Jeremy Corbyn faces further embarrassment after he is caught lying about his support from Bernie Sanders
The Labour leader claimed Bernie Sanders had sent a message of solidarity but aides close to US Senator rubbish the claim
JEREMY Corbyn has been drawn into another embarrassing row after being caught lying that he had received a supportive message from US Senator Bernie Sanders.
Aides to Mr Sanders denied sending Mr Corbyn a message, adding the “senator doesn’t intend to get involved in British politics”.
The aide said the politician - who failed to beat Hilary Clinton for the Democrat presidential nomination - has "a lot of respect" for Mr. Corbyn and "wishes him well”.
On Monday Mr Corbyn told his supporters at a phone bank in Walthamstow, East London that he had received a message from the left-wing American politician.
He said: “We had a message yesterday from Bernie Sanders, saying that they condemned him because he wasn’t electable.
“And he said the reason they condemned him was because he was electable.
"And he represented a threat to the establishment within the USA.
“So I think you can see the parallels that are going on there.”
A spokesman for the Corbyn campaign told the Huffington Post: “Jeremy was misinformed by an aide, who had wrongly been led to believe this was the case.”
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