Jeremy Corbyn in six quickfire questions - Newsnight

[@mikebot229]

Was his answer to the last question a dig at this whole video? "Pointless questions about my personal life"...

[@minch333]

MikeA94 I thought that too, what a burn!

[@GiantSandles]

Elected representatives aren't your friends, it shouldn't matter whether they watch Game of Thrones or not

[@biggiecheese4400]

MikeA94 you can tell a lot about a person from their favourite Game of Thrones character though.

[@olidb72]

think that was the joke though, then he realised he didn't deliver it well so confirmed that he's proud to do other things

[@busessuck1]

Hah, yeah you can see in his face he was proud of turning his joke into political points scoring waffle.

[@jonon1one]

"question that you hate?" "this one and the previous 5, if I'm honest"

[@the1andonlytitch]

I guess these days it's "Will you step down after you lose" though to be fair it is getting a little bit tiring, I mean come on who asks that at the start of an election campaign?

[@yezapredruxzen695]

jonon1one conservative voters should be

[@louisegardiner1521]

What a legend!!

[@IllusivePrime]

Reporter: Question you hate? Corbyn: Any question, even that one.

[@eoghan.5003]

I hear Boris just answered "Get Brexit Done" for every question

[@nevillethomas1525]

The UK’s Brexit-induced General Election was always going to be about more than just Brexit. And so it should be. A decade of chronic underinvestment in public services; the growing disparity between rich and poor; our response to the Climate Emergency; and the very future of the United Kingdom itself, all need to be central themes of the campaign over the next month. The one issue that does not need to be part of the debate is antisemitism. At least not the version of the antisemitism debate we’ve been having over the last few years which has become profoundly politicised.

[@BT12344]

Neville Thomas nice

[@straightmale9440]

And then laughed nervously at a walking letterbox hoping it wouldn't blow him up..

[@iVenge]

And he _did_ . Your nasty wally did five years of f*ck all.

[@CashelOConnolly]

Boris Johnson’s favourite films would be Dumbo,Dumb and Dumber and The Crazies!

[@davepratt9132]

It's funny because Theresa May had the same answer of "Animals suffering, people suffering in desperation and poverty." ....but it was for the question "what makes you laugh?"

[@frydsaman6857]

clever haha

[@robstar61]

LMAO

[@sharmisarkar4270]

Dave Pratt haha

[@pabuttle]

Best comment ever

[@Runamokish]

Now that's comedy!

[@Peteroranje]

Too good for this country. We got what we deserve.

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

Nah, we'd be speaking Russian by now had this useless Clown Won.

[@summess5567]

No. We deserve better. We got what we were told to get. The Tory Media lied to us all... BUt some people looked things up - like the actual figuresd and policies. We got what the people 'too clever to look things up' voted for. NOne of us deserved that.

[@GARGANTUANMASKEDFISH]

He's so far Left that he won't speak into your Right headphone.

[@Albimaristan]

underrated comment here :D

[@arjunravichandran87]

this is a good 'un

[@aninditafarzana2773]

lmao he's a capitalist

[@Joe-pj1qt]

le Potterhead Do you have o say that to every comment

[@aninditafarzana2773]

too many idiots don't know he's just a centrist lib

[@Disco-Terry]

They filmed one with Theresa May but didn't air it because she answered 'strong and stable' for every question !

[@sxt20002000]

Q6: What question do yiyvhate the most? A: [the previous 5 you just asked me]

[@travistommy8864]

Hes such a dick

[@ShopSongs]

my left ear liked this video

[@feysalise3260]

Exspyda it doesnt work for my right ear

[@OHYS]

Both my ears liked this equally.

[@michaeltownley9144]

"I read, I make things, I go places." Excellent quote lol. That should be mounted on a plaque outside his office! :D

[@autodidactusplaysjrpgs7614]

Too specific though. He should have said: 'I do things, and sometimes I don't do things.'

[@michaeltownley9144]

Autodidactus Communitati Yeah lol

[@aaronl22]

Michael Townley +

[@colonelsanders4006]

Wow such a philosophical statemnt, fucking hell.

[@808State21]

I will translate that for you 1: I educate myself 2 : My father was an electrical engineer and like him i enjoy making things 3 : I travel to to broaden my horizons and to learn more about other cultures.

[@aperson22222]

He very graciously answers five questions about his personal life (though he did spin a couple to more public issues), then very, _very_ politely explains to his questioner why he hates personal questions. Well done!

