Jeremy Corbyn on the IRA and immigration: Full interview on
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- Jeremy Corbyn has told Sky's Sophy Ridge that he wants 'fair' immigration if Labour win the election but he wouldn't be drawn on a precise number despite being asked five times.
During the interview Mr Corbyn was also asked to clarify his perceived support for the IRA back in the 1980s. Watch the full interview.
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Amazing how this guy puts up with being put on trial and doesn't break
He's getting more and more statesmanlike as time has gone by
The flak he's received has been ridiuclous
That's how strong he is. He was democratically elected twice in a row, and despite attacks from the Tories, the mainstream press and members of his own party, he has refused to let the people who voted for him down.
Compare that to Cameron, who jumped ship as soon as Brexit happened, or Miliband, who left as soon as Labour lost in 2015.
The argument that he's "weak, ineffectual and wouldn't make a strong leader" is absolute horseshit. He's one of the strongest, most incorruptible politicians of the day.
I feel it is customary to 'respond' to interview questions but it does depend on whether the answers to complex issues are simple or not.
His publicist probably wrote the reporters questions for her. She was playing the devil's advocate and Sky News is trying to frame him in an angelic light. CBC did the same thing with Thomas Mulcair in Canada. Didn't do him any good though.
Who was Megyn Kelly being paid by when she lambasted Trump about being a misogynist at that presidential debate??
I like him, I like him a lot. Plain speaking without a toffee nose, got my vote.
No worries Im voting Labour.
Do I like him? Sure. Would he be someone you'd like to live next door! Sure.
As a leader, however, I simply don't believe that he will be able to perform. He wasn't able to maintain party relations over the last few years, never mind be able to lead the nation through some of the most turbulent years that Britain has seen in the last few decades!
Yan Gran he is a communist!
Mark M same goes for me with May she probably be ousted by her party is she doesn't hard brexit and by looks of it she going to pay and do soft brexit.
Richard, thats happening now under the tory.
Of course he condemns the IRA, he condemns all bombing. He himself worked hard for peace in Northern Ireland, it would undermine that somewhat if he only condemned one side now. He has integrity. He condemns all bombing, from all sides
In what way?
Yes he condems all bombing....
But dont worry he`ll make sure we have enough up to date weapons to defend ourselves.. lmfao
Crystal meth, hell of a drug.
MrTeatwosugars it was completely necessary to vote against the Good Friday peace agreement like Jeremy Corbyn did it was completely necessary to give the IRA the illusions of being a decent group worthy of dialogue and not anti democratic terrorists going against the will of the Irish people whilst killing them to achieve their goal
MrTeatwosugars
He has continuously been friends with enemies of the UK, under him we will lose any standing in the world.
He couldn’t even answer
Corbyn: nope, I wasn't even a member of the editorial board.
Classic!
The IRA were a terrorist group, but speaking to them was absolutely necessary for peace in Northern Ireland.
But not to condemn them .Is that to much to expect from a MP.
Remember..... if it looks to good to be true then it probably is.
+Mickrick E
Oh absolutely, the loyalist militia were terrorists, just like the IRA and British Army committed war crimes in my opinion, comparable to those idiot Americans in the middle east.
BenjL
So your opinion is that the iRA was a terrorist group for wanting there country back.
So does this mean england is a terrorist country for illegally invading iraq
mc 007 He condemned all bombings that took place from all sides. Everyone making this all about the ira’s action forget that the loyalists killed many too, as he rightly points out.
The British Parachute regiment were also a terrorist organisation. They shot and killed scores of unarmed innocent people on a number of occasions.
She was so aggressive. Terrible "journalism" on her part. I highly doubt that she would use that kind of questioning with a Tory opposite her.
So many likes, but so many Tory votes
She doesn't have the basic intelligence to understand his answers. It's embarrassing at times.
He’s so thick he doesn’t understand his own answers.
why cant the interviewer understand that the man said he condemns all bombers, not just the IRA.
