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Jeremy Corbyn’s lodger is reportedly working for MailOnline as a freelance journalist, it has emerged.
Jeremy Corbyn’s lodger is reportedly working for MailOnline as a freelance journalist, it has emerged.
Gian Volpicelli has been writing science stories for the right-wing news website since Wednesday, one of Mr Corbyn’s fiercest critics in the media.
Gian Volpicelli has been writing science stories for the right-wing news website since Wednesday, one of Mr Corbyn’s fiercest critics in the media.
Mr Volpicelli said he had “no idea who Jeremy was” when he moved into Mr Corbyn’s north London house before the general election.
Mr Volpicelli said he had “no idea who Jeremy was” when he moved into Mr Corbyn’s north London house before the general election.
At the time he was just another Labour backbencher and little did Mr Volpicelli know that he would be catapulted into the media spotlight by winning a landslide victory in the Labour leadership election.
At the time he was just another Labour backbencher and little did Mr Volpicelli know that he would be catapulted into the media spotlight by winning a landslide victory in the Labour leadership election.
True. In a speech made to the Stop the War Coalition in 2009, Mr Corbyn called representatives from both groups “friends” after inviting them to Parliament.
He later told Channel 4 he wanted both groups, who have factions designated as international terror organisations, to be “part of the debate” for the Middle East peace process.
“I use (the word ‘friends’) in a collective way, saying our friends are prepared to talk,” he added.
“Does it mean I agree with Hamas and what it does? No. Does it mean I agree with Hezbollah and what they do? No.”
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Partly false. David Cameron used this as a line of attack at the Conservative Party conference but appears to have left out all context from Mr Corbyn’s original remarks.
In an 2011 interview on Iranian television, the then-backbencher said the fact the al-Qaeda leader was not put on trial was the tragedy, continuing: “The World Trade Center was a tragedy, the attack on Afghanistan was a tragedy, the war in Iraq was a tragedy.”
False. A Daily Express exposé revealed that the Labour leader’s ancestor, James Sargent, was the “despotic” master of a Victorian workhouse.
Addressing the report at the Labour conference, Mr Corbyn said he had never heard of him before, adding: “I want to take this opportunity to apologise for not doing the decent thing and going back in time and having a chat with him about his appalling behaviour.”
This one is true. On 21 May 2004, Mr Corbyn raised an early day motion entitled “pigeon bombs”, proposing that the House register being “appalled but barely surprised” that MI5 reportedly proposed to load pigeons with explosives as a weapon.
The motion continued: “The House… believes that humans represent the most obscene, perverted, cruel, uncivilised and lethal species ever to inhabit the planet and looks forward to the day when the inevitable asteroid slams into the earth and wipes them out thus giving nature the opportunity to start again.” It was not carried.
False. A report in The Times referred to Mr Corbyn, known for his cycling, riding a “Chairman Mao-style bicycle” earlier this year.
“Less thorough journalists might have referred to it as just a bicycle, but no, so we have to conclude that whenever we see somebody on a bicycle from now on, there goes another supporter of Chairman Mao,” he later joked.
False so far. The Sun report in December was allegedly based on a “rumour” passed to the paper by a Daily Express columnist who has written pieces critical of the Labour leader in the past. The minister did not materialise in his shadow cabinet.
False. Another gem from The Sun took comments made at a Hiroshima remembrance parade in August 2012 where Mr Corbyn supported Costa Rica’s move to abolish it armed forces.
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every politician around the world…abolished the army and took pride in the fact that they don’t have an army,” he added.
The caveat that “every politician” must take the step suggests Mr Corbyn does not support UK disarmament just yet.
False. The Guido Fawkes blog claimed that the Labour leader took sandwiches meant for veterans at at Battle of Britain memorial service in September but a photo later emerged showing him being handed one by Costa volunteers, who later confirmed they were given to all guests.
True. After much speculation about Mr Corbyn’s republican views and willingness to bow to the monarch, his office confirmed that he did not attend the official induction to the privy council because of a prior engagement, but did not rule out joining the body.
Partly true. The Labour leader was filmed standing in silence as God Save the Queen was sung at a Battle of Britain remembrance service but will reportedly sing it in future.
Mr Corbyn was elusive on the issue in an interview, saying he would show memorials “respect in the proper way”, but sources said he would sing the anthem at future occasions.
True. The group lists its purpose as the following: “To increase awareness of issues surrounding the dairy industry and focus on economic issues affecting the dairy industry and producers.”
He has also written for technology news website Wired and the magazine Vice.
He has also written for technology news website Wired and the magazine Vice.
The Spectator revealed that Mr Volpicelli applied for the vacancy at MailOnline and said staff at the website were “excited to discover that Volpicelli is in fact Jeremy Corbyn’s lodger”.
The Spectator revealed that Mr Volpicelli applied for the vacancy at MailOnline and said staff at the website were “excited to discover that Volpicelli is in fact Jeremy Corbyn’s lodger”.
Since moving into Mr Corbyn’s house Mr Volpicelli has revealed the new Labour leader is not teetotal, despite reports to the contrary.
Since moving into Mr Corbyn’s house Mr Volpicelli has revealed the new Labour leader is not teetotal, despite reports to the contrary.
However the Italian journalist from Rome states on his Twitter page that he imparts “no housemate-related info”.
However the Italian journalist from Rome states on his Twitter page that he imparts “no housemate-related info”.
Mr Corbyn and Mr Volpicelli will soon not only be housemates but also neighbours at work after it was revealed that the Labour headquarters will be temporarily moving to High Street Kensington – the same location as MailOnline.
Mr Corbyn and Mr Volpicelli will soon not only be housemates but also neighbours at work after it was revealed that the Labour headquarters will be temporarily moving to High Street Kensington – the same location as MailOnline.
