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Jeremy Corbyn welcomes all under big tent
Labour leader rubbishes idea that party isn’t appealing

JEREMY CORBYN insisted that Labour is an “enormous” tent open to all yesterday after Sadiq Khan called for the party to broaden its appeal.

The newly elected London Mayor warned at the weekend that Labour was “doomed to fail” unless it reached out beyond its core support base on the left.

“Labour has to be a big tent that appeals to everyone, not just its activists,” said Mr Khan in a pointed message to the party leader.

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