The former Labour leader will run as an independent in the London seat he has represented since 1983.
He will contest his Islington North seat, which he has held since 1983, as an independent candidate in the general election on 4 July.
Speaking to his local Islington Tribune newspaper, he said he would be "a voice for equality, democracy and peace".from the parliamentary Labour Party in 2020 - when in response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission report into the party’s handling of anti-Semitism complaints, he suggested that the scale of the problem had been "dramatically overstated" by opponents.A shortlist of two was drawn up by party officials rather than local members.
He wanted to make it clear that he was being forced out and not willingly leaving the party he led until four years ago. His campaign is likely to provide a focus for those on the left disillusioned with Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. The BBC understands Mr Corbyn will endorse policies rejected by his successor, including lifting the benefits cap and nationalizing energy and water companies.But his decision to stand as an independent might, in one respect, be helpful to Sir Keir. He has argued that he has changed his party and, as if to symbolise this, his predecessor is now likely formally to be expelled from Labour.
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