead.

Alas this memo has failed to reach one of Jeremy Corbyn’s ardent supporters. Although all campaigning is meant to be on hold, this afternoon a woman by the name of Tina descended on the gates outside Downing Street to heckle the police and army for defending ‘the biggest terrorist’ — also known as Theresa May. Wearing a rucksack with a photo of Jeremy Corbyn emblazoned across it, she called on voters to plump for Labour:

‘Theresa May was losing. She is going to lose. Please use your vote wisely on June the 8th.’

Tina is a regular at Labour events:

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