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==Labour politicians==
==Labour politicians==

===Andy Burnham===
===Andy Burnham===
*[[David Blunkett]], former [[Home Secretary]] (2001–2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-blunkett-jeremy-corbyn-left-6137752|title=David Blunkett on Jeremy Corbyn: Left-wing Labour leader hopeful won't have answers needed in 2020|publisher=Daily Mirror|date=25 July 2015|accessdate=28 July 2015|author=David Blunkett}}</ref>
*[[David Blunkett]], former [[Home Secretary]] (2001–2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-blunkett-jeremy-corbyn-left-6137752|title=David Blunkett on Jeremy Corbyn: Left-wing Labour leader hopeful won't have answers needed in 2020|publisher=Daily Mirror|date=25 July 2015|accessdate=28 July 2015|author=David Blunkett}}</ref>
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==Individuals==
==Individuals==

===Andy Burnham===
===Andy Burnham===
*[[Charlie Condou]], actor and writer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/06/27/charlie-condou-why-i-am-backing-andy-burnham-for-labour-leadership/ |title=Charlie Condou: Why I am backing Andy Burnham for Labour leadership |publisher=PinkNews |date=27 June 2015 |accessdate=28 June 2015}}</ref>
*[[Charlie Condou]], actor and writer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/06/27/charlie-condou-why-i-am-backing-andy-burnham-for-labour-leadership/ |title=Charlie Condou: Why I am backing Andy Burnham for Labour leadership |publisher=PinkNews |date=27 June 2015 |accessdate=28 June 2015}}</ref>
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===Jeremy Corbyn===
===Jeremy Corbyn===
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*[[Mary Beard (classicist)|Mary Beard]], classical scholar and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] [[University don|don]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11765551/Mary-Beard-joins-Jeremy-Corbyns-celebrity-backers-in-Labour-leadership-race.html|title=Mary Beard joins Jeremy Corbyn's celebrity backers in Labour leadership race|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=27 July 2015|accessdate=27 July 2015|author=Michael Wilkinson}}</ref>
*[[Bill Bailey]], comedian<ref name="standard">{{cite news |last=Ellis|first=David|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/comedy/bill-bailey-interview-a3134216.html|title=Bill Bailey on happiness, Jeremy Corbyn and how turning 50 changed him|work= |location= |publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=10 December 2015|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Mary Beard (classicist)|Mary Beard]], classical scholar and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] [[University don|don]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11765551/Mary-Beard-joins-Jeremy-Corbyns-celebrity-backers-in-Labour-leadership-race.html|title=Mary Beard joins Jeremy Corbyn's celebrity backers in Labour leadership race|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=27 July 2015|accessdate=27 July 2015|author=Michael Wilkinson}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news |last=Demianyk|first=Graeme|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/10/question-time-mary-beard-jeremy-corbyn-media_n_8777604.html|title=BBC Question Time: Cambridge Scholar Mary Beard Thinks Jeremy Corbyn Has Acted With 'Dignity' Against Hostile Media|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date=10 December 2015|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Moazzam Begg]], former extrajudicial detainee<ref name="Corbyn Activists">{{cite web|title=25 campaign groups and activists back Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader|author=Stephen Bush|publisher=New Statesman|date=29 July 2015|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/07/25-campaign-groups-and-activists-back-jeremy-corbyn-labour-leader}}</ref>
*[[Moazzam Begg]], former extrajudicial detainee<ref name="Corbyn Activists">{{cite web|title=25 campaign groups and activists back Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader|author=Stephen Bush|publisher=New Statesman|date=29 July 2015|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/07/25-campaign-groups-and-activists-back-jeremy-corbyn-labour-leader}}</ref>
*[[Alan Bennett]], playwright, screenwriter, actor and author<ref name="heraldscotland">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13637728.Alan_Bennett__the_UK_Government_is_deplorable____but_Corbyn_has_given_things_a_good_kick_in_the_pants/|title=Alan Bennett: the UK Government is deplorable... but Corbyn has given things a good kick in the pants|work= |location=Glasgow|publisher=''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]''|date=1 September 2015|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last=Gani|first=Aisha|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/oct/31/alan-bennett-tories-govern-with-totalitarian-attitude|title=Alan Bennett: Tories govern with 'totalitarian attitude'| work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=31 October 2015|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Laurence Dreyfus]], musicologist<ref name="thejc">{{cite news |last=Dysch|first=Marcus|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/142553/anti-israel-activists-attack-jc-challenging-jeremy-corbyn|title=Anti-Israel activists attack JC for challenging Jeremy Corbyn|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''|date=18 August 2015|accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref>
