Sir Richard Dearlove – I’m ‘troubled by Corbyn’s past’
The former head of MI6 has expressed concern about the Labour leader’s previous links to several unsavoury political groups. Speaking to Sophy Ridge, Sir Richard Dearlove outlined why he felt uneasy about the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister:
"Someone coming from my background is troubled by @jeremycorbyn's past associations. Some of which I find surprising, and worrying. He may have abandoned them now, but I don’t think you can entirely dump your past." says the former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove #Ridge pic.twitter.com/J9gWgVR8K2
— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) October 7, 2018
RD: Someone coming from my background is troubled by Jeremy Corbyn’s past associations. Some of which I find surprising, and worrying. He may have abandoned them now, but I don’t think you can entirely dump your past.
SR: What past associations do you mean?
RD: …He’s enthusiastically associated himself with groups and interests which I would not say were the friends of the British nation.
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