Jeremy Corbyn has announced he is standing as an independent candidate in Islington North. It ends months of speculation about the former Labour leader's political future after he was suspended from the party and effectively barred from standing for it again. Follow live: Starmer commits to head-to-head debates with Sunak Mr Corbyn told the Islington Tribune that he would fight to retain a seat he has represented for 40 years, adding: "We have to stand up and defend our rights." Appealing to life-long Labour voters he said: "I am here to represent the people of Islington North on exactly the...