Jeremy Corbyn has been having a difficult time of late. The Labour leadership favourite has become increasingly tetchy with the media after facing questions about his links to a Holocaust denier, as well as being the subject of criticism from a host of former Labour bigwigs. However, there is one man who he can rely on to fight his corner; step forward Russell Brand.
Although Ed Miliband had to pay a late night visit to the comedian-turned-revolutionary’s £2 million apartment in order to win his endorsement during the general election, Brand has come out for Corbyn all on his own accord. Joining a long list of celebrity Corbynistas — who so far include Charlotte Church, Maxine Peake and Mary Beard — Brand has come to the left winger’s defence in an episode of his YouTube series The Trews.
Brand — who insists he does not want to be involved in ‘leadership elections or voting type stuff anymore’ — says Corbyn is an unfair target of criticism ‘simply because he is in public talking out on behalf of ordinary people’. Alas
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