She needs the condemnation so she can feel cosy in the idea that england are the 'goodies'..a lot of people need that or they get uncomfortable lol
Because what he says doesn't even remotely correspond to what he said and did.
I don't understand why alot of people hate Corbyn, I'm surprised and disappointed that alot of people are against his views but eat up Boris' pish, don't understand it. We are on the side of the good guys in my opinion.
Because they are ignorant sun reading idiots…maybe.
Because he was so unelectable.
I don't understand why Labour doesn't explicitly calculate the state profit/gain from building council housing and moving housing benefit claimants from private landlord housing to council housing. They can easily pay for removing lock on in work benefits by taking the that profit/gain from housing and using it to pay for the increased in-work benefits costs.
I'm sorry, but why is this man so unpopular?
Tom Farron he's not. It's just that way on television and in the news. I.e - the rich hate him, because they are frightened they won't be able to rip off the British public under his government.
Tom Farron Biased media. Scottish referendum was another example
It's pretty easy to condemn the ira and he couldn't do it.
It’s far easier to condemn Israel, who’ve committed far worse crimes on a people consider lesser by the racist British establishment, yet the only British leader with backbone over the last 20-30 years to speak out against them was Corbyn. Let me guess, he’s antisemetic for doing so? 🤔
Naveed Munir Very true, still couldn’t condemn the IRA though.
cal kane rather than being worried about a group which no longer poses a threat, how about your concern is lent to those suffering at the hands of Governments committing far worse atrocities today with the full backing of the British establishment. What’s next, “but he said Hamas were his friends.” 😴🤫
Ironically if tensions were to rise in Ireland again, that wouldn’t have anything to do with Brexit would it? 🤔
And same thing to the Brits
He said the right thing, he condemns the bombing but not the people fighting back against people who terrorised them ,if u don’t think the ira had a real reason ton fight then u need to stop looking at English media and find out what rlly happened
He can't condemn the IRA because he could be the prime minister which includes the still very fragile situation in Northern Ireland and that cannot help anyone involved. He has condemned violence on all sides which is right and proper. He cannot take sides still. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
She's so rude, clearly trying to put him under pressure and deferring any votes for him. Biased
And so she should. All hes done is lie and deceive everyone
He’s a terrorist sympathiser, I’d say his political agenda are the only biased thing here..
According to the British media who back the Torys
I really do not like her interview style, why does it seem like she is attacking Jeremy? That being said he did a fantastic job with the answers.
He's a politician, it's her job to grill him!!
She tried so hard to beat this man down, but she failed miserably. Made him look good in the end. Thanks, blondie!
Quite possibly one of the worst attempts at 'journalism' by Sophy Ridge there that I have EVER seen. Absolutely disgraceful
GotAUkulele Labour leftists*
Oh Lord Sophie that was awful. Embarrassingly so. Is this the level of journalism we're now to expect in the UK? Where did they hire that brainly hack from, a school newspaper? I'd laugh if it wasn't so tragic.
What an awful interviewer, Jeremy Corbyn destroyed her.
well most women suck at interviewing - and then the public destroyed corybn thankfully
Jeremy 1 Sophy 0
Marky T terrible journalist/reporter/drone
Marky T I agree he did well no to fall into her trap.
Marky T more like sophy -10
I really hope this guy becomes prime minister
xang pee brexit might destroy the PM so rather is was May be much more fun.
gbjanuary Labour have one of the best lawyers in the country in charge of Brexit. I want it to be a success as far as it can be. I like David Davis, but he's no match for what the task involves
Manifesto says they'll keep them.
(Reality also states he'd NEVER be able to get rid of all of them without it being stopped.)
Stop fearmongering.
I don’t.
He will never ever be PM and no left-winger has.
