Sanders: Corbyn Surge In UK Shows World Rising Up Against Austerity, Inequality
Jue 9, 2017
“People in the U.K., the U.S. and elsewhere want governments that represent all the people, not just the 1%,” Sanders said
Britain’s Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn waves as he arrives at Labour party headquarters in London, Friday, June 9, 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly, as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament and pressure mounted on her Friday to resign. (AP/Frank Augstein)
Responding to the results of the U.K. election, which commentators have already deemed a “political upset” for the ages and a stunning backfire for Prime Minister Theresa May, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday congratulated Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the British people for “rising up against austerity and massive levels of income and wealth inequality.”
People “all over the world” are fighting the same battle, Sanders added, concluding:
People in the U.K., the U.S. and elsewhere want governments that represent all the people, not just the 1%. I congratulate Jeremy Corbyn for running a very positive and effective campaign.
