Luton MPs back Jeremy Corbyn after speech at Labour conference in Brighton

JEREMY Corbyn’s speech at the Labour Party conference on Tuesday has been warmly received by both of our MPs.

The new Labour leader gave a speech in front of delegates at the party’s annual conference in Brighton, which was well received by the party and the public at large.

One person who was quick to sing the praises of the new leader’s speech was his long time ally and friend, Kelvin Hopkins, MP for Luton North, who felt it was a welcome return to the party’s roots.

Mr Hopkins said: “I was there from beginning to end and thought it was absolutely wonderful.

“Among the majority of delegates, this was what they wanted to hear.”

Mr Hopkins, who was the first person to nominate Jeremy for leadership of the party, maintains he can lead Labour to victory in the next election, saying: “I think he’s definitely up to the job.

“We’ve got difficult economic times ahead and we need people of the left in charge to encourage growth and move away from Tory austerity.”

Despite tendering his resignation from the Shadow Cabinet upon Mr Corbyn’s election, Gavin Shuker, MP for Luton South, was also impressed by the new leader, overcoming his reservations.

Mr Shuker said: “I thought Jeremy covered some very important issues, like the lack of affordable housing – a problem that we are sadly familiar with in Luton.

“Our leader also talked about business and how Labour would support the thousands of self-employed workers in the country and touched on the disgraceful consequences of the new individual voter registration system that has taken millions of people off the voting system.

“All in all it was a very optimistic speech, setting out Jeremy’s plan to change the way we do politics in Britain.”