Jeremy Corbyn should be allowed to stand for Labour, says Unite boss

‘It’s clear he’s a Labour MP’, says Sharon Graham on suspended ex-leader

The head of one of Britain’s biggest trade unions has suggested that Jeremy Corbyn be allowed to stand as the Labour candidate for Islington North at the next election.

Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, stated Mr Corbyn – currently suspended – “is a Labour MP” and appeared criticised the party’s internal investigation into the former leader.

“Jeremy Corbyn is a Labour MP. The party has gone through an investigation, in inverted commas,” she told BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, using air quotes when she said “investigation”.