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Jeremy Corbyn

Role
British Labour leader
Lived
1949–
Country of activity
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Strongest axis
Pacifist 83%

Jeremy Corbyn is a British politician who has been MP for Islington North since 1983 and led the Labour Party from 2015 to 2020. Expelled from Labour in 2024, he co-founded Your Party with Zarah Sultana in 2025 and became its parliamentary leader.

In the 12 Axes register, Jeremy Corbyn leans hardest on Militarist – Pacifist: Pacifist 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.

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The twelve axes

Where Jeremy Corbyn sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.

Government

FederalUnitary

Centrist

Prefers the UK together but accepts Scottish self-determination

Democratic 68%Autocratic

Representative Democracy

Elected MP for Islington North since 1983

SecurityFreedom 68%

Liberal

Vice-chair of the parliamentary group on human rights

Diplomacy

Internationalism 68%Nationalism

Cooperation

Chaired the Stop the War Coalition from 2011 to 2015

MilitaristPacifist 83%

Pacifist

Voted against the 2003 Iraq war; former CND vice-chair

AssimilationistMulticulturalist 83%

Multiculturalist

Activist in the Anti-Apartheid Movement and Anti-Fascist Action

Economy

Collectivize 83%Privatize

Socialist

2019 manifesto: nationalize rail, mail, water and energy

Planned 83%Markets

Interventionism

Advocates renationalizing utilities and reversing austerity

Isolationism 68%Globalism

Limited Trade

Opposed EC membership in 1975 and the Maastricht Treaty

Society

Irreligious 68%Religious

Agnostic

Keeps religious beliefs private; denies being an atheist

Progressive 68%Traditional

Progressive

Has campaigned for LGBT rights since the 1980s

AccelerationBioconservative

Neutral

No distinct position on technology

What stands out

Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.

Most distinctive axis

Militarist – Pacifist

On Militarist – Pacifist, Jeremy Corbyn is at Pacifist 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.

Most ordinary axis

Democratic – Autocratic

On Democratic – Autocratic, Jeremy Corbyn is at Democratic 68%, almost the register median of Democratic 68%.

Who is closest in the register

Sources and image credit

Portrait: Jessica Taylor, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.

About these positions

The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].