[@bishopofbolok]

Id never heard of Jeremy Corbyn until he appeared on the news as a contender for the labour leadership campaign, yet in the last few weeks hes spoken more sense to me than any politician within the labour or conservative party that iv ever witnessed on TV, not because he is some super wise man, but just because he seems a normal person of reasonable intelligence n common sense, with sensible humane principles n ideas that most of us share, he genuinely speaking for the human rights of the struggling majority of the people we are, as opposed to the privileged few, n he is not afraid to do so. Hes defo a breath of fresh air amongst todays mental, money polluted mainstream politicians, whos limelight n greedy self serving lifestyles are funded by n stolen from the taxpayer, todays politicians quite clearly being the biggest benefit scroungers of all, that behave like "Stepford wives" waiting to short circuit n blow their fuses, that have sadly have had there consciences gradually eroded n destroyed by the drug of easy money. From what i gather of Jeremy, he has held his head n beliefs high throughout his political n campaigning career, n relentlessly fought for them against the odds. Iv never voted in my life, as have never noticed a UK politician on the tube who dosent appear to have been in some way mentally corrupted n disturbed by their undeserved wealth n destructive positions in power, with the exception of a few, like some clearly good people within the Green Party, n also a one or two within the liberal democrats. Jeremy seems like one of those rare few politicians that remains true to democracy, but with the difference that he may actually get to lead one of the two parties who can govern the UK. Am not sure on all the fundamentals of left n right wing politics, but from what iv gathered over the years, their true meaning is simple, as in "left" wing politics represent fairness n justice for the many, whereas "right" wing represents the greed n self serving of the few. Dont know much, but if nothing happens to turn the scummy tide of political corruption before the next election, then UK democracy may by then be gone, washed up n wasted on dirty, bloody shores forever. Whether or not Jeremy can help stop that, who knows, but right now, the little hope our freedom has left, lies within his hands n the people support he gets, as most of those controlling n running the works of the Conservative n Labour party in their current form, are sadly, clearly insane, n democracy will soon be buried if major change dont happen soon.

[@JamesMc2051]

+Alan Smith Left is big government and greater use of social groups and unions. Right is concerned more with individual liberty and aims to reduce government (although not usually things such as defence spending). Left is concerned more with how society is affected by a change and the right is concerned more with how the individual is affected. People from either extreme often share more in common than they do with the centre, in terms of behaviour. No country is at either extreme. We all run mixed economies with a variable range of private vs public sector. A corrupt left winger will aim to increase their own power through putting themselves and friends in prominent positions in any hierarchy that emerges through social unions and will encourage a brown paper envelope environment. A corrupt right winger will cut through essential public funding to the needy in order to make them and their pals rich on the resulting privatisation. Neither are good or bad on their own. They can both have their problems. Personally I'm at the social democrat part of the axis as I think it serves the entire society better than the other positions but there will always be problems with any ideology you hold.

[@bishopofbolok]

+Jim McIntosh. Thanks for taking the time to teach me more on the wing thing Jim! I hear it mentioned a lot in politics but have never been clear on all what its about or how left n right wing came to be. Iv just always looked at politicians opinions as either right or wrong n occasionally somewhere in between, n after your explanation, then my compass must point more towards the left than right. I know what you are saying is right, but wonder if the political terms "left n right" true meanings have much worth in the corrupt Westminster political system of today , coz if they still do, n "left" is more concerned with the liberty of society (as in many people), as opposed to "right" ( that is concerned with individual liberty), then both sides are doing a rubbish job. Am also lost, coz individual liberty (aka right), would surely lead to the freedom of whole societies( aka left), if the same rules of freedom for individuals applied to everyone of us fairly, n then surely one would lead to another, but think the UK political system has become so corrupted, that "individual liberty" now mostly seems to apply if it has been bought, which leaves an awful lot of individuals unable to ever be free. The fact that new labour has been bribed n controlled as much as the conservatives by big business over the years, resulting in them pretty much sharing the same sweaty bed, defo hasn't helped the job along. Jeremy Corbyn at least sees what is going on out there, n wants to try change it, though he sure has a task at hand, as the whole of the Westminster bent rulebook will need to be torn up n rewritten, but who knows what can happen with enough people behind him n also the connection power of the internet, n the guys spent most his life campaigning for human rights, so with enough support, maybe he can pull off the UK,s biggest ever campaign to clean up the scummy politics of Westminster once n for all, n help make Britain great again, before its too late. Heck think i better zip it.

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

technically neither of you are quite correct with regard to left vs right; the system is pretty archaic and has digressed somewhat from it's original meaning, it's not as relevant any more, "libertarian vs authoritarian" is more applicable, and more intuitively named. this website breaks it down pretty well, and can give a good idea of where one lies: www.politicalcompass.org/ being left or right isn't inherently right or wrong, good or bad, they're just different ways to think about things. what's more important is that human beings in powerful positions don't abuse that power, and instead use it to help as many people as possible, Corbyn is the closest anyone has gotten in living memory, we should ensure he gets his chance to prove himself either way.

[@straightmale9440]

Well that comment didn't age well

[@nickhadjipateras2944]

Reading this comment made me so sad as you're completely right about our democracy failing and Jeremy's policies could have saved us from that. Still true that he's one of the only politicians who cares about the many. Such a big missed opportunity to have a better country

[@autodidactusplaysjrpgs7614]

For the hero question he wanted to say Karl Marx so bad.