*[[Erin Belieu]], poet<ref name="Corbyn Poets">{{cite web|url=http://www.berfrois.com/uploads/2015/08/poets_for_corybn_v2_cover1.pdf|title=Poets for Corbyn|accessdate=25 August 2015|publisher=Pendant Publishing}}</ref><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn">{{cite news |last=McCrum|first=Robert|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/21/emma-thompson-flower-of-scotland-thorn-in-the-side|title=Emma Thompson: English rose. Flower of Scotland. And all-round thorn in the side|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=21 September 2016|accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Erin Belieu]], poet<ref name="Corbyn Poets">{{cite web|url=http://www.berfrois.com/uploads/2015/08/poets_for_corybn_v2_cover1.pdf|title=Poets for Corbyn|accessdate=25 August 2015|publisher=Pendant Publishing}}</ref><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn">{{cite news |last=McCrum|first=Robert|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/21/emma-thompson-flower-of-scotland-thorn-in-the-side|title=Emma Thompson: English rose. Flower of Scotland. And all-round thorn in the side|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=21 September 2016|accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Ian Birchall]], Marxist historian, translator and author<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Ian Birchall]], Marxist historian, translator and author<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
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*[[Simon Deakin]], Professor of Law at the [[Faculty of Law, Cambridge]]<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Simon Deakin]], Professor of Law at the [[Faculty of Law, Cambridge]]<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Brian Eno]], musician and composer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brian-eno-backs-jeremy-corbyn-6188660|title=Brian Eno backs Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leadership frontrunner gets rockstar reception at packed rally|date=3 August 2015|accessdate=4 August 2015|publisher=Daily Mirror}}</ref>
*[[Brian Eno]], musician and composer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brian-eno-backs-jeremy-corbyn-6188660|title=Brian Eno backs Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leadership frontrunner gets rockstar reception at packed rally|date=3 August 2015|accessdate=4 August 2015|publisher=Daily Mirror}}</ref>
*[[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]], President of Argentina<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Eleftheriou-Smith|first=Loulla-Mae|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-hailed-by-argentinian-president-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner-as-a-great-friend-of-10498662.html|title=Jeremy Corbyn hailed by Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as 'a great friend of Latin America' following leadership win|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=13 September 2015|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Alec Finlay]], artist<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Alec Finlay]], artist<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Keith Flett]], socialist historian and political activist<ref name="Flett">{{cite web|url=https://kmflett.wordpress.com/2015/06/03/campaigners-back-hirsute-icon-corbyn-for-labour-leadership/|title=Campaigners back ‘hirsute icon' Corbyn for Labour leadership|date=3 June 2015|accessdate=15 August 2015|publisher=Kmflett's Blog}}</ref>
*[[Keith Flett]], socialist historian and political activist<ref name="Flett">{{cite web|url=https://kmflett.wordpress.com/2015/06/03/campaigners-back-hirsute-icon-corbyn-for-labour-leadership/|title=Campaigners back ‘hirsute icon' Corbyn for Labour leadership|date=3 June 2015|accessdate=15 August 2015|publisher=Kmflett's Blog}}</ref>
*[[Martin Freeman]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/sherlock-star-martin-freeman-backs-jeremy-corbyn-as-most-impressive-31483980.html|title=Sherlock star Martin Freeman backs Jeremy Corbyn as 'most impressive'|date=28 August 2015|publisher=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Martin Freeman]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/sherlock-star-martin-freeman-backs-jeremy-corbyn-as-most-impressive-31483980.html|title=Sherlock star Martin Freeman backs Jeremy Corbyn as 'most impressive'|date=28 August 2015|publisher=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[George Galloway]], Leader of the [[Respect Party]] (2013–2016), broadcaster and former [[Member of parliament|MP]] for [[Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford West]] (2012–2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/steerpike/2015/07/friends-reunited-how-george-galloway-hopes-to-work-closely-with-jeremy-corbyn/|title=Friends reunited: how George Galloway hopes to ‘work closely' with Jeremy Corbyn|date=28 July 2015|publisher=The Spectator|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[George Galloway]], Leader of the [[Respect Party]] (2013–2016), broadcaster and former [[Member of parliament|MP]] for [[Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford