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| 'He could be Labour's salvation': Corbyn supporters on the election result | 'He could be Labour's salvation': Corbyn supporters on the election result |
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| Some of you never doubted him even when everyone else did, and now he has pulled off the unexpected. Here is what you said | |
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| Sat 10 Jun 2017 08.00 BST | |
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| Guardian readers who have stuck by Jeremy Corbyn since his leadership win in 2015 are ecstatic at the general election result. | Guardian readers who have stuck by Jeremy Corbyn since his leadership win in 2015 are ecstatic at the general election result. |
| Natalie from Chelmsford said people should have listened to Corbyn supporters over the last two years. “The election result shows there really is an alternative and I’m really pleased,” said the 46-year-old teacher of children with disabilities and special needs. | Natalie from Chelmsford said people should have listened to Corbyn supporters over the last two years. “The election result shows there really is an alternative and I’m really pleased,” said the 46-year-old teacher of children with disabilities and special needs. |
| “He’s motivated young people and it gives me hope for my own children and their future. He has proven we need Labour to be a socialist alternative and real opposition to the dominant conservative ideology and vision for the UK. | “He’s motivated young people and it gives me hope for my own children and their future. He has proven we need Labour to be a socialist alternative and real opposition to the dominant conservative ideology and vision for the UK. |
| “Imagine where we might be if all the centrists were not so intent on destroying Corbyn. This must be a disappointment for the Tories but a clear win for democracy and debate.” | “Imagine where we might be if all the centrists were not so intent on destroying Corbyn. This must be a disappointment for the Tories but a clear win for democracy and debate.” |
| Asked what her message was for those who doubted Corbyn, she said: “I hope they are on our side now.” | Asked what her message was for those who doubted Corbyn, she said: “I hope they are on our side now.” |
| Glaswegian journalist Lewis voted for Corbyn in the Labour leadership election and believes people supported him because of “his integrity, his ideals and his vision”. | Glaswegian journalist Lewis voted for Corbyn in the Labour leadership election and believes people supported him because of “his integrity, his ideals and his vision”. |
| “In many ways today feels like a victory because of everything that he had to overcome,” said the 22-year-old. “He ran his campaign in a way that people could respect his honesty and that is what came across very strongly.” | “In many ways today feels like a victory because of everything that he had to overcome,” said the 22-year-old. “He ran his campaign in a way that people could respect his honesty and that is what came across very strongly.” |
| Theresa May’s push for a hard Brexit also influenced his vote. “She called an election because she wished to crush all opposition to her, which is completely undemocratic,” he said. | Theresa May’s push for a hard Brexit also influenced his vote. “She called an election because she wished to crush all opposition to her, which is completely undemocratic,” he said. |
| “Those who doubted him need to appreciate and understand how much of a factor Corbyn really was in this. He energised people up and down the country in a way not seen for many years by any politician. Too many people believed that Corbyn was the problem of the Labour party, when in fact, he can be its salvation.” | “Those who doubted him need to appreciate and understand how much of a factor Corbyn really was in this. He energised people up and down the country in a way not seen for many years by any politician. Too many people believed that Corbyn was the problem of the Labour party, when in fact, he can be its salvation.” |
| Graphic designer John Ashton was “exhilarated” by the way Corbyn “fought a magnificent campaign” despite the vicious way he was treated by the media. “I voted for him in both leadership contests because the other candidates didn’t show the same qualities he did,” he said. | Graphic designer John Ashton was “exhilarated” by the way Corbyn “fought a magnificent campaign” despite the vicious way he was treated by the media. “I voted for him in both leadership contests because the other candidates didn’t show the same qualities he did,” he said. |
| “Corbyn offered a viable and optimistic alternative to Theresa May’s austerity package and my admiration for him has grown tremendously,” said the 60-year-old from Keighley, West Yorkshire. | “Corbyn offered a viable and optimistic alternative to Theresa May’s austerity package and my admiration for him has grown tremendously,” said the 60-year-old from Keighley, West Yorkshire. |
| “And there is the way he captured the youth vote, of course. It’s tremendously exciting to see young people animated and activated by politics. Long may it continue.” | “And there is the way he captured the youth vote, of course. It’s tremendously exciting to see young people animated and activated by politics. Long may it continue.” |
| As one of the young people who voted for Labour, a medical student who lives in the constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood in London said Corbyn could no longer be labelled as unelectable. | As one of the young people who voted for Labour, a medical student who lives in the constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood in London said Corbyn could no longer be labelled as unelectable. |
| The 24-year-old, who wanted to remain anonymous, said voting for the Labour leader made her “feel as though the kind of politics I hope for was completely achievable. I am pro social care and anti war and felt that Corbyn’s Labour supports this view”. | The 24-year-old, who wanted to remain anonymous, said voting for the Labour leader made her “feel as though the kind of politics I hope for was completely achievable. I am pro social care and anti war and felt that Corbyn’s Labour supports this view”. |
| “It’s really satisfying to see this result,” she said. “He published a manifesto with progressive policies that would be a soothing balm on the austerity we’ve been force-fed for years. He was concise and to the point. With his history of being on the ‘right side’, it was easy for young people to rally around him. | “It’s really satisfying to see this result,” she said. “He published a manifesto with progressive policies that would be a soothing balm on the austerity we’ve been force-fed for years. He was concise and to the point. With his history of being on the ‘right side’, it was easy for young people to rally around him. |
| “To those who doubted him, I wish they had got on board sooner. He’s not perfect, but I hope that people can now see that straight-talking politics, where you show people how they can make a difference and improve their lives, actually works.” | “To those who doubted him, I wish they had got on board sooner. He’s not perfect, but I hope that people can now see that straight-talking politics, where you show people how they can make a difference and improve their lives, actually works.” |
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