Bernie Sanders congratulates Jeremy Corbyn, saying he is 'delighted' at the result

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Ben Kentish 2 hours ago


Bernie Sanders has congratulated Jeremy Corbyn after Labour exceeded expectations in the general election and looks to be on course to increase its number of parliamentary seats. The former Democratic presidential candidate said he had stayed up to watch UK results come in and was “delighted” at what he had seen.

“I am delighted to see Labour do so well”, he told the Washington Post. “All over the world people are rising up against austerity and massive levels of income and wealth inequality. People in the UK, the US and elsewhere want governments that represent all the people, not just the 1 per cent. I congratulate Jeremy Corbyn for running a very positive and effective campaign.”

Mr Sanders had spoken warmly of Mr Corbyn during a visit to the UK earlier this month. Answering a question from The Independent following a speech at the Cambridge Union, the senator said: “Corbyn has shown a lot of courage in dealing with some of the economic issues.

“I applaud Jeremy Corbyn for raising those issues because at the end of the day if we are going to create governments that work for all of us, if we’re going to deal with healthcare and create great education systems and protect the environment and combat climate change… we need to have a government of what Abraham Lincoln described as of the people, by the people and for the people, and not a government of billionaires and large, multinational corporations. So I applaud Corbyn for raising those issues.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/News/uk/politics/uk-election-bernie-sanders-jeremy-corbyn-labour-party-result-win-seats-increase-us-senator-leader-a7780771.html

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1. Twitter Video Link: Jeremy Corbyn

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2. Young people have spoken. And they said Jeremy Corbyn

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I have friends who registered to vote for the first time, so that they could vote for Corbyn, because they saw the potential there to elect someone who seemed – despite his vintage – to be doing politics differently. He may be a white-haired jam-maker, but they saw something in him that was lacking in other candidates. I suspect that the right wing of the Labour party underestimated the appeal of an old-fashioned socialist to a generation who felt that their predecessors, who benefited so much from the generosity of the welfare state, were breaking the social contract. Having witnessed those who reaped the rewards of a free education hike tuition fees to ridiculous levels (a formative political experience for many my age), the appeal of someone who actually believes in intergenerational fairness was unparalleled. Not to mention the appeal of a politician likely to keep their promises.

The newspapers may have gone to town on Corbyn, but younger people don’t read newspapers. They get their news from social media, and social media has been very kind to Corbyn. The rise of leftwing websites such as The Canary as an “antidote” to the mainstream media will have no doubt have played a part. For too long the younger generation have felt excluded by the political system – and that includes the publications that amplify its message.

Whatever the ultimate outcome of this election, it will have proven that the young are a demographic to be taken seriously, who have a desire to participate in the democratic process and views that are entitled to be represented. In this county, that is truly revolutionary, and I hope that those who are too young to vote are waking up this morning with the belief that one day they too will be able to make a difference, provided they ignore the naysayers who call them silly and naive, and decide to jettison cynicism in favour of the power of having just a little bit of faith.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/09/young-people-spoken-jeremy-corbyn-social-media