West]] (2012–2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/steerpike/2015/07/friends-reunited-how-george-galloway-hopes-to-work-closely-with-jeremy-corbyn/|title=Friends reunited: how George Galloway hopes to ‘work closely' with Jeremy Corbyn|date=28 July 2015|publisher=The Spectator|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[Derek Hatton]], former Deputy Leader of Liverpool City Council, member of the Labour Party and Trotskyist Militant group<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/derek-hatton-meeting-liverpools-socialist-poster-boy-after-hating-him-for-30-years-a6668916.html|title=Derek Hatton: Meeting Liverpool's socialist poster boy after hating him for 30 years|date=27 September 2015|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Derek Hatton]], former Deputy Leader of Liverpool City Council, member of the Labour Party and Trotskyist Militant group<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/derek-hatton-meeting-liverpools-socialist-poster-boy-after-hating-him-for-30-years-a6668916.html|title=Derek Hatton: Meeting Liverpool's socialist poster boy after hating him for 30 years|date=27 September 2015|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Julie Hesmondhalgh]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/juliehes/status/610462225279655936 |title=Julie Hesmondhalgh on Twitter: "Proudly supporting Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest." |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2015-06-15 |accessdate=2015-06-20}}</ref>
*[[Julie Hesmondhalgh]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/juliehes/status/610462225279655936 |title=Julie Hesmondhalgh on Twitter: "Proudly supporting Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest." |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2015-06-15 |accessdate=2015-06-20}}</ref>
*[[Susan Himmelweit]], economist, Emeritus Professor of Economics for the Open University<ref name="Corbyn Professors" />
*[[Susan Himmelweit]], economist, Emeritus Professor of Economics for the Open University<ref name="Corbyn Professors" />
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*[[Pablo Iglesias Turrión]], current Leader of [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]] (2014–present) and former political science lecturer at the [[Complutense University of Madrid]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/25/podemos-supports-jeremy-corbyn-change-europe |title=Podemos leader backs Jeremy Corbyn campaign for Labour leadership |last1=Kassam |first1=Ashifa|date=25 August 2015 |website=[[theguardian.com]] |access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[Pablo Iglesias Turrión]], current Leader of [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]] (2014–present) and former political science lecturer at the [[Complutense University of Madrid]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/25/podemos-supports-jeremy-corbyn-change-europe |title=Podemos leader backs Jeremy Corbyn campaign for Labour leadership |last1=Kassam |first1=Ashifa|date=25 August 2015 |website=[[theguardian.com]] |access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[Helen Ivory]], poet and artist<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Helen Ivory]], poet and artist<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Bianca Jagger]], social and human rights advocate<ref name="londonlovesbusiness">{{cite news |last1=Vinter|first1=Robyn|last2=Cockburn|first2=Harry |url=http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/politics/all-these-celebrity-jeremy-corbyn-fans-might-surprise-you/11650.article|title=All these celebrity Jeremy Corbyn fans might surprise you|work= |location=London|publisher=''London Loves Business''|date=7 January 2016|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Selma James]], feminist writer<ref name="Corbyn Activists"/>
*[[Selma James]], feminist writer<ref name="Corbyn Activists"/><ref name="thejc"/>
*[[Owen Jones (writer)|Owen Jones]], author, ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' columnist and political activist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRSay-ajk30 |title=Owen Jones vs Dan Hodges on Labour leadership contest (16Jun15) |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2015-06-20}}</ref> ''(Initial draft endorsement of [[Lisa Nandy]] withdrawn)''<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Owen|url=https://medium.com/@OwenJones84/my-honest-thoughts-on-the-corbyn-campaign-and-overcoming-formidable-obstacles-de81d4449884|title=My honest thoughts on the Corbyn campaignn—and overcoming formidable obstacles|date=29 August 2015|publisher=Medium}}</ref>
*[[Owen Jones (writer)|Owen Jones]], author, ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' columnist and political activist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRSay-ajk30 |title=Owen Jones vs Dan Hodges on Labour leadership contest (16Jun15) |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2015-06-20}}</ref> ''(Initial draft endorsement of [[Lisa Nandy]] withdrawn)''<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Owen|url=https://medium.com/@OwenJones84/my-honest-thoughts-on-the-corbyn-campaign-and-overcoming-formidable-obstacles-de81d4449884|title=My honest thoughts on the Corbyn campaignn—and overcoming formidable obstacles|date=29 August 2015|publisher=Medium}}</ref>
*[[Steve Keen]], Economics Professor at [[Kingston University]], author<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/>
