As MPs begin to wind down for the holidays, Jeremy Corbyn appears to have other ideas when it comes to a quiet Christmas. The Labour leader has plunged himself into a fresh row with his party over his links to Sinn Féin.
Corbyn has hired a former Sinn Féin member of staff to join his office in the new year. Jayne Fisher, previously head of Sinn Féin’s London office, has been appointed head of ‘stakeholder engagement’. Announcing the news to MPs, Corbyn is said to have described her as ‘very lovely’. Yet as ‘lovely’ as Fisher may be, this doesn’t quite cut it as far as MPs are concerned. Many are worried that the move will remind voters of Corbyn’s history of support for Sinn Féin and in turn damage the Labour party’s image.
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