By Guy Bentley
The leader of Britain’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn suffered a humiliating blow in the House of Commons Monday, with members of Parliament erupting into laughter at his irrelevance in the UK’s debate on whether to leave the European Union (EU).
After Prime Minister David Cameron delivered his statement on the newly negotiated terms of Britain’s EU membership, the socialist leader of the Labour Party stood up to throw in his two cents about the PM’s deal and the upcoming referendum. (RELATED: What is Brexit? Everything You Need To Know About Britain’s EU Referendum)
“Last week — like him — I was in Brussels, meeting with heads of government and leaders of European socialist parties,” said Corbyn, “One of whom said to me,” but before Corbyn could finish his sentence, Conservative MP Chris Pincher shouted across the chamber “who are you.”
The chamber roared with laughter and even Corbyn’s own shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham couldn’t keep a straight face.
Corbyn was catapulted to the Labour leadership in September 2015, in the biggest political upset in the party’s history. Corbyn is the most left-wing leader in Labour’s history and has historically been opposed to Britain’s membership of the EU but has been hobbled by his party into supporting the campaign to remain in.
The Conservative Party may be sharply divided over Britain’s EU membership, but they are fully united in dismissing Jeremy Corbyn as a far left crank dangerous to the nation’s economy and irrelevant on the international stage.