*[[Steve Keen]], Economics Professor at [[Kingston University]], author<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/>
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*[[Caroline Lucas]], former Leader of the [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] (2008–2012) and current MP for [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] (2010–present)<ref name="GreenPact">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/my-message-to-jeremy-corbyn-i-can-help-you-build-a-progressive-majority-10469934.html|title=My message to Jeremy Corbyn: I can help you build a progressive majority|date=24 August 2015|accessdate=25 August 2015|publisher=Independent|author=Caroline Lucas}}</ref>
*[[Caroline Lucas]], former Leader of the [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] (2008–2012) and current MP for [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] (2010–present)<ref name="GreenPact">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/my-message-to-jeremy-corbyn-i-can-help-you-build-a-progressive-majority-10469934.html|title=My message to Jeremy Corbyn: I can help you build a progressive majority|date=24 August 2015|accessdate=25 August 2015|publisher=Independent|author=Caroline Lucas}}</ref>
*[[Paul Mackney]], trade unionist and political activist<ref name="Corbyn Activists"/>
*[[Paul Mackney]], trade unionist and political activist<ref name="Corbyn Activists"/>
*[[Miriam Margolyes]], actress<ref name="thejc"/>
*[[Ian Martin (writer)|Ian Martin]], comedy writer and columnist for ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/04/jeremy-corbyn-labour-leadership-ian-martin-public-opinion|title=Public opinion doesn't matter in the Labour leadership election. I'm following my conscience and Jeremy Corbyn|date=4 August 2015|author=Ian Martin|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref>
*[[Ian Martin (writer)|Ian Martin]], comedy writer and columnist for ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/04/jeremy-corbyn-labour-leadership-ian-martin-public-opinion|title=Public opinion doesn't matter in the Labour leadership election. I'm following my conscience and Jeremy Corbyn|date=4 August 2015|author=Ian Martin|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref>
*[[Francesca Martinez]], comedian and writer<ref name="Corbyn Activists"/>
*[[Francesca Martinez]], comedian and writer<ref name="Corbyn Activists"/>
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*[[Nicholas Murray (biographer)|Nicholas Murray]], biographer and poet<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Nicholas Murray (biographer)|Nicholas Murray]], biographer and poet<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Phyll Opoku-Gyimah]], co-founder and executive director of UK Black Pride
*[[Phyll Opoku-Gyimah]], co-founder and executive director of UK Black Pride
*[[Ilan Pappé]], historian and socialist activist<ref name="thejc"/>
*[[Maxine Peake]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-45b8-Peake-Corbyn-can-put-Labour-on-track|title=Morning Star :: Peake: Corbyn can put Labour on track|publisher=morningstaronline.co.uk}}</ref>
*[[Maxine Peake]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-45b8-Peake-Corbyn-can-put-Labour-on-track|title=Morning Star :: Peake: Corbyn can put Labour on track|publisher=morningstaronline.co.uk}}</ref>
*[[Laurie Penny]], best-selling feminist writer and journalist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGL3wK27tmE|title=Jeremy Corbyn: can he take Labour forward?|publisher=YouTube|author=Channel 4 News|date=18 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/08/what-corbyn-moment-means-left|title=What the Corbyn moment means for the left|author=Laurie Penny|publisher=The Newstatesman|date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[Laurie Penny]], best-selling feminist writer and journalist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGL3wK27tmE|title=Jeremy Corbyn: can he take Labour forward?|publisher=YouTube|author=Channel 4 News|date=18 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/08/what-corbyn-moment-means-left|title=What the Corbyn moment means for the left|author=Laurie Penny|publisher=The Newstatesman|date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[Grayson Perry]], contemporary artist<ref name="londonlovesbusiness"/>
*[[Pascale Petit (poet)|Pascale Petit]], poet<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Pascale Petit (poet)|Pascale Petit]], poet<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Tom Pickard]], poet and documentary film maker<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Tom Pickard]], poet and documentary film maker<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Kate Pickett]], Professor of Epidemiology at the [[University of York]]<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/>
*[[Kate Pickett]], Professor of Epidemiology at the [[University of York]]<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/>
*[[Daniel Radcliffe]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigissue.com/the-mix/news/5682/daniel-radcliffe-endorses-jeremy-corbyn|title=Daniel Radcliffe endorses Jeremy Corbyn|date=10 September 2015|publisher=The Big Issue}}</ref>