It is disgusting to investigate a politician for reaching out to the nationalist community in NI,the steps to equality was supposed to begin in 1998 yet still it's just been shown that equality is not a thing.Why not investigate politicians for reaching out to the Unionist population for being involved with the UDA? No of course not because that would be Anti-British..
I find sky interviewers to be so painfully biased, I know they are only towing the Murdock line but this woman will not let him finish, I am apolitical, and a former national newspaper guy, but I do find sky's personal attacks on him embarassingly cringeworthy.
"sometimes listening to ppl u dont agree with does u good"
wrong
it does u good ALL the time
the best informed are the ones who hear MOST points of view
well yes, but im pretty sure thats what he was saying with a facetious undertone aimed at the interviewer.
The problem is that Corbyn only listened to the IRA , Hamas and any terrorist group who shared his hatreds. He never spoke to loyalist terrorists, never spoke to Israeli's , got arrested at an IRA trial he called a "Show trial" (he never did that at a loyalist terror trial) and he only shared platforms and rallies with terror groups and racists he AGREED with. It would have done Corbyn good to listen to people HE didn't agree with, but he never ever did. The man is a phoney. A pathetic excuse for a human being. And to cap it all, Adams and McGuiness said Corbyn had nothing to do with the peace settlement, and others such as Hulme said he was a hindrance. He is an infantile politician who thought it was "Cool and Edgy" to support the IRA and any terrorist who was anti UK (particularly England) anti Jew and anti West. No use to anyone.
Well, he didn't listen to the working class in the North. Now he's a has-been (well, more a never-was) but he just hangs around like a bad smell. He's like the bloke at the party who hasn't pulled when everyone else has and insists on talking to them.
Ivor Biggun Whatever happened to David Cameron......!
Wow he dismantled that reporter.
If only Corbyn had stuck to this stance..on FOI and the Brexit position he would be on the verge of power today..
sorry FOM
unfortunately the labour party is full of Blairites and tories in red ties
So whilst the leadership of labour under jeremy corbyn with the likes of john mcdonnell and denis skinner might be opposed to the EU neoliberalism
a large number within the party worked to undermine him and force him to appeal to remain voters
why does this reporter insist on asking the same ridiculous question over & over again. My opinion of this man has just rocketed! Completely calm under completely pathetic questioning. would she be asking queen Elizabeth II these stupid questions after greeting Martin Mcguinness with open arms???
She didn't land a single blow there. Back to the drawing board, eh? It's delicious watching established power start to panic.
Haha delicious indeed! This guys needs to be PM otherwise we're all screwed
@die hard he should have resigned when he lost the first time. Bellend is hanging on by his communist cult.
Dream on.
Try and fail every-time, ,,,,he's the man
this guy is like Bernie of UK
how on eart can someone prefer may over corbyn? it's like good vs. evil... it's just soo insane...
Johnny Depp because not everyone is a libtard
adamski good reasoning there buddy. Solid foundations for your beliefs.
Corbyn hasn't done the maths. He'd have borrowed and borrowed and he'd have created inflation by printing money. He's an ideological idiot with absolutely no actually experience of economics. He'd have increased the taxes on people already paying 50% tax when they only make up 5% of the tax payers. He'd have raised far less than he was borrowing, by taxing those that actually stimulate growth simply to gather more votes from people that have as much grasp on economics than he does.
jeremy corbyn has to be one of the calmest, coolest politicians around. He doesnt break at all under pressure. I will likely vote for him in the general election.
sky news have posted this? thought would be too embarrassed by this car crash journalist.
Who wrote the description for this video? Its a complete scam, click bait and twisted words. Nothing is mentioned about the interviewer's poor research skills? The media needs to leave this decent human alone, he's a good person. Is that such a bad quality to have in the representative of our country. Nice guy, with a brain and is humble vs Some fox hunting billionaire old hag with throw away catch phrases. Who also would rather go the one show than have a debate! How many chances do the tories need? Get your head out your arse Sky!
