Charlotte Henry writes … Jeremy Corbyn has carefully cultivated his persona as a cuddly Left-wing pensioner who has unexpectedly been called upon by the people to lead the revolution, when he would much rather be pottering in his allotment.
Well, recently, that mask slipped.
Reacting to ongoing stories about meetings with a Czech spy, Corbyn warned the press that “change is coming”. The Labour leader says that the spy story, which he denies, “shows just how worried the media bosses are by the prospect of a Labour government”.
Looking straight down the camera, with a glint in his eye, he says: “They’re right to be.”
Elsewhere in the clip, Corbyn says: “It’s easy to laugh [about the stories], but something more serious is happening.” He’s right. The Leader of the Opposition is now openly threatening the British press with punitive regulation in direct retaliation for stories he does not like.