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Jeremy Corbyn: Luciana Berger was not hounded out of Labour

Jeremy Corbyn has spent the past few weeks going on something of a road trip of British universities. Now sitting as an independent for Islington North, Corbyn spoke at the Oxford Union last month where he was asked if he had any regrets about his time as Labour leader to which he replied: ‘Regrets? I’m really with Frank Sinatra on regrets actually – I’ve got a few but too few to mention.’  Sangfroid that will be of little comfort to the 46 MPs who lost their seats 18 months ago…

Today it was Cambridge who played host to Corbyn for an hour. Joel Rosen, the president of the Cambridge Union, pressed his guest closely on the party’s record on antisemitism during his four and a half years at the helm, with one line in particular catching Mr Steerpike’s eye. 

Rosen asked Corbyn about Labour’s treatment of former MP Luciana Berger who resigned from the party in February 2019, noting how in November 2018 the Times reported

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