Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949) is a British politician. He is the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North since 1983. He was elected Leader of the Labour Party in 2015. Corbyn calls himself a democratic socialist.. Corbyn was born in Chippenham in Wiltshire. Before becoming a politician, he worked as a …