In a crowded field, one of Jeremy Corbyn’s more controversial suggestions during his time as Labour leader has been putting forward the idea of a ‘power sharing deal’ with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. That plan was called a ‘repugnant surrender’ by war hero Simon Weston, while Michael Fallon said Corbyn posed a bigger threat to the Falklands than the Argentine navy.
Yet that hasn’t put off the Falkland Islands Government from turning up at Labour’s party conference this year with a stall. Alas, it seems, the Falkland Island Government’s hopes of speaking to Corbyn have so far fallen on deaf ears. Mr S hears from a Falkland Islander working on the stall:
‘We’d love the opportunity to present the other side to Corbyn…we’ve been very keen for it to happen and we’ve extended the invitation a number of times, I don’t think he’s going to be dropping by and chatting to us, which is sad…’
Given that their stall is ideally placed right outside the conference hall, Mr S hopes they manage a chance encounter with the Labour leader.
Update:
It seems that even by the final day of Labour’s conference, Jeremy Corbyn still hasn’t found time to drop by the Falklands Islands’ stall:
Hi @jeremycorbyn – pls take a moment to stop by the #Falklands stall at the Labour conference for a chat. At least try & pretend you like us
Oh dear. As if there hadn’t been enough hiccups in the launch of new left wing group Your Party, it appears there has been another bump in the road. It transpires that Jeremy Corbyn has, er, not been invited to a rally on the eve of the conference hosted by the party’s co-founder Zarah Sultana.
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