[@the1andonlytitch]

Karl Marx made a lot of sense in his criticism of capitalism however, his solutions weren't exactly brilliant

[@eldeeb6433]

He chose Salvador Allende instead 'cause not so many people know of him :P

[@morsmagne]

All of his heros are people that most of the British electorate could not care less about. It's a good job that Labour's not going to with the general election - Labour is in their own little bubble.

[@MrCrashDavi]

Allende takes more balls than Marx tbh.

[@aninditafarzana2773]

lol he's a capitalist

[@Boviss1Bovis]

The last major politician who is/was honest and true - unaffected by media image gurus and driven by principle.

[@Real-fussball]

You forgot to mention the most important thing. Unelectable.

[@SP-lw7mr]

Like promising things you know you can’t afford? Cancelling student debt for example? It’s all very well offering free this and free that but at some point someone’s got to pay for it.

[@calastyphon3414]

@@SP-lw7mr economists at the time said it was feasible

[@markadams738]

You think ? His image has been crafted for years. I'm left of centre but Corbyn was toxic to too many voters.

[@Boviss1Bovis]

@@markadams738 Look at most of the comments here. They all regurgitate the BS propaganda spewed out by the Tories and their press baron pals. There have always been individuals in the Labour Party (fewer now than ever, sadly) who recoiled from the 'media training' and 'product creation' that most politicians now represent. The process of selecting candidates for election in nearly all of our political parties involves hostile in-house interviewing and other forms of 'training' on techniques of dissembling without seeming to tell flat-out lies and how to not answer difficult questions and how to 'answer questions' by regurgitating a script which ignores the question completely. Any Q&A with Johnson (for example) involved a demonstration of all of these techniques. There have always been individuals in the Labour Party (and a few from other parties) who have recoiled in disgust at the contempt for and dishonesty to the electorate that these shenanigans represent. Corbyn has always been one of these. No doubt he was persuaded by the advertising execs and PR boys (that the parties all employ) that he had to wear a suit and get rid of the anoraks and have his hair and whiskers cut every week. Beyond that, in more than 30 years of coming across JC occasionally on the telly, I have never seen him deploy the dishonesty of the sales/advertising/ PR BS of the sort resorted to every day by others (like Johnson). (Johnson wasnt shy about flat-out lying too when it suited him, but thats a different issue). JC was thrown out by a coup from right wing Blairites in which they used the media to create a witch hunt over phoney allegations of anti-Semitism and lefty extremism (support for the IRA (!) and other fictional pretexts.) All of it was false. Not a shred of truth to any of their accusations, but they threw enough rubbish around for a long time - and some of it stuck. And that finished him. The right wing of the party then regained control and returned to the Blairite Tory-Lite agenda that they think will get them back to Downing St. Self interest and careerism and cynical dishonesty was the engine behind all of it - not principle, not 'remembering the Holocaust' or 'being strong in the war on terror'. Just ugly selfish careerists who want to reuse Blair's recipe for Downing St cocktails. And all of it a diversion from the Things That Matter. The basic structural problem, the elephant in the room is that less than 5% of the people own 90% of the wealth. The 95% of us who arent billionaires have to scrabble around for our share of the 5% thats left on the table. That 95% of our nations wealth isnt productive, it doesnt get circulated around the economy, it lives offshore in wealth management funds which never put capital at risk. The function it serves is to create debt (and credit) which fund the millionaire games of the City and Wall St. The problem is that the structure is unbalanced. Its unsustainable. At the level of the stock market, the market forces tend always towards the search for short term 'growth' and greater profit in exchange for longer term strategic failure and ever higher risk factors. It's a system which has periodic catastrophe written into its language - but because of the warp speed of developing technology and the nature of global financial interdependence based on credit and debt, we are looking right now into an abyss the like of which the world has never seen before. The crisis of 2008 was just the starter course. Nothing was learned, trillions of dollars were printed and handed to the banks and theyve created a new bubble of insider markets and continue and perpetuate the creative fiction of stock values. It's just a question of time - but this time around the magnitude of the failure can be reasonably predicted as both unprecedented and unmanageable. There is a cure for this vicious cycle. It's no secret, but no politician has either the courage to speak to it, never mind advocate for it. For a private citizen to own more than (for arguments sake) £500 million is both a threat to our economic well-being - and to democracy itself (because their money buys politicians And Government Policy).... until this basic structural reality is taken on board by every voter we will never escape from this rigged economic game we live out our lives by. It must be recognised that people who own billions of money are a threat to our nations security. Human beings are social animals. Our basic instinct is towards co-operation, the creation of families, kinship groups, friendship groups. Competition is part of that dynamic but it shouldnt be The Only One - which is the way our society is developing. This (the UK) is a rich country with lots of resources and is full of talent - but our roads are those of a poor third world country and our education and health systems are going up in smoke. There's a simple remedy. People should rally behind the fact that the overweening power of excessive wealth is actually a repulsive form of behaviour which shouldnt be lawful or tolerable. The excess wealth of these people should circulate in our economy through decent dignified work and long term strategic investment in the future. Then we can build a better society with proper homes to live in - and roads and schools and places for kids to play - and return the NHS to what it was promised to be. (And allow the government to invest in the kind of infrastructure and industry that the future will need, instead of stagnating and wallowing in the lies and the contempt and incompetence of sold out politicians and the wealthy men they're the servants of, wasting our time arguing about foreigners - set upon each other like dogs by cynical political 'messaging'.) I dont know if Jeremy Corbyn could have gripped this nettle, but he would have moved us forward. My gripe with him was that he was surrounded by second and third raters. The Labour Party has taken severe damage since the days of Kinnock and Brown - mainly inflicted by Blair and to a large extent the Labour Party doesnt know what it is any more. Politicians are also scared of getting the same beating and slander J.C. was subjected to. Starmer seems to have accepted a definition of anti-Semitism which includes 'criticism of Israel'. (Which is frankly insane.) Professor Finkelstein (among other eminent academics) is anti-Semitic then? Smear campaign from a Labour Party that has forgotten what it is and who it belongs to. One thing is for sure, anyone advocating policies which would threaten the obscene wealth and unelected power of the billionaires would immediately become their enemy. They'd be set upon by their sold out politicians, vilified in the media in a way that would make the treatment of JC look like child's play. And probably worse even than that. But if we want a better, smarter world that has moved on from the primitive feudal ideas of power residing with the wealth. If we want to have birds in the sky and fish in the seas which clean rivers run towards - then somone has to take on this issue that everyone is afraid to mention.

