Although Owen Jones, Derek Hatton and Glenda Jackson are just a few of the Labour left to turn on Jeremy Corbyn of late, the Labour leader can always rely on comrade Seumas Milne. Corbyn’s director of strategy and communications has stuck by Jeremy through thick and thin, even ending his leave with the Guardian to move to the Leader’s Office on a permanent basis.
So perhaps it’s little surprise the pair have formed a special bond. In fact, word reaches Steerpike that the bromance is so strong the pair even have nicknames for each other. The talk of Labour staffers is that Corbyn refers to Milne as ‘TGM’ which stands for ‘the great Milne’. Meanwhile Milne refers to the Labour leader as ‘TSL’ which stands for ‘the supreme leader’ — natch.
Alas with Labour lagging in the polls, Mr S can’t see the latter nickname catching on anytime soon.
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