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| Jeremy Corbyn could well be Prime Minister, Welsh AM says | Jeremy Corbyn could well be Prime Minister, Welsh AM says |
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| Labour left-winger Jeremy Corbyn can overcome media attacks and "could well" become Prime Minister, an AM has said. | Labour left-winger Jeremy Corbyn can overcome media attacks and "could well" become Prime Minister, an AM has said. |
| Mr Corbyn is tipped to win the Labour leadership on Saturday over Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. | Mr Corbyn is tipped to win the Labour leadership on Saturday over Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. |
| Mick Antoniw said Mr Corbyn would find it "difficult at the moment" to win a general election, but could gain support by "resonating" with people. | Mick Antoniw said Mr Corbyn would find it "difficult at the moment" to win a general election, but could gain support by "resonating" with people. |
| Delyn MP David Hanson, who backs Yvette Cooper, warned that Labour needed to win over people who voted Tory. | Delyn MP David Hanson, who backs Yvette Cooper, warned that Labour needed to win over people who voted Tory. |
| Mr Corbyn is the favourite to be named Labour's new leader when the result of a vote of party members and affiliated supporters is announced on Saturday. | Mr Corbyn is the favourite to be named Labour's new leader when the result of a vote of party members and affiliated supporters is announced on Saturday. |
| Senior Labour figures including Tony Blair have warned that the party will never win a general election with Mr Corbyn as leader. | Senior Labour figures including Tony Blair have warned that the party will never win a general election with Mr Corbyn as leader. |
| Mr Antoniw told the Jason Mohammad programme on BBC Radio Wales on Friday: "I think it would be difficult at the moment, but I think it's very, very possible [for Mr Corbyn to win a general election]. | Mr Antoniw told the Jason Mohammad programme on BBC Radio Wales on Friday: "I think it would be difficult at the moment, but I think it's very, very possible [for Mr Corbyn to win a general election]. |
| "I think he has his finger on the pulse of public disengagement and dissatisfaction with politics, and if that develops I can see him being a very, very positive figure," he said. | "I think he has his finger on the pulse of public disengagement and dissatisfaction with politics, and if that develops I can see him being a very, very positive figure," he said. |
| "People will say here is someone speaking his mind, speaking sense and resonating with people." | "People will say here is someone speaking his mind, speaking sense and resonating with people." |
| Pontypridd AM Mr Antoniw added: "There will be a big attack on him by the media, in an attempt to do what they did to [former Labour leader] Michael Foot all those years ago. | |
| "But I actually think he may well come across as someone who people say despite all that, here is a guy who is honest, has integrity and speaks our kind of language. | "But I actually think he may well come across as someone who people say despite all that, here is a guy who is honest, has integrity and speaks our kind of language. |
| "I think he could well be Prime Minister." | "I think he could well be Prime Minister." |
| However, Delyn MP David Hanson warned: "If we can't convince people who voted Tory last time, in places like Vale of Clwyd and Gower, we're not going to win the general election." | However, Delyn MP David Hanson warned: "If we can't convince people who voted Tory last time, in places like Vale of Clwyd and Gower, we're not going to win the general election." |
| The result of the Labour leadership ballot will be made public at a special party conference in London, which gets underway on Saturday at 11:00 BST. | The result of the Labour leadership ballot will be made public at a special party conference in London, which gets underway on Saturday at 11:00 BST. |