[@bankzie]

"What makes you laugh?" "Good comedy" hahaha JC for Labour Leader.

[@arealbladeofgrass]

***** Be gone twat.

[@arealbladeofgrass]

***** So you have said about 10,000 times on the internet.

[@arealbladeofgrass]

***** Anti-Semite.

[@bankzie]

*****, who are you and why do you pose as Eric Idle in a Terry Gilliam film in your picture?

[@bankzie]

Oh right...

[@defunctt]

whatever your party political thoughts, you could never imagine may being as likeable as a person as corbyn...

[@nevillethomas1525]

Jonathan Cook writes that while there are signs politicians in the U.S. are finally ready to shine a light onto the pro-Israel lobby, the opposite is taking place in United Kingdom. He says this is due to the way the Israel lobby has recently emerged in British politics - hurriedly, and in a mix of panic and damage limitation mode due to the rise of Jeremy Corbyn, and the end of the international two-state consensus.

[@GradKat]

Corbyn likeable? Seriously? He’s a narrow minded old fashioned bad tempered leftist git.

[@li4398]

@@GradKat morning

[@mohsinrao4334]

Its the first time I have seen that fearless hero of the people, Salvador Allende, mentioned by anyone in the political mainstream. See? None of that agony about choosing a fucking politically correct favourite biscuit that Gordon Brown went through or that absolutely pathetic display by David Cameron to convince everyone he ate pasties from a shop that didnt exist or that he supported West Ham United...errr...sorry Aston Villa, or was it the other one? He wasnt sure either. When Corbyn speaks he speaks not only from the heart but also from a lifetime of reading and being engaged and informed. He isn't an Oxbridge drone via Harrow or Eton who felt entitled to the job. I hope he wins, and then takes Labour to victory, and then just before he enters No. 10 he flicks the "V" sign to all the tossers who doubted him.

[@oliverclamp2671]

+Mohsin Rao What a disgusting, racist comment.

[@user-li3fr8jl3b]

racist? how?

[@mohsinrao4334]

Elaborate please.

[@gloriousrevolutionary2306]

Mohsin Rao Allende ruined Chile, Chicago Boys saved it.

[@Troutgaming]

GloriousRevolutionary chicago boys? you mean your american government scumbags who preach about democracy but then decide to bomb the office of a democratically elected leader killing many civillians? and on the same day that 28 years later, osama bin laden's similar act would be condemned by the exact same people? your 'chicago boys' are just terrorists in suits, fuck off

[@samanmartha]

His been around for years shows he's passionate an won't give up trying to do his best for our country! I fully rate him!!!

[@benstevinson764]

I Love ❤️ Jeremy Corbyn he's Decent and Honest a Man of Integrity!!! 🌹

[@VideoGameAnimationStudy]

"What makes you laugh?" "Good comedy" Argh, come on Corbs! Try harder! "People falling over" would've sufficed.

[@ARB1452]

We could have had this guy. Damn shame.

[@ssj9871]

no we don't want far left socialists in charge

[@ofarah7902]

Wow he knows about Chinua Achebe!

[@FilzSkillz]

+Farah Ousama Any well-educated person knows about Chinua Achebe.

[@epiphany55]

Or anyone who's watched the Roots Bloody Roots video by Sepultura...

