Newest councillor boosts Corbyn
LABOUR’S newest councillor has backed Jeremy Corbyn to remain as leader after hearing messages of support from voters.
Emily Owen, a 21-year-old social policy and criminology student at Bangor University, was elected to Conwy County Borough Council on Thursday night after winning 248 votes compared to 200 for the Tories and 126 for the Lib Dems.
Ms Owen, who has been a Labour member since she was 17 and was standing for the first time, admitted that Mr Corbyn had become a “love him or hate him” figure in the party.
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