Jeremy Corbyn has been the MP in Islington North since 1983, when he defeated then-sitting MP Michael O’Halloran, originally from Co Clare. Photograph: James Speakman/PA Wire Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he will stand against the party that he led for five years in the UK general election on July 4th. Mr Corbyn, who was thrown out of Labour’s parliamentary party by his successor Keir Starmer, was formally expelled from the Labour Party on Friday after confirming he would try to hold on to his Islington North seat as an independent candidate. Mr Corbyn has been the MP...