[@isabellemay8876]

i would also like to sit at the achebe table

[@Ghs--173]

Anyone whose done A-level English knows Achebe

[@nunyabusiness7858]

What makes Corbyn cry is what makes Theresa May laugh, seemingly.

[@matteoj226]

I've never wanted anyone to represent me more in my life.

[@luciatilyard2827]

Me too!

[@HRHooChicken]

Even more than Nigel Farage??!

[@truerespect4247]

HRHooChicken Well from what i can tell Matt is a Labour voter so i can't see why he would want Nigal to represent him.

[@bobsbits8562]

i do not want him.he suggested terrorists to be honoured but talks of our soldiers facing criminal charges.he does not show respect for the fallen in 2 world wars he would put an end to the british life we all know.

[@truerespect4247]

bobs bits He has literally not said any of that.

[@maxdonaldson861]

Compare that to Boris' "I ... make ... models ... of ... buses ...?"

[@becomingfr33]

I got worried for a minute that my headphones had broken after watching this video. Turns out it's just the video- the sound is much louder on the left channel then the right one.

[@BBCNewsnightonline]

Yes, apologies for the sound levels

[@lukeroberts3309]

Very witty comment, here. Purposeful or not.

[@Blubatt]

+BBC Newsnight we'll give you a pass. government cuts and all.

[@Talentedtadpole]

So Jeremy Corbyn wasn't to blame for breaking your headphones then. Phew!

[@rax816]

+Talentedtadpole what a stupid comment.

[@jackmansfield4453]

I genuinely love him.

[@youcouldnotmakeitup2897]

jack Mansfield people who love politicians need to get a girl friend...all politicians let followers down in the end. they all get found out...now corbyn as the eyes of the world on him all his dark secrets will come out..just wait and see,,,he truly is communist and that system as failed everywhere its been done.corbyns politics are a dead end..

[@jamesh9124]

Exactly isnt it great? Comrade corbyn will seize those means. ;)

[@CDbiggen]

I love him too, he guarantees Labour will be completely unelectable.

[@mahfuzurchowdhury2765]

@@CDbiggen, we'll see next election

[@CDbiggen]

@@mahfuzurchowdhury2765 , Someone's hopeful.

[@mf-h3659]

questions you hate being asked: "everything ive just been asked"

[@BBCNewsnightonline]

Hi - thanks for your comments. This was an experiment. Would you like to see more of these kind of quickfire interviews? If so, are there any people you'd like to see interviewed? And any questions you'd like asked?

[@craigflynn9222]

BBC Newsnight Just don't go all Krishnan Guru-Murthy and make public figures' personal lives most of the interview. Little snippets like this are fine, but keep it light and keep it quick.

[@richardmarcj]

BBC Newsnight Rather puerile, not sure what it adds of substance to political analysis. Not really Newsnight's role to ask these sort of questions.

[@ClusterFoxtrot]

***** I enjoyed it personally. I usually dislike personal ramblings - but this really helps humanize politicians. It's nice to see they aren't solely political automatons. If Newsnight don't ask it, who will? I can't see the likes of Corbyn talking to OK!

[@sratus]

BBC Newsnight it was ok but it's basically just a quicker 'Five Minutes with..' (which is great)

[@minkytak3156]

BBC Newsnight I liked it, it was fun. So long as the guest gets to also talk about real matters, this is a nice supplement.

[@nothanks1066]

Wow it's almost like he's a genuinely empathetic, interesting, honest and well rounded human being. Are you sure he's a politician? #JC4PM

[@69Phuket]

He's definitely human _ Not lizard. Let's hope he has the immunity! Animal suffering makes me cry too.. By that i include children, because they are defenseless as well.

[@darts501fan9]

No Thanks I'm afraid he is none of those things you mentioned. He's a vile terrorist sympathiser who openly expresses support for groups such as the IRA, he says that Venezuela (a catastrophe thanks to a socialist revolution) is a model for every country in the world to follow, and he politicises terror attacks to his own advantage. He would be an awful PM.

[@heliotropezzz333]

Darts 501Fan. You need to go back to your darts. It's safe there. I'm afraid the strain of reading anything other than the Sun or Daily Mail would be too much for you. I fear the truth would overwhelm your tiny brain.

[@tom123607]

@@darts501fan9 ok so he has always denounced any terror groups attacks he may sympathise with there cause but certainly not there attacks he looks at all people as human beings and if we never begin talks how can you stop the fighting and Venezuela was a success under Hugo Chavez the facts are plain to see it is the USA who are strangling there economy like they have too many other socialist states to make socialism look poor compared to capitalism when Chavez was alive they were charging $100 a barrel of oil now they're lucky to get $40 a barrel when Chavez first took power the employment rate shot up to 75 percent in the first 2 to 3 year the US have fucked up this world with there capitalist policies and because of the internet and social media are eyes are being opened and the elite and rich are shitting it now Jeremy corbyn will be the next PM of Britain this is a revolution and socialism is on the rise #jc4pm

[@PC.NickRowan]

Yes, you know why I'm sure? Because he's lying..