This man is so inspiring. What an amazing thing it would be to have him leading our country, at the forefront of inevitable change. He has truth on his side, the greatest power known to anything ever been and will be.
@John Winston He is in no way inspiring, he is just dredging up old ideas that have failed in the past.
win win corbyn is a lion unlike May the evil Witch
on his record he's stood on the right side on so many issues- he's been elected consecutively in a very diverse (both ethnically and financially) constituency. he won 2 leadership elections - over 50% in a 4 horse race and took the labour party membership to over 500,000 (the largest in the UK) and in an establishment coup attempt he saw off a leadership challenge that saw his supporters right to vote diminished- he still won and won a larger mandate of over 60%.
And lead Labour into it's worst defeat for 135 years, the guy's a moron.
@@matthewking5612 its quite interesting to look back at old interviews....and comments
One of the only English politicians I liek
tough break
The British public including the British media don't understand the conflict here in Ireland. We have made tremendous strides here in the north of Ireland through cross community relations. Were the IRA a terrorist organization, of course they were they used methods of violence in order to achieve there aims, but I as an Irish republican don't condemn the organisation, I will condemn many of their bombings where innocents were killed. However to my community the British army and the loyalist paramilitary groups which the state supplied information to were also terrorists as well, lets not forget groups like the military reaction force, a state funded death squad. Both sides killed innocent people, that's what happens in a war, lets not abuse them, by using them, as a simple talking point to attack the character of someone running as the leader for everyone of this united kingdom, I wonder if they'll do the same to Theresa May?
Sophy Ridge's Cathy Newman moment
The only person who looks unfit for his/her job is the journalist asking questions. He does not care for the answer. What she wants is for someone to give her the answer he wants to hear. What a low life.
Fire Sophy Ridge
Why?
She was fantastic give her a raise more like.
Condemning all violence includes the IRA. But that's not what she wants to hear. She doesn't want to condemn the violence from the soldier who shot 13yr old Margaret Gargan and later boasted about it. Or the soldier who shot 12yr old Majella O'Hare as she walked to mass, and who simply shrugged when asked by her mother why he did it. Or the soldier who shot 15yr old Daniel Hegarty twice in the head when he only left his house to look at the Army tanks involved in Operation Motorman, and the soldiers involved in that Operation held a Reunion Party last weekend.
This is a real leader, with real PM potential.Not scared of difficult questions, does not change the subject with flippant non-answers, but answers honestly and intelligently. The fact that he always tends to be on the right side of history is a very annoying fact to those in the media and establishment. They literally have nothing with which to blacken his name,hence the way they try and twist the facts, as this woman does in this interview. #JC4PM
Michelle Churchland Your statement is laughable.
@@Dblue862 Bit like the liebour i mean labour party then
Why should he give an exact number when that is not his policy?
Sophy Ridge needs to go back to school, where did she get her MOT ??
The first question was good, well balanced. The point about the single market can mean freedom of movement. That was a good pushback as there are countries who are not in the EU and have freedom of movement. Corbyn probably could have said that the difference is that we are not landlocked. - Although I didn't see Sky News say anything about that in terms of the Brexit debate, meaning we have more control than most other EU countries even as a member of the EU.
I love how Sophy didn't seem to be listening on the answer on immigration. He even said that if we need external labour, immigration goes up. If we don't need external labour, it goes down. She still says, "does it go up or down?"
Also, Sky News only has one source and doesn't fight for the credibility of Andrew Roth.
Also, I don't understand why Sky News (with all of their resources) have to ask single 'gotcha' questions and they have to be yes or no. Even when answers have been given explaining the situation where there is not a categoric yes or no.
Employers will ALWAYS invent "needs" to bring in cheap compliant labour.
If there is something as the greatest fan of a politician that then I am it for Corbin and I'm not even British I'm Irish. True socialism
If Jeremy gets in, I am emigrating
So will half of England that gets up everyday to go to work , and not rely on state to give them standard of living
simonblues1 😂well said
GREAT NEWS- HE DIDN'T!!!