*[[Daniel Radcliffe]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigissue.com/the-mix/news/5682/daniel-radcliffe-endorses-jeremy-corbyn|title=Daniel Radcliffe endorses Jeremy Corbyn|date=10 September 2015|publisher=The Big Issue}}</ref>
*[[Michael Rosen]], children's novelist and poet<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Michael Rosen]], children's novelist and poet<ref name="thejc"/><ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Jolyon Rubinstein]], actor, writer, producer and director, best known for writing and performing on ''[[The Revolution Will Be Televised]]''<ref name="londonlovesbusiness"/>
*[[Alfredo Saad-Filho]], economist, Professor at the University of London<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/>
*[[Alfredo Saad-Filho]], economist, Professor at the University of London<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/>
*[[Michael Schmidt (poet)|Michael Schmidt]], poet, author and scholar<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Michael Schmidt (poet)|Michael Schmidt]], poet, author and scholar<ref name="Corbyn Poets"/><ref name="PoetsforCorbyn"/>
*[[Will Self]], author, journalist, political commentator and television personality<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6nbZWfg8R8|title=Jeremy Corbyn: Will Self and John McTernan debate|publisher=YouTube|author=Channel 4 News|date=30 July 2015|accessdate=19 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[Will Self]], author, journalist, political commentator and television personality<ref name="londonlovesbusiness"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6nbZWfg8R8|title=Jeremy Corbyn: Will Self and John McTernan debate|publisher=YouTube|author=Channel 4 News|date=30 July 2015|accessdate=19 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[Avi Shlaim]], historian and Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the [[University of Oxford]]<ref name="thejc"/>
*[[Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky|Lord Skidelsky]], economics historian and author<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/19/corbynomics-why-we-should-take-it-seriously|title=Why we should take Corbynomics seriously|date=19 August 2015|accessdate=19 August 2015|author=Robert Skidelsky|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref>
*[[Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky|Lord Skidelsky]], economics historian and author<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/19/corbynomics-why-we-should-take-it-seriously|title=Why we should take Corbynomics seriously|date=19 August 2015|accessdate=19 August 2015|author=Robert Skidelsky|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref>
*[[Harry Leslie Smith]], writer and political commentator<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/625355557092859904|title=Harry Leslie Smith on Twitter: "I back #JeremyCorbyn b/c I want my grandchildren's generation to have a fighting chance for a decent and meaningful life free of austerity"|date=26 July 2015|accessdate=29 July 2015|publisher=Twitter.com|author=Harry Leslie Smith}}</ref>
*[[Harry Leslie Smith]], writer and political commentator<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/625355557092859904|title=Harry Leslie Smith on Twitter: "I back #JeremyCorbyn b/c I want my grandchildren's generation to have a fighting chance for a decent and meaningful life free of austerity"|date=26 July 2015|accessdate=29 July 2015|publisher=Twitter.com|author=Harry Leslie Smith}}</ref>
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*[[David Thacker]], theatre-director<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/>
*[[David Thacker]], theatre-director<ref name="Corbyn Professors"/>
*[[Emma Thompson]], actress, comedian and author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunnation.co.uk/oscar-winner-emma-thompson-backs-corbyn/|title=Oscar-winner Emma Thompson backs Corbyn|date=3 September 2015|author=Ryan Sabey|publisher=The Sun}}</ref>
*[[Emma Thompson]], actress, comedian and author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunnation.co.uk/oscar-winner-emma-thompson-backs-corbyn/|title=Oscar-winner Emma Thompson backs Corbyn|date=3 September 2015|author=Ryan Sabey|publisher=The Sun}}</ref>
*[[Yanis Varoufakis]], Greek economist, academic and politician and a [[Syriza]] member of the [[Hellenic Parliament]] (MP) for [[Athens B]]<ref name="londonlovesbusiness"/>
*[[Hilary Wainwright]], sociologist, socialist feminist, magazine editor and political activist<ref name="Corbyn Activists" />
*[[Hilary Wainwright]], sociologist, socialist feminist, magazine editor and political activist<ref name="Corbyn Activists" />
*[[Dave Ward (trade unionist)|Dave Ward]], trade unionist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/30/communication-workers-union-backs-corbyn-as-antidote-to-blairite-virus|title=Communication Workers Union backs Corbyn as antidote to Blairite 'virus'|author=Nicholas Watt|publisher=The Guardian|date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
*[[Dave Ward (trade unionist)|Dave Ward]], trade unionist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/30/communication-workers-union-backs-corbyn-as-antidote-to-blairite-virus|title=Communication Workers Union backs Corbyn as antidote to Blairite 'virus'|author=Nicholas Watt|publisher=The Guardian|date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
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==Constituency Labour Parties==

