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3 October 2017updated 06 Aug 2021 2:48pm

How Jeremy Corbyn invaded Conservative party conference

Why the Tories can’t stop talking about the Labour party.

By Anoosh Chakelian

The most popular person at Conservative party conference this year is Jeremy Corbyn. And this time it’s not because they think he’s heading for electoral oblivion.

From the first thing you see upon arrival being protestors’ TORIES OUT! placards to the most traditional of Tory members inside the conference venue praising left-wing policies and Momentum videos, Labour is everywhere you look.

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