Jeremy Corbyn’s three sons pay gushing tribute to their father for ‘taking on the establishment’ despite him leading Labour Party to its worst election defeat since 1935
- Ben Corbyn and brothers, Tommy and Seb, paid tribute to his father on Twitter
- They said defeat ‘hurt’ and praised his record of campaigning for ‘less fortunate’
- Claimed he produced ‘the most wonderful manifesto this country has ever seen’
Jeremy Corbyn‘s three sons have expressed their pride in their father despite him leading the Labour Party to its worst General Election defeat in more than 80 years.
In a message posted on Facebook by Ben Corbyn with his brothers, Tommy and Seb, they said defeat ‘hurt’ and they praised his record of a lifetime of campaigning for the ‘less fortunate’.
They said he had paid the price for being ‘honest, humble and good-natured’ in the ‘poisonous world’ of politics, with years of ‘the most despicable attacks filled with hatred’.
Jeremy Corbyn’s sons Seb, Benjamin and Tommy Corbyn pictured during his speech at the Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool on September 26
They said he had paid the price for being ‘honest, humble and good-natured’ in the ‘poisonous world’ of politics, with years of ‘the most despicable attacks filled with hatred’
As Labour leader, they said that he had produced ‘the most wonderful manifesto this country has ever seen’.
‘He took on an entire establishment. This meant the attacks from all sides intensified and became even more poisonous while he was leader.
‘We’ve never known a politician to be smeared and vilified so much,’ they said.
‘His unbelievably broad shoulders and incredibly thick skin endured all of this so that we could all live in the hope of a world free of racism or hunger.
The man led with a strength difficult to quantify.’
Despite the rejection of his vision by voters, they insisted that its time would come.
‘To assume that the ideologies he stands for are now outdated is so wrong. In the coming years we will see that they are more important than ever,’ the said.
They added: ‘From the three proudest sons on the planet, please continue the fight.’
Mr Corbyn leaving his home a day after his disastrous election loss, which saw the Tories gain an 80-seat majority
Their tribute came as the Labour Party continued its descent into infighting as MPs demanded colleagues to ditch hard Left views or risk years in the political wilderness.
They tore into Mr Corbyn after he led them to an embarrassing demolition by Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in their northern heartlands as the so-called ‘Red Wall’ was knocked down.
As the party licks its wounds today the political maneuvering over who will be his successor has already begun, with his supporters plotting to oppose more moderate voices and continue their socialist crusade.
Remainer moderates like Emily Thornberry and Sir Keir Starmer are being tipped to face off against loyalists like Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Labour was reduced to a rump of just 203 MPs as it suffered its worst result since 1935, prompting Mr Corbyn to announce he would step down in the new year.
Tommy Corbyn was recently in the news after his start-up company selling cannabis products went bust owing £100,000. He is seen with his girlfriend Chloe Kerslake
Even union kingpin Len McCluskey, a close confidante of the Labour leader who played a key role in its manifesto, tried to distance himself from the abject mess the party finds itself in this weekend.
It came as Mr Johnson prepared to visit new MPs in some of the northern seats he took off Labour during a victory tour today.
Tommy was recently in the news after his start-up company selling cannabis products went bust owing £100,000.
Called National Hemp Service, or NHS, the business was to have sold a range of products made from hemp, a strain of cannabis, from a cafe in Mr Corbyn’s Islington North constituency in London.