Former shadow chancellor voices support for Jeremy Corbyn standing as Independent in Islington North

Labour MP voices support for Jeremy Corbyn standing as independent in Islington NorthSource: Peston, ITV

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00:00 And do you think Jeremy Corbyn will win as an independent?

00:04 I'm still hoping that Keir Starmer as a Demacian conversion allows Jeremy to run as a Labour candidate.

00:10 If they don't, we'll see what Jeremy's decision is, whether he's going to run or not.

00:16 And I've said consistently all the way along that if he does run as an independent,

00:20 he's got an, you know, he's represented the constituency for decades.

00:23 He's got a lot of very personal support.

00:26 And the detraction from the Labour Party campaign is that a lot of the media focus will be on that

00:31 rather than the overall campaign.

00:33 Yeah, I mean, it sounds to me as though you think he will win.