[@Mike-jv9cl]

He has not aged a day in the past nearly 10 years.

[@PatioRS]

theresa may 's response to six quickfire questions: 1. strong and stable 2. strong and stable 3. strong and stable 4. strong and stable 5. strong and stable 6. strong and stable

[@MAXATWOOD1]

Genuine bloke and a gentle soul

[@straightmale9440]

That comment didn't age well

[@davidhutchinson5233]

When he said Allende.....well he had me there. I love this guy.

[@cocothesocialist3690]

David Hutchinson ikr and to think Boris Johnsons hero is Churchill, a murderous rascist...

[@inthebleakmidwinter9338]

@@cocothesocialist3690 no hes not you clown

[@danielhorton3490]

@@inthebleakmidwinter9338 i mean, he is. His actions vis-a-vis india say as much.

[@inthebleakmidwinter9338]

@@danielhorton3490 another fool who doesn’t know what their talking about.

[@danielhorton3490]

@@inthebleakmidwinter9338 do you have a counterpoint to his actions in Indis here?

[@summess5567]

SO HUMAN in a way that the people we are told are 'Leaders' simply never could even begin to fake... and believe me... they've had a LOT of training. In everything - a man you'd simply like to go down the pub with ... and laugh and LEARN.

[@MisterBurtonshaw]

Top man... and without the opinion of meatheads, the best PM we never had.

[@stevenpaulgoulding]

The worst prime minister Britain never had.

[@jamesbradshaw3961]

For a moment me and Jeremy Corbyn had the same favourite film...still love the guy even if he changed his answer :)

[@PetalsonthePavingSlabs]

Can't believe he U-turned. Casablanca indeed.

[@indiabliss]

I like him. Vote LABOUR

[@LazarkGaming]

"What makes you laugh?" "The Tories"

[@li4398]

I thought he’d pick Zulu for his film 😂😂😂

[@ianpearson8976]

Compare this honest man to starmer wef puppet

[@patrik-vw4ek]

Starmers not fit to lick this man's boots.

[@IThinkItsForYou]

A man who loves animals is a good soul. He will make sure our disabled and our children don't starve and die under the Tory cuts.

[@charanhundal]

Mr Jeremy Corbyn's ideals are visionary thinking, what the whole world needs a path to social democracy to bring social justice and equality for all.

[@pauladams1814]

He's brilliant he's got my vote.

[@abelmanmoth1]

"Mr Sidney Poitier"

[@fuckamericanidiot]

"Ooh.....you're ard.....with the-"

[@julesdudes853]

Mentioning Salvador Allende as one of his heroes, nice.

[@Unboxning]

the balls on Jezza to mention a man who said Stalin was one of his heroes lol

[@cherbrowne1637]

For those who are so nevative about this man and all other politicians apparently, why not tell us all about what the different parties stand for and flex that super political knowledge you so obviously have. Put it in the context of Brexit....

[@PianoFreak27]

I don’t agree with his policies but anyone can see he is a genuinely nice guy who believes he is doing the right thing and standing up for what he believes.

[@brianrobinson3236]

" This was an experiment. Would you like to see more of these kind of quickfire interviews?" No. Pointless and meaningless. And silly. Typical of today's soundbite, tweety, en-passant, rush-rush culture, all superficial gloss and ooh--ahh gee-whizz. Nothing in that 'interview' contributes to an understanding of what Corbyn signifies.

[@Time2LevelUp]

His heroes 'might' have given you a bit of an idea of what he signifies.

[@maryfletcher4]

I think if more people had seen this with JC smiling and seen close up it would have helped them to like him.

[@hennimore1]

Any other politician would have polled a focus group before giving their answers. Jeremy is a legend

[@docnelson2000]

Once an IRA sympathiser and apologist ALWAYS an IRA sympathiser and apologist.

[@RPKGameVids]

What a lovely guy.

[@OHYS]

RPKVids IKR

[@ProjectOverseer]

Put this man in office. #jc4pm ASAP please 👍

[@law92__]

See you know Corbyn is a badman when he gives an answer like that to who his heroes are. Man like Chinua Achebe ya na, madness! This guy is great and I will be voting in a GE for the first time ever because of him.

[@GreenGretel]

Which 'Great Gatsby' movie did he mean? I was under the impression that neither were that good, lol

[@thegaycatholic4739]

Why do people not want to vote for this man??? Oh that's right because he represents actual change and ordinary people.

[@martinspeer262]

What a great PM we could have had rather than Bojo the 🤡 but Xenophobia got the better off people when they voted Tory

[@earthman6700]

After all the negative Tory Press I've learnt Jeremy is OK. He'll get my vote. And brexit is a Tory scam, it needs to go.

