Last week, a video of Jeremy Corbyn sitting in the hallway of a crowded train on the his way to a leadership debate went viral. The footage appeared to show the Labour leader sat on the floor for an entire three-hour train journey after he valiantly declared that it would be unfair for him to upgrade his ticket to first class — where there were seats — when others ‘might not be able to afford such a luxury’. He went on to conclude that ‘this is a problem that many passengers face every day, commuters and long-distance travellers’.
However, not all passengers appear to face the problem every day — Jeremy Corbyn for one. Virgin Trains have issued a press statement where they claim that despite the Labour leader’s claim of ‘ram-packed’ service, there were seats available when Jeremy Corbyn sat on the floor in the corridor:
‘CCTV footage taken from the train on August 11 shows Mr Corbyn and his team walked past empty, unreserved seats in coach H before walking through the rest of the train to the far end, where his team sat on the floor and started filming.
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