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Bring on a general election, Corbyn says after Peterborough victory
‘Underestimate us at your peril,’ the Labour leader warns the Tories and corporate media after Lisa Forbes becomes the party's newest MP
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn celebrates with newly elected labour MP Lisa Forbes at Cathedral Square, Peterborough today

AFTER Labour increased its majority in the Peterborough by-election, Jeremy Corbyn has told the Tories and the media: “Underestimate us at your peril.”

At a victory rally in Peterborough today, the Labour leader congratulated Lisa Forbes on becoming Labour’s newest MP.

“We offer the politics of hope, to end austerity, to fund our schools properly, to employ our police properly, to give our young people a future in this country,” he said.

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