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| Rupert Murdoch predicts Jeremy Corbyn win in Labour leadership contest | |
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| It’s rare that Russell Brand and Rupert Murdoch agree on something, but Jeremy Corbyn seems to have the knack of attracting a broad church. | It’s rare that Russell Brand and Rupert Murdoch agree on something, but Jeremy Corbyn seems to have the knack of attracting a broad church. |
| Murdoch indicated on Twitter early on Thursday that he favoured Corbyn in the Labour leadership race because of the leftwinger’s authenticity. Predicting that Corbyn would be declared the winner on 12 September, Murdoch said the frontrunner’s three opponents – Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper – did not seem to believe in anything. | Murdoch indicated on Twitter early on Thursday that he favoured Corbyn in the Labour leadership race because of the leftwinger’s authenticity. Predicting that Corbyn would be declared the winner on 12 September, Murdoch said the frontrunner’s three opponents – Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper – did not seem to believe in anything. |
| Corbyn increasingly likely Labor winner. Seems only candidate who believes anything, right or wrong. | Corbyn increasingly likely Labor winner. Seems only candidate who believes anything, right or wrong. |
| His tweet echoed a prediction he made several days ago that Corbyn would win the leadership election, although he suggested then that it would be a welcome result for David Cameron. | His tweet echoed a prediction he made several days ago that Corbyn would win the leadership election, although he suggested then that it would be a welcome result for David Cameron. |
| Related: Russell Brand backs Jeremy Corbyn in Labour leadership race | Related: Russell Brand backs Jeremy Corbyn in Labour leadership race |
| Corbyn? Very likely win, but Cameron does not deserve such luck. | Corbyn? Very likely win, but Cameron does not deserve such luck. |
| Murdoch has repeatedly backed the Conservative party in UK elections, as have his papers the Times and the Sun, which he owns through News UK. But he has also been a critic of Cameron, especially in the runup to the general election in May when it was predicted the Tories would not win a majority; he even suggested the party should make a deal with Ukip. | Murdoch has repeatedly backed the Conservative party in UK elections, as have his papers the Times and the Sun, which he owns through News UK. But he has also been a critic of Cameron, especially in the runup to the general election in May when it was predicted the Tories would not win a majority; he even suggested the party should make a deal with Ukip. |
| UKIP,Farage still making progress. Without a deal Cameron will be dead meat after 2015 elections. Prepare for Radical Labour. | UKIP,Farage still making progress. Without a deal Cameron will be dead meat after 2015 elections. Prepare for Radical Labour. |
| It is safe to say Murdoch’s admiration for Corbyn is not mutual. In 2011, Corbyn called the Sun “a low-grade abusive tabloid whose populism and abuse of individuals was unprecedented in its ferocity and bile”, in a column for the Morning Star. | It is safe to say Murdoch’s admiration for Corbyn is not mutual. In 2011, Corbyn called the Sun “a low-grade abusive tabloid whose populism and abuse of individuals was unprecedented in its ferocity and bile”, in a column for the Morning Star. |
| “We have a right for our information and messages not to be controlled by the amoral attitudes of megalomaniacs,” he added in the article. | “We have a right for our information and messages not to be controlled by the amoral attitudes of megalomaniacs,” he added in the article. |