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| Jeremy Corbyn: It's going extremely well | Jeremy Corbyn: It's going extremely well |
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| Jeremy Corbyn says his leadership campaign is going "extremely well" but that talk of him winning the contest is "a bit premature". | Jeremy Corbyn says his leadership campaign is going "extremely well" but that talk of him winning the contest is "a bit premature". |
| The left-winger is ahead of his rivals in the race to replace Ed Miliband, according to a Times opinion poll. | The left-winger is ahead of his rivals in the race to replace Ed Miliband, according to a Times opinion poll. |
| He also dismissed claims that he would split the party if chosen as leader. | He also dismissed claims that he would split the party if chosen as leader. |
| The Islington North MP was speaking to journalists after promising a "publicly led expansion and reconstruction of the economy" in a speech in London. | The Islington North MP was speaking to journalists after promising a "publicly led expansion and reconstruction of the economy" in a speech in London. |
| His comments came after former prime minister Tony Blair said he would take the country backwards if elected and that anyone with his politics in their heart should "get a transplant". | His comments came after former prime minister Tony Blair said he would take the country backwards if elected and that anyone with his politics in their heart should "get a transplant". |
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| "I do not know what he means by taking the country backwards," Mr Corbyn said, adding that Mr Blair's suggestion he was the Tory preference amounted to "rather silly remarks". | "I do not know what he means by taking the country backwards," Mr Corbyn said, adding that Mr Blair's suggestion he was the Tory preference amounted to "rather silly remarks". |
| "Surely we should be talking about the situation facing Britain today, the situation facing many of the poorest people in this country today, and maybe think if our policies are relevant," he said. | "Surely we should be talking about the situation facing Britain today, the situation facing many of the poorest people in this country today, and maybe think if our policies are relevant," he said. |
| "A lot of people are supporting us, particularly young people supporting us who want a very different Labour Party to the one they've had in the past." | "A lot of people are supporting us, particularly young people supporting us who want a very different Labour Party to the one they've had in the past." |
| In his speech on the economy, Mr Corbyn said austerity was a "political choice not an economic necessity". | In his speech on the economy, Mr Corbyn said austerity was a "political choice not an economic necessity". |
| He promised to protect public services and increase taxes on the wealthy, arguing that "all of us are an accident away from needing a benefits system that sustains us | |
| The YouGov poll for The Times suggests that in the final round of voting, the Islington MP would get 53% of support, six points ahead of Andy Burnham. Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper are also in the contest. | |
| Mr Corbyn only made it onto the ballot paper at the last minute after MPs who supported other candidates "lent" him their nominations to get him into the contest, arguing Labour needed as wide a debate as possible about its future direction. | |
| John McTernan, a former adviser to Tony Blair, has described those MPs who helped him reach the leadership shortlist as "morons". | |
| Mr Corbyn dismissed this, saying: "I don't get involved in personal stuff, it's really not worth it. That kind of remark is really uncalled for in any kind of politics." | |
| But Labour peer Lord Foulkes said those who nominated Mr Corbyn despite disagreeing with him should be "searching their consciences right now". They should "realise they've put the Labour Party in to a very difficult position", he told the BBC. |