Corbyn’s allies on the hard left are lining up to reform the Labour party. Some make him look like a moderate. Here are the most notable, from the least to the most radical…
Owen Jones, 32, is a Guardian columnist and former poster boy for the left. Jones suggested Corbyn could do more to appeal to the masses and, as a result, was one of the regime’s first casualties. Throughout the Labour leadership election, Jones has become increasingly vocal about Corbyn’s limitations as leader. He is now an unperson.
James Mills, 32, is head of communications for both John McDonnell and Corbyn’s leadership campaign. Mills is less of a purist than some of his comrades — he previously worked on Ed Balls’s leadership campaign. He has been described as McDonnell’s attack dog and was recently linked to the leaking of a list of Labour MPs accused of abusing Corbyn. While Mills later apologised ‘on behalf of a junior member of staff’, he is still an unpopular figure at Labour HQ.
James Schneider, 28, is the public face of Momentum, the far-left group that emerged from Corbyn’s leadership campaign and never disbanded.
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