Jeremy Corbyn victory speech: What he said - and what he meant
What he meant: I have got a big mandate from party
members and supporters, so don’t you MPs forget it. Passion is the
cliché you are told never to use on a CV, but I will use it several
times to make the point that my supporters are fired up and they will
not stand for any nonsense from Blairite MPs.
What he said: “I
want also to pay a huge thanks and tribute to Harriet Harman, who has
been our acting leader and our deputy leader, and before that our acting
leader.”
What he meant: I was going to list all her posts in reverse order, back to prefect at St Paul’s school, but people want to get to lunch.
Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall congratulate Jeremy Corbyn on his victory (Reuters)
