JEREMY CORBYN’S decision to put himself forward for the vacant Labour Party leadership could put the cat among the pigeons.

The North Islington MP is the very antithesis of a political opportunist, taking a stand on the basis of his firm socialist stance.

His record speaks for itself from the 1970s when, unlike many graduates who offer themselves to one transnational corporation or another, he trained as a union organiser with public service union Nupe, now part of Unison.