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==Non-affiliated Trade Unions==
==Non-affiliated Trade Unions==

===Jeremy Corbyn===
===Jeremy Corbyn===

*[[Fire Brigades Union]] (FBU)<ref name=CorbTU/>
*[[Fire Brigades Union]] (FBU)<ref name=CorbTU/>
*[[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers]] (RMT)<ref name=CorbTU/>
*[[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers]] (RMT)<ref name=CorbTU/>
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===Yvette Cooper===
===Yvette Cooper===
* [[Jewish Labour Movement]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/UK-Labor-leadership-candidates-make-pitch-for-Jewish-vote-decry-lack-of-communication-409752|title=UK Labor leadership candidates make pitch for Jewish vote, decry lack of communication|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=31 July 2015}}</ref>
*[[Jewish Labour Movement]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/UK-Labor-leadership-candidates-make-pitch-for-Jewish-vote-decry-lack-of-communication-409752|title=UK Labor leadership candidates make pitch for Jewish vote, decry lack of communication|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=31 July 2015}}</ref>


===Jeremy Corbyn===
===Jeremy Corbyn===
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===Undeclared===
===Undeclared===

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* BAME Labour
*BAME Labour
* Chinese for Labour
*Chinese for Labour
* [[Christians on the Left]]
*[[Christians on the Left]]
* Disability Labour
*Disability Labour
* [[Fabian Society]]
*[[Fabian Society]]
* Labour Animal Welfare Society
*Labour Animal Welfare Society
* Labour Campaign for International Development
*Labour Campaign for International Development
* [[LGBT Labour]]
*[[LGBT Labour]]
* Labour Finance and Industry Group
*Labour Finance and Industry Group
* Labour Housing Group
*Labour Housing Group
* Labour Movement for Europe
*Labour Movement for Europe
* [[Labour Students]]
*[[Labour Students]]
* Labour Women's Network
*Labour Women's Network
* [[National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs]]
*[[National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs]]
* Scientists for Labour
*Scientists for Labour
* [[Socialist Environment and Resources Association]]
*[[Socialist Environment and Resources Association]]
* Society of Labour Lawyers
*Society of Labour Lawyers
* Tamils for Labour
*Tamils for Labour
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==Political parties==
==Political parties==

===Jeremy Corbyn===
===Jeremy Corbyn===
*[[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]], [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] [[List of political parties in Spain|political party in Spain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.counterfire.org/news/17959-podemos-backs-jeremy-corbyn-s-candidacy-for-labour-leader|publisher=Counterfire|title=Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos have issue the following statement backing Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader|date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]], [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] [[List of political parties in Spain|political party in Spain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.counterfire.org/news/17959-podemos-backs-jeremy-corbyn-s-candidacy-for-labour-leader|publisher=Counterfire|title=Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos have issue the following statement backing Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader|date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
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==Organisations==

