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[[File:Official portrait of Jeremy Corbyn crop 2.jpg|thumb|Jeremy Corbyn]]
[[File:Official portrait of Jeremy Corbyn crop 2.jpg|thumb|Jeremy Corbyn]]
'''Jeremy Corbyn''', (sometimes nicknamed as 'Jez' by supporters) is the leader of the British [[Labour Party]] and [[Leader of the Opposition]]. He was elected in September 2015, and his predecessor was [[Ed Miliband]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157</ref> He is the [[Member of Parliament]] for Islington North.<ref>http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jeremy-corbyn/185</ref> Jeremy is the brother of physicist and meteorologist [[Piers Corbyn]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/24/piers-corbyn-other-rebel-in-the-family-jeremy-corbyn-climate-change</ref>
'''Jeremy Corbyn''', (sometimes nicknamed as 'Jez' by supporters) is the leader of the British [[Labour Party]] and [[Leader of the Opposition]]. He was elected in September 2015, and his predecessor was [[Ed Miliband]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157</ref> He is the [[Member of Parliament]] for Islington North.<ref>http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jeremy-corbyn/185</ref> Jeremy is the brother of physicist and meteorologist [[Piers Corbyn]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/24/piers-corbyn-other-rebel-in-the-family-jeremy-corbyn-climate-change</ref>
==2017 Snap Election==
==2017 Snap Election==
Although Corbyn was 20% down in the polls compared to [[Theresa May]], he has said the public "cannot trust" May. His campaign largely focussed around [[Tory]] cuts to the NHS and schools in the name of [[UK Spending Cuts|austerity]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39636466</ref>
Although Corbyn was 20% down in the polls compared to [[Theresa May]], he has said the public "cannot trust" May. His campaign largely focussed around [[Tory]] cuts to the NHS and schools in the name of [[UK Spending Cuts|austerity]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39636466</ref>
He managed to increase the Labour Party's share of the vote to 40% and gained an additional 30 seats in the [[House of Commons]].
He managed to increase the Labour Party's share of the vote to 40% and gained an additional 30 seats in the [[House of Commons]].