Due to a biased media
@@jonathanhadley2555 due to a brain
propaganda by Murdoch press
I see a lot of similarity in how Farage was treated by the media last election, both Corbyn and Farage promote ideas that the large corporates and the rich disagree with
Thats a joke because Farage is for the rich, as he was an ex banker
@@jonathanhadley2555 True , but he was good at persuading people otherwise . A bit like Trump saying ' drain the swamp ' , ignoring the fact he is the biggest swamp monster of all !
"That's not what I asked"
Why no.. No it's not... Your point?
Corbyn is a friend of Ireland
Why is a precise number needed?
People need to know that it will be reduced. 250,000+ NET migration a year is unsustainable.
Corbyn is great in many ways but sadly out of touch on this issue. He cites the example of wanting to get all the engineers the economy needs, but half of all young people for the past 20 years have gone to university, and many of them study science and engineering, and that's not a job ticket. Employers just aren't banging down the door of the universities looking to recruit engineers and scientists.
engineers Dr's and nurses 🤣🤣that's exactly who's coming in the boats
Idiot
is she still employed after this interview? That was ridiculous
Funny that years and years of the vilest abuse and character assassination from every direction have resulted in a man who is so calm, composed and and effortlessly lucid on camera. Contrast that with May who visibly squirms and twitches whenever she is being interviewed. Her body language just screams uncomfortable. I know who I'd rather have negotiating with Europe!
this is why corbyn needs to get on the telly and have a verbal sparring match with paul nuttall. the tories may have absorbed ukip support, but a lot of it came from labour, to begin with - and winning it back means winning the debate with ukip, not with may.
Does this reporter not understand nuance?
She's trying to undermine him and set a trap with each question.
Good he's a disgrace man
This can't be real. She must be a satirist. I'm not from Britain though so who knows.
😂 this is how most British broadcasters are. She’s not remotely interested in what he has to say, she has stock questions rehearsed and all designed to catch him out. She’s so insincere in trying to expose an inconsistency in his views on the welfare state, yet happily goes along with the Tories cutting benefits.
I do not mind her being aggressive in her questions, but Jeremy put her in her place very well. I do hope Sky ask May about shameful things like the poor having to beg for food in Food banks all around our country. Which after all is the 6th wealthiest country in the world. So we do have plenty of cash..... Somewhere
Shameful that he couldn’t even condemn the IRA
He already did that asshole but he’s explaining his stance will be peace processs rather than military action
Yeah, because the ira were solely responsible for all deaths werent they? The loyalist death squads and the british army never killed any innocents did they?
i dont like his politics but i respect him
Jeremy is more left wing than I will ever be, but he is doing a damn fine job of defending his positions in a calm and reasonable manner. SKY should be embarrassed if they had the capacity too feel such things as shame. What a weak attempt to corner the man, wow.
The money tree man corbyn had nothing too do with the peace in Ireland
Corbyn is a breath of fresh air in the current uk politics.
Best PM we never had.
This is why through continued tory policies people are suffering today. What a loses for British people
She is not looking at the issues that pertain to people. She is trying to make name for herself by finding things that are not infortain.
one example was the issues on the immigration number. The man gave the right perfect solution for the nation. #badjournalismwork
Asking a stupid question five times doesn't make it less stupid, or the respondent wrong for not answering it.
Tax the corporations that don't and have not been. She's focusing on the medias deceitful way of playing words.
this is hard to watch: i mean she is so rude! how is this even allowed to happen?
When asked about Universal benefits/services and 'means-testing' like questions I would prefer Corbyn emphasize social cohesion and the fact that the benefit can be 'taken back' from wealthy easily by progressive taxation.
This woman is clearly out of her depth and has no clue
Corbyn is NOT a woman.
She's trying to trip him up but he put her right... He was right to talk to republicans et. To bring about peace
The man is a Hypocrite...
