For the first time since he became the frontrunner in the Labour leadership contest, Jeremy Corbyn clashed with David Cameron in the Commons this afternoon. The encounter, following the PM’s statement on Syria, offered a glimpse of how the two men will handle each other if Corbyn is elected on Saturday.
After Cameron announced that the government would accept up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years, Corbyn challenged him to sign up to a “European-wide response to assist refugees from all parts of the world and ensure they have somewhere safe to go”. He called on “Britain to play a much greater role than it does at the present time, including sorting out the misery and desperation of people living in those camps in Calais and others places – they are human beings too, who need some help and support.”
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