[@CadiasFinest]

Yikes

No Tories really are doing it for the working class northerners, they respect so much.

[@DCAM-8]

If he said the same for "what makes you laugh" as "what makes you cry"

[@fuckamericanidiot]

I wish 😅

[@hallofmirrorsnetwork]

I couldn't love this man anymore. He is the wise, seasoned elder we've been waiting for, aka the Grandpa you wished you'd had. I don't care what you do in your spare time Jez, your work speaks for itself. ❤️🌹

[@TheRealD4]

1. Diane Abbott 2. Diane Abbott. 3. My glasses on my face. 4. Vladimir Putin. 5. Mr Bean's Holiday. 6. What was the question?

[@HA-yc5bb]

The Princess Diana of our generation❤️❤️ Gotta love big JC

[@GradKat]

Nah - he’d look horrible in a cocktail dress.

[@thotbanisher3688]

"What makes you laugh?" "Comedy."

[@Premanator2000]

"What's the thing that makes you laugh" Theresa may trying to lead the country

[@earthman6700]

I talk with an Iranian in Tehran. Life is tough under sanctions, due to the renaged JCPOA deal. Its the poor and the sick that get hit. And they have the Taliban and ISIS knocking on their door. I cry for the hardship of people needlessly under extreme pressure when times have changed.

[@AD-jt7bd]

YAY the new Labour leader!!!

[@thedarksiderebel]

probably should have lead with that last question, really

[@Xofttam]

Hey Jeremy, just think about all the people suffering Jeremy: 😭

[@markcole5187]

Too intelligent for thicko Tory voters.

[@HexMark12]

It's sad that being a good guy is seen as weak. Wow. I can't believe the world we live in.

[@Ziolek.2000]

Interviewer: What do you hate the most? Corbyn: All the personal questions you just asked me!

[@indigorain7160]

[@YesOkayButWhy]

"Thing that makes you laugh?" - "Same"

[@anonymousidentity2024]

O JEREMY CORBYN.

[@keenancassell8836]

If this was Theresa may she would say strong on table for all the questions

[@HCMCDrives]

What makes you cry? "People or animals suffering in desperation" And what makes you laugh? "Tories suffering in desperation".

[@seanb2039]

The Tories say that austerity cuts haven't damaged public services. NHS staff (nurses, doctors, GPs) routinely say the cuts have damaged the NHS. Police and community support officers routinely say the cuts have damaged the police force and their ability to protect us. Teachers and headmasters and independent analysts routinely say cuts have damaged schools. Statistics show there has been a rise in homelessness since the cuts have been implemented. Statistics show that real wages have gone down in the UK since the cuts have been implemented. You've gotta ask yourself: "why do I believe the Conservatives and not all this hard evidence to the contrary? Why do I want to live in this kind of society?' ... Cuts were never necessary. Fiscal stimuli and investment in infrastructure would have boosted the economy more quickly and spared us the need to cut vital public services. Don't believe me? Ask Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, or Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, or Cambridge economics professor Ha Joon Chang, or Harvard economics professor Ken Rogoff, or the International Monetary Fund, or the Economist magazine, or the King's Fund, or The Royal Society of Medicine etc., etc., etc., etc., etc.

[@AD-jt7bd]

I wonder what Cameron's Spin Doctors answers would be?

[@bishopofbolok]

+Cleopatra Anthony, not sure what Camerons spin doctors answers may be, but are defo fuel for thought! even though would probably be cringe worthy n make people need to barf after the laugh! I know Jeremy's answers are a little airy fairy here, but you know they are more from the heart n head, without external influence. The guy shows genuine signs of a kind, caring heart, a rare thing amongst virtually all mainstream labor n conservative politicians in the limelight today. Its no wonder that Jeremy won the leadership campaign today, n thank god he did, way to go Jeremy!! But as the man himself points out, this is just the first staging post, that needs to be built on a rung at a time, in order to reach the upper half of the freedom ladder again, amongst the many greedy, slimy slippery pissed off political snakes out there to slide back down on. While contemplating Camerons possible spun out replies to the same set of questions you suggest ( that without spin doctors to pre answer for him, he would probably just start spinning around on the spot whilst repeating the words " West ham, West ham, Pastie tax", in response to every question, like a malfunctioning Dalek would do the word "exterminate", until smoke started venting from his ears n mouth before short circuiting), I meanwhile imagine what his honest answers could be, if he was given a truth serum before being asked the same set of questions, then his response may be: 1, The one thing you cant live without, = Victimizing n often fooking off to die the most ill n vulnerable in society, at the benefit of paying for the likes of my unearned, unjust luxury life, including my lifestyle advisor n personal hair dresser that highlights my butt faced head perfectly... ( Would sure love their job, just for a day, though that is all it would last!) 2, What makes you cry = I haven't shed a tear for other peoples suffering since my money washed, moral destroyed conscience deserted my brain, but the thought of not being able to have my potential new Eton bullyboy inspired train set constructed (the HS2 railway), as a trade off for most of the rest of the entire "sold off" poorly maintained, quick profit driven UK railway system, makes me spit my dummy n cry n fill my pampers. 3, What makes you laugh = Causing further misery n suffering to those already desperate, especially when in the company of Ian Duncan Smith 4,What hero you would want at your table = Best not answer honestly, but to give a clue, he was also a feeble deluded bully like me, but with a silly walk n even dafter mustache. 5, Favorite film = Havent the emotions left inside to appreciate a fine movie, n not many films about spoiled deluded power hungry brats beyond redemption were made as far as am aware? Some bloody good pornos out there though

[@gloriousrevolutionary2306]

Salvador Allende! LMAO!

