Corbyn’s Troubles

off, but Scottish chairman Calum Walker opened proceedings with the immortal lines: “Good evening, everyone. Thank you for coming here this afternoon.” COMEBACK Corbyn was also facing the press yesterday. Asked whether he had called for an

IRA ceasefire during the Troubles, the Labour leader showed his new-found professionalism by ducking the question. Instead, he said he’d always wanted one. That he kept this opinion to himself for years was a mere footnote. The start of a new, quieter politics perhaps?