Once again, the British left is at war with itself. The cause of this most recent conflict: the war in Ukraine. Friendly fire is flying in all directions, injuring the reputations of all who come into contact with it. In an interview with the Double Down News website last month, Jeremy Corbyn defended the controversial campaign group Stop the War, which is no fan of Nato. The former Labour leader’s comments served to “defend a bunch of genocide deniers and Putin proxies”, wrote the activist and journalist Paul Mason, previously a Corbyn supporter.

Source: The Times April 17, 2022 07:39 UTC