US President Barack Obama has attacked the British Labour social gathering claiming they've misplaced contact with actuality and are obsessed by conspiracy theories.
President Obama, who's at present on a Christmas break on Hawaii is within the last three weeks of his administration.
The outgoing-Democratic president mentioned he didn't concern the 'Corbynisation' of his social gathering following Hillary Clinton's shock defeat in November's election.
US president Barack Obama, pictured, claimed the UK Labour Occasion below Jeremy Corbyn's management has moved away from consensus and in the direction of conspiracy theorists
Mr Obama, pictured right here in February 2008, gave an interview to political strategist David Axelrod, proper, who assisted with the then Senator's first presidential election marketing campaign
He in contrast the Democratic Occasion with what occurred following Ed Miliband's defeat within the 2015 UK Basic Election and the sudden rise of Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr Obama sat down with political strategist David Axelrod, who suggested Ed Miliband throughout his doomed election marketing campaign, in an interview carried in The Guardian.
Mr Obama mentioned he didn't suppose the Democratic Occasion would 'disintegrate' following Mrs Clinton's defeat: 'I do not fear about that, partly as a result of I feel the Democratic Occasion has stayed fairly grounded in actual fact and actuality.'
He mentioned even US left-wing senator Bernie Sanders was 'fairly centrist' in contrast with Mr Corbyn.
Mr Obama additionally appeared to match Labour to the Republicans, saying the US social gathering 'began filling up with all types of conspiracy-theorising that grew to become type of widespread knowledge or typical knowledge throughout the Republican social gathering base. That hasn't occurred within the Democratic Occasion.
'I feel individuals like the eagerness that Bernie introduced, however Bernie Sanders is a reasonably centrist politician relative to ... Corbyn or relative to a few of the Republicans.'
Nevertheless, Mr Corybn's spokesman dismissed President Obama's criticisms, suggesting the opposition chief represented what most voters wished and was 'grounded in actuality'.
Mr Axelrod, proper, suggested former Labour chief Ed Miliband forward of the 2015 election
Jeremy Corybn's spokesman dismissed President Obama's criticism claiming the opposition chief was 'grounded in actuality' and is in favour of insurance policies that most individuals in Britain need
He mentioned: 'Each Labour and US Democrats should problem energy if they're going to communicate for working individuals and alter a damaged system that is not delivering for almost all.
'What Jeremy Corbyn stands for is what most individuals need: to tackle the tax cheats, create a fairer financial system, fund a totally public NHS, construct extra properties, and cease backing unlawful wars.
'For the institution, these concepts are harmful. For most individuals in Britain, they're widespread sense and grounded in actuality.'
Mr Corbyn additionally obtained the assist of left-wing film-maker Ken Loach who described Labour MPs who oppose the chief as a 'bunch of political losers'.
In a letter to The Guardian, Mr Loach criticised MPs he mentioned must be labelled right-wing fairly than average.
He wrote: 'Any disarray or disunity within the social gathering is the duty of these MPs. They assault Corbyn and John McDonnell day after day, refusing to advertise social gathering coverage on jobs, housing, transport or the NHS, the core issues of these they need to characterize.
'They provide no assist, in parliament or outdoors. Worst of all, they present contempt for the lots of of 1000's of recent members, primarily Corbyn supporters, who've made Labour the most important political social gathering in Europe.
'This bunch of political losers are intent on the destruction of a Labour Occasion they can not management.'
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