RAILSCOT | Ridicule as top Jeremy Corbyn ally says he takes train to 'obscure' Orkney [Scotsman]

Ridicule as top Jeremy Corbyn ally says he takes train to 'obscure' Orkney [Scotsman]

Date: 24/10/2019

A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn who is helping to lead Labour general election campaign has been ridiculed after suggesting he likes to travel by train to the Northern Isles.

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Ridicule as top Jeremy Corbyn ally says he takes train to 'obscure' Orkney

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A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn who is helping to lead Labour general election campaign has been ridiculed after suggesting he likes to travel by train to the Northern Isles.

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Ridicule as top Jeremy Corbyn ally says he takes train to 'obscure' Orkney [Scotsman]

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