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| Nigel Farage backs Jeremy Corbyn to be next Labour leader | Nigel Farage backs Jeremy Corbyn to be next Labour leader |
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| Ukip leader Nigel Farage has backed Jeremy Corbyn to be the next leader of the Labour party. | Ukip leader Nigel Farage has backed Jeremy Corbyn to be the next leader of the Labour party. |
| Calling a radio phone-in hustings and introducing himself as ‘Nigel from Kent’, Mr Farage said he believed the left-winger would take the opposition party back to its roots. | Calling a radio phone-in hustings and introducing himself as ‘Nigel from Kent’, Mr Farage said he believed the left-winger would take the opposition party back to its roots. |
| “Well at least Jeremy Corbyn’s a socialist and that is what the party is supposed to be,” he said, after being asked who he would support. | “Well at least Jeremy Corbyn’s a socialist and that is what the party is supposed to be,” he said, after being asked who he would support. |
| Mr Corbyn did not seem taken with the endorsement, however, and tore into the Ukip leader. | Mr Corbyn did not seem taken with the endorsement, however, and tore into the Ukip leader. |
| “Nigel, your whole life and career has been about banking, has about been cutting working-class rights and living standards, and you put yourself up as some kind of populist,” he said. | “Nigel, your whole life and career has been about banking, has about been cutting working-class rights and living standards, and you put yourself up as some kind of populist,” he said. |
| Mr Farage also grilled Mr Corbyn on his attitude to the European Union. The candidate replied: | |
| "If Europe becomes a totally brutal organisation that treats every one of its member states in the way that the people of Greece have been treated at the moment, then I think Europe will lose a lot of support from a lot of people." | "If Europe becomes a totally brutal organisation that treats every one of its member states in the way that the people of Greece have been treated at the moment, then I think Europe will lose a lot of support from a lot of people." |
| He did not advocate immediate European Union exit, however. | He did not advocate immediate European Union exit, however. |
| The first methodic poll of the Labour leadership campaign conducted earlier this week found that Mr Corbyn was on course to win the contest. | The first methodic poll of the Labour leadership campaign conducted earlier this week found that Mr Corbyn was on course to win the contest. |
| 43 per cent of Labour supporters and members polled by YouGov for The Times newspaper said they would vote for Mr Corbyn in the first round of the contest. | 43 per cent of Labour supporters and members polled by YouGov for The Times newspaper said they would vote for Mr Corbyn in the first round of the contest. |
| Andy Burnham was in second place with 26 per cent, with Yvette Cooper third on 20 per cent. Liz Kendall polled 11 per cent. | Andy Burnham was in second place with 26 per cent, with Yvette Cooper third on 20 per cent. Liz Kendall polled 11 per cent. |
| In the final round of voting Mr Corbyn would beat Mr Burnham by 53 per cent to 47 per cent. | In the final round of voting Mr Corbyn would beat Mr Burnham by 53 per cent to 47 per cent. |
| Though polling such contests is difficult and the survey may not be an entirely accurate picture of the results, the figures do suggest that Mr Corbyn is doing very well. | Though polling such contests is difficult and the survey may not be an entirely accurate picture of the results, the figures do suggest that Mr Corbyn is doing very well. |