11: The Left's Foreign Secretary

Corbynism: The Post-Mortem

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🗓️ 3 April 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Discussing foreign policy, anti-imperialism and who stands on ‘the right side of history’ we are joined by the chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, and, also sitting on the select committee, the SNP’s Defence spokesperson, Stewart McDonald.

For a Labour perspective, we are also privileged to be joined by former foreign policy advisor to Robin Cook, David Clark.

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0:00.0	This is obviously a very disappointing night for the Labour Party.
0:05.0	I want to also make it clear that I will not lead the party in any future general election campaign.
0:12.0	I will discuss with our party to ensure there is a process now of reflection on this result and on the policies that the party will take going forward.
0:27.6	It's not Corbinism. There is no such thing as Corbynism.
0:33.6	This day marks a significant milestone in the history of Corbinism, the last day of Jeremy Corbyn's
0:39.3	tenure as leader of the Labour Party. Over the course of this podcast, we've explored many
0:44.1	different aspects of his leadership, from the anti-Semitism crisis to his economic plan and beyond.
0:49.9	However, no post-mortem of Corbinism would be complete without a thorough examination of the anti-imperialist politics
0:56.5	Jeremy Corbyn built his entire political career on. Before his assent to the Labour leadership,
1:01.9	Jeremy Corbyn's role as chair of the campaign group stopped the war coalition, marked him among
1:07.0	allies as the left's foreign secretary. But what exactly is Corbynite foreign policy? Over the
1:12.7	course of his leadership, Corbyn's foreign policy positions were heavily scrutinized in the press,
1:17.8	over his response to the Assad regime's chemical weapons attacks in Syria, the poisoning of a
1:22.6	former Russian double agent by the GRU in Salisbury and military intervention against Islamic State.
1:29.3	In all instances, Corbyn failed to have any meaningful impact on the government's foreign policy
1:34.3	from opposition and in some cases did huge amounts of damage to Labour's popularity with the
1:39.5	electorate on matters of national security. But what would foreign policy have looked like with Jeremy Corbyn as
1:45.6	Prime Minister? And while his supporters frequently cited his record of support for human rights,
1:50.8	how does that record stand up to scrutiny? Hello and welcome to Corbinism the post-mortem,
1:56.4	with me, your host, Oz Catterjee. On this episode, to discuss foreign policy, anti-imperialism,
2:02.5	and who stands on the right side of history, we are joined by the chair of the Foreign Affairs
2:06.8	Committee, Conservative MP Tom Tuggenhardt, and, also sitting on the select committee,
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