===Jeremy Corbyn===
===Jeremy Corbyn===
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===Liz Kendall===
===Liz Kendall===

*[[Progress (organisation)|Progress]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labourlist.org/2015/07/progress-endorse-liz-kendall-and-tessa-jowell/|title=Progress endorse Liz Kendall and Tessa Jowell|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=17 July 2015|publisher=LabourList}}</ref>
*[[Progress (organisation)|Progress]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labourlist.org/2015/07/progress-endorse-liz-kendall-and-tessa-jowell/|title=Progress endorse Liz Kendall and Tessa Jowell|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=17 July 2015|publisher=LabourList}}</ref>


Revision as of 18:25, 1 May 2018

2015 leadership election
• Endorsements
Endorsements

The following list contains a run down of politicians, individuals,

Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015

Labour politicians

Andy Burnham

Yvette Cooper

Jeremy Corbyn

Liz Kendall

Individuals

Andy Burnham

Yvette Cooper

Jeremy Corbyn

Liz Kendall

Constituency Labour Parties

Candidate Constituency CLP Nominations Share Map
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 152 23.53%
Andy Burnham Leigh 111 17.18%
Yvette Cooper Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 109 16.87%
Liz Kendall Leicester West 18 2.79%
Undeclared 256 39.63%

Andy Burnham

Burnham received the nominations of 111 CLPs.[99]

Yvette Cooper

Cooper received the nominations of 109 CLPs.[99]

Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn received the nominations of 152 CLPs.[99]

Liz Kendall

Kendall received the nominations of 18 CLPs.[99]

Undeclared

256 CLPs did not nominate a candidate for party leader.

Affiliated Trade Unions

Candidate Constituency TU Nominations Share of TU membership[107]
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 6 70.05%
Andy Burnham Leigh 3 13.12%
Yvette Cooper Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 2 1.26%
Liz Kendall Leicester West 0 0%
Undeclared 3 15.57%

Andy Burnham

Yvette Cooper

Jeremy Corbyn

Undeclared

  • Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
    (BECTU)
  • General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trade Union
    (GMB)
  • Unity

Non-affiliated Trade Unions

Jeremy Corbyn

Socialist Societies

Candidate Constituency SS Nominations
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 2
Yvette Cooper Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 1
Liz Kendall Leicester West 1
Andy Burnham Leigh 0
Undeclared 18

Yvette Cooper

Jeremy Corbyn

Liz Kendall

Undeclared

Political parties

Jeremy Corbyn

Organisations

Jeremy Corbyn

Liz Kendall

Publications

Newspaper
General Election

Main Endorsement		 Labour Leadership
Endorsement		 Notes Link
Daily Mirror style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour Party rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Andy Burnham Called Burnham the candidate best placed to lead the party and "the only Prime Minister-in-waiting" [143]
Sunday People style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour Party Named Burnham as the paper's choice for party leader [144]
Daily Record style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour Party rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Jeremy Corbyn Backed Corbyn, saying he would "regain the trust of the country by returning to the party's core values" [145]
Morning Star style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour Party Editorial called Corbyn the "only option" for the party leadership [146]
The Guardian style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour Party rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Yvette Cooper Described Cooper as the person "best placed" to offer a strong vision and unite the party [147]
The Sun style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative Party rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Liz Kendall Described Kendall as "the only prayer the Labour Party have" [148]
Magazine General Election
Main Endorsement		 Labour Leadership
Endorsement		 Notes Link
Red Pepper None rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Jeremy Corbyn Editor backed Corbyn, saying he would "create a truly transformative politics" [149]
The Ecologist style="background-color: Template:Green Party (UK)/meta/color"| Green Party Endorsed Corbyn as the only candidate who is "serious about the environment and social justice" [150]
The Economist style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"| Conservative Party rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Liz Kendall Endorsed Kendall saying that she remains "Labour's best chance" [151]
New Statesman style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour Party rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Yvette Cooper Credited Cooper as being best to lead Labour, for her "experience of government, intellect and credibility" [152]

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