#UNISONGATE - Jeremy Corbyn a success story

The following short report was found on Facebook and provides some much needed facts about Jeremy. Something mainstream media don't want to report on. 

JEREMY CORBYN - A SUCCESS STORY

By Simon Hardy

Some facts about Labour under Jeremy Corbyn.

Jeremy Corbyn won the leadership with the biggest mandate from party members that any leaders has ever won - 59%- more than all the other candidates put together.

Labour's membership has increased dramatically under his leadership - over 380,000 members.

Labour has won 4 by elections since he became leader, Oldham West, Sheffield Brightside, Ogmore & Tooting. Oldham West, Tooting and Sheffield Brightside saw Labour win on an increased majority.

Labour won London Mayor with Corbyn as leader. Sadiq Khan won with the largest personal vote a single politician has ever received in Britain, 1.3 million. It was also the first election of a Muslim candidate to a western capital city.

Labour also won Mayoral elections in Salford, Liverpool, Bristol.
In the local elections in 2016 Labour's performance was as good as 2001, when Labour won a second landslide in the general elections.

Labour has repeatedly been ahead of the Tories in the polls since the start of 2016.

Labour under Corbyn has helped fight of cuts to Tax Credits and PIP payments - scoring significant blows against the Tories austerity agenda.

Whilst the Brexit vote was very disappointing, Labour delivered 63% of its 2015 voters to vote REMAIN. Compared to the SNP's vote of 64% of their voters and 70% of Liberal Democrat voters, Labour didn't perform qualitatively worse. David Cameron and the Tories couldn't even deliver a majority of their voters - only 42% voted to REMAIN.

Even if the right wings arguments were true that Corbyn doesn't 'look' like a leader or doesn't 'get his message across in the media' - it just means that Labour is doing exceptionally anyway. Imagine how well Labour would do if its MPs were loyal to their members and leader and Labour could present a united campaign, unhindered by in-fighting?