So why is he a hypocrite?!
There's a big difference between negotiating and sympathising. Even today he won't condemn IRA bombings, and calls other terrorist groups 'friends' he's not a man to be trusted with our security.
Tbh he nails it on the head when he says about the recruitment agencies bring in bands on cheap labour to destroy working standards over here.
i don't know why im here but that man voice makes me chill and relax 😂
Paul Pogba yes boss 😂😂
really because he fills me with fear and dread
Nice voice. Shame about the brain behind it. Pure nut case.
In Ireland we called him 'Jeremy The Gun Corbyn' for his unflinching support for anyone who wore the balaclava. In fact I suspect he likes to dress up in military clothing complete with a balaclava in his spare time
Never heard him being called that before 🤔
modern day apologist for hangover of violent, empire-colonialist bravura wants to humiliate - someone, obviously an enemy to their boss, who had discussions with native insurgents 30 years prior with view to improve the general situation for everyone at the time- by trying to make him feel that insurgents and his openess to discussion with them was a terrible mistake , which obviously 'absolves' the higher powers, who actually caused the blood-bath in first place, of responsibility
What a shoddy journalist! Smug, arrogant, and massively bias!
This is like watching a ferret bother a bear. A small man syndrome chihuahua barking at a german sheppard
I'm sick of the Tories, their disability cuts...I've had enough. Down with the blues
She's digging out a stale story from 34 years ago to smear him and doesn't even have her facts straight. Is she trying to mark him as a terrorist? How many more times has he to condemn violence?
He did condemn both sides but of course with the UKs biased media only one version of events was made public
why should he say if he wants it to go up or down? the answer the gave was justified.
If immigration is fair then it doesnt matter if it goes up or down
Because his idea of "fair" might be different to ours. It sounded like anyone could come if they got a job in advance.
I always admired his honesty, this man has always fought against injustice, unfortunately people in this country don't like honesty.
@Carl Yelland Absolute rubbish
Spot on👏✌
Spot on👏✌
this woman should never be again another interview to do.
Meant short
England needs Corbyn
Herb
How about no.
Yet another snake interviewer....it would be nice if she asked real questions of the tories.
Thatcher may have armed and trained the Khmer Rouge's death squads, but serious questions remained unanswered about Corbyn's attempts to help end hostilities in Northern Ireland …
My point is about how differently the media reports on the 2 cases, but OK, how about Theresa May. ..
It's alright if she sells arms to the Saudi's, with their human rights record, who are currently bombing the s*** out of the poor nation of Yemen (at the same time as we're sending relief money to Yemen! what the..?), but Corbyn saying he would want to seek peace before resorting to pressing the nuclear button is lunacy...
I'm drawing attention to the fact that Corbyn is hounded on his stance on nuclear weapons unlike May. Not only because they haven't got much else on him, but because talking economics & sociology would win him more support
Quite an interesting article on Trident privatisation;
anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/uk-nuclear-weapons-privatisation.html
www.medialens.org/index.php/alerts/alert-archive/2017/845-an-impeachable-offence-professor-postol-and-syria.html
Orme has nothing to say when faced with facts and an aware citizen. Forza Corbyn
He cannot get into numbers games because single market access = accepting free movement of people = he has no control over numbers/does not care!
speaking to them is one thing but supporting them is another , and what about speaking up more about all the islamic terror in the UK ,?
Strong & stable performance by Jeremy
He refused to condemn the IRA
@@DTL9164the troubles were a bit more complicated than that.
Wow! This popped up as a suggestion. It only goes to show how biased the media were towards Corbyn. So many questions on the historical issue of the IRA pre 1997 and almost nothing on what was in the Manifesto. We need a change in our Media still.
Never heard or seen a worse interviewer
another journalist trying to smear JC questions are very childish
What hack journalism. Literally no shame, and apparently oblivious to how bad she is at her job.