Jeremy Corbyn has disclosed that he tripped over a tree root on Wednesday while out running, resulting in a split lip and a black eye.
Today’s rail strike pickets were visited by the former Labour leader, who had a huge shiner beneath his left eye.
At a picket line in front of Euston Station, he displayed the wounds while stating, “I went out jogging in Finsbury Park and unfortunately a tree root had protruded across the walkway.”
“I slammed against the tree root, then I slammed into the earth.” I was working alone and there was no one else around, but I still like jogging.
The Labour leader said, “Of course,” when asked whether he will continue running.
He was one of several prominent Labour personalities from the past and present who supported strikes today.
At a picket line at the north London station of Euston, he was joined by Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana.
While in Manchester, picket lines were visited by Rebecca Long-Bailey, who ran against Sir Keir for the position in 2020.
The RMT and TSSA workers in Manchester were joined fiercely by the Salford MP and Graham Stringer of Blackley and Broughton. In a nationwide salary dispute, more than 45,000 train employees have taken to the streets.
It happened despite a Labour frontbencher’s warning that their outward show of support would not’sort this issue out’ or bring the party to power.
firmly left Sam Tarry, a transport minister, was fired when he joined a picket line in London last month. MPs have previously participated in picket lines.
Sir Keir Starmer’s firing of Mr. Tarry drew criticism from Mr. Corbyn.
The former Labour leader claimed Sam Tarry’s treatment was “extremely unjust” while speaking from a picket line outside London’s Euston station while wearing a black eye and broken lip from a running injury.
Sam is a trade unionist like myself; he once worked for the TSSA. Sam joined a picket line to defend his union and its members, according to Mr. Corbyn.
“I believe it was really unjust to fire him from his shadow role.”
After being fired, he apologised profusely to Mr. Tarry, saying that he was “doing a very excellent job, attempting to establish a… far stronger national transport policy.”
Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, however, told Times Radio that if her party were to become the next administration, she would be there at the bargaining table to resolve the conflict.
I don’t believe that standing on a picket line will solve this issue.
“I believe it is important that we do communicate with employees who are impacted by all of the cost-of-living issues that we have, but my objective is to make sure that we get a Labour government that is able to tackle some of these major challenges that we face as a nation,” the speaker said.
Ms. Phillipson said that she had “had no conversation about it” when asked whether Labour frontbenchers are permitted to go and stand on a picket line.