As Jeremy Corbyn edges closer to victory in the Labour leadership race, his critics grow more vocal with both Tony Blair and John McTernan attempting to thwart his campaign this week.
However, for all the naysayers, Corbyn is at least managing to slowly amass a celebrity fan club. After Steerpike reported that the Silk actress Maxine Peake had got behind the Corbyn campaign, classical singer turned ‘prosecco socialist’ Charlotte Church has voiced her support for the leadership hopeful.
Church – who attended the VIP area of an anti austerity march with Russell Brand after the election – has written a blog in support of Corbyn. Eloquently titled ‘T-O-N-Y! You Ain’t Got No Alibi! YOU TORY!, Church blasts Blair for his speech this week warning Labour supporters not to back Corbyn:
‘Let us not forget that there is a wide consensus that this man should be tried for war crimes, and yet he has the gall to tell others to get a “heart transplant”.
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