Bus battle! Row brewing over Labour’s ‘corporate’ EU bus

Throughout the EU referendum campaign, Labour figures have been somewhat underwhelmed by the efforts of their party leader to fight for Britain to remain in the EU. However, progress did appear to be made on Monday when Jeremy Corbyn launched Labour’s big EU battle bus. The bright red bus will tour Britain for six weeks as they try and rally support for remain.

Alas word reaches Steerpike that behind the scenes things are not so rosy. A little birdy tells Mr S that the Labour leader has raised concerns that the bus is not to his taste and is ‘too corporate’. The Labour leader apparently takes issue with the sheer size of the vehicle as well as the branding. However, the jury’s still out when it comes to whether he is happy with the ‘vote remain’ message.

While his apparent reaction has left pro-EU figures in Labour exasperated — ‘Corbyn wouldn’t know a good campaign if it hit him in the face,’ one sighs to Mr S — a spokesman for Corbyn denies the claims and says ‘there is no truth in these comments’.