[@cocothesocialist3690]

GloriousRevolutionary Allende was a hero...

[@gloriousrevolutionary2306]

@@cocothesocialist3690 Allende's policies caused supply shortages and hyperinflation which was a disaster for Chile and the catalyst for it becoming a Junta. He is a terrible leader, though you probably believe in the Conspiracies which claims the US is responsible for his own shortcomings when it came to fiscal policy

[@Paul-fq9pj]

Obi wan

[@rahulshah8911]

Genuine person..not a robot like May

[@Rainbow2766]

What makes you cry? 'Animals suffering, people suffering in poverty in desperation" What makes you laugh? "Children being happy" WHY ISN'T THIS MAN PM?😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@csaviation9013]

Because it's all performative to win votes - he couldn't care less about them

[@ryancarter6922]

@@csaviation9013 Wrong

[@aidan6123]

Hahaha the last question puts the rest of this interview in a hilarious context.

[@louisegardiner1521]

I love Jeremy Corbyn ❤❤

[@kerryfry1857]

Best PM we never had.

[@ZhuluZealot]

this guy never fails to amaze me I was hoping he'd say Nelson Mandela and he did adds to the support I already have for him and his backstabbing labour party

[@ZPheenix]

Tory

[@syriacchristianity9007]

Jeremy is amazing 🤩 they should bring him into the party as starmer’s number two

[@gerardodoherty9178]

@syriacchristianity9007 unfortunately starmer thinks corbyn IS a number 2, when in reality the opposite is the case.

[@syriacchristianity9007]

Agreed.

[@joegriffin4566]

We love Jeremy corbyn

[@draculanova6548]

Laughs while answering questions about what films he likes, his heroes etc. "What question do you get asked the whole time and hate?" "All personal stuff about your life, I hate it" ...

[@kasiakonarski]

A man of my heart!

[@makingcommentsthinkingmyop2572]

When he said what makes him cry I honestly burst out laughing. YES, JEREMY. *We can tick those as red*. Those things make most people cry. It's the sort of answer David Brent would give. I don't doubt his sincerity and good nature, but that was a bit too icky for me.

[@crazynighthawk]

MakingCommentsThinkingMyOpinionMatters, Like you. He tends to be kinda dry and boring when responding to questions like this, not really a fault for a politician tbh. If he'd given any other answer the media would have done their best to spin it against him.

[@makingcommentsthinkingmyop2572]

That's true enough. I'm surprised actually that the Sun didn't decide to reverse everything he said in the answer... it's not hard to imagine " *MARXIST TERRORIST SYMPATHIZER JEREMY CORBYN REJOICES IN HUMAN SUFFERING AND BESTIALITY* " on the front page of the Sun.

[@crazynighthawk]

MakingCommentsThinkingMyOpinionMatters, Like you. AND he hates good jokes!!

[@StateMarketCondo]

I just love him!

[@HumphMcPaxo]

Met the man - Love the man. A caring, decent soul ❤

[@austinbux]

I'd vote Labour if this guy won. I genuinely believe he's THE ONLY candidate that could win Labour the next election not the other way round. *[2017 edit: After seeing how he has performed as leader, I believe he's a total liability and that the Tories will win a landslide.]*

[@jackward6726]

+Austin Jordan Exactly, they're never gonna win if they don't get the Scottish seats back and if they don't get young and disadvantaged people to vote

[@austinbux]

Artur Terho My views on Jeremy Corbyn have changed completely since I posted that comment. After seeing how he's performed as leader, he's a total liability.

[@aneesniazi7918]

In what way ?

[@aneesniazi7918]

None of what you said is true.

[@aneesniazi7918]

Oh I know that, its your implication that that is somehow a negative thing that I took an issue with.

[@TheMouthDrummer]

I'm surprised he didn't say clement atlee

[@Gaffer_SLR]

Get Sleeza May out. JC for PM

[@ChrisMacri376]

god damn it, he should be PM

[@ChrisMacri376]

and Bernie should be POTUS... whats wrong with people... should we ban voting !? or just ban stupid people voting !??

[@QRAndrew]

Favourite Film(s): IRA propaganda videos

[@benspill2864]

+Andrew Finn I suppose yours would be corporate propoganda