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Jeremy Corbyn finds time for… Joey Essex

As polling day draws closer there have been cross-party concerns that the Leader of the Opposition is yet to get properly behind the Remain campaign. While this has been put down to his Eurosceptic tendencies, his colleagues can at least take heart that he has found time for… Joey Essex.

Yes, the Labour leader will appear alongside the reality star in Essex’s upcoming referendum programme for ITV. To tantalise viewers, produced a clip of Essex and Corbyn warping their faces with an app:

In an upcoming documentary from Joey Essex on the EU referendum, Corbyn meets with the reality star:

Don’t expect to see Cameron face-swapping with Essex anytime soon. When Essex filmed his General Election documentary, the Prime Minister was the only leader of a major party to turn down his offer. Although Essex said he was a ‘bit gutted’ at the time, Mr S suspects Corbyn will see Cameron’s loss as his gain.

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