Owen Jones Unleashes Fury At The Sun For Jeremy Corbyn Jibe In Latest YouTube Video

Owen Jones Can't Just Sit And Watch The 'Disgraceful' Sun Tear Apart Jeremy Corbyn
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Journalist and political commentator Owen Jones has unleashed a fiery attack on the Sun newspaper, just days after it sparked a row by accusing Jeremy Corbyn of not bowing at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.

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'Nod in my name': Monday's Sun splash

"Remembrance Sunday should be about remembering people who died, but that’s not what some people did. No, what they did is they sat there waiting. They looked at Jeremy Corbyn and thought how can we use this event to have a massive pop at Jeremy Corbyn," the Guardian columnist began.

"The Sun had a big front page splash "Nod In My Name", very witty, very clever, which accused him of not bowing at all. A lie, by the way.

"Honestly, what sad world do we live in when we are debating the extent to which he bowed his head. Instead of the other dignitaries who went out to some special lunch afterwards, he spent his time hanging out with WWII veterans and talking to them."

Jones' then went onto attack the neutrality of other newspapers: "The British press is a very sophisticated political lobbying operation, which masquerades as 'the free press', run by very politically motivated moguls who use their dominance of media and think they can get across political ideas and achieve political objectives," he said.

He accused the Prime Minister of acting subserviently to Saudi Arabia, Tweeting: "Give Cameron credit. He bows deep. To a regime that beheads gays and exports extremism that threatens our citizens."

This month the columnist has also been outspoken on the housing crisis, providing a bemused BBC Daily Politics panel with his simple solution to the issue.

Jeremy Corbyn at the Cenotaph
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Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Opposition, lays a wreath at the observance of Remembrance Sunday at The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London (credit:Camera Press)
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2015 in London, England. The National Service of Remembrance takes place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The Queen, senior politicians, including the British Prime Minister and former British Prime Ministers, alongside representatives from the armed forces pay tribute to those who have suffered or died at war. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
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Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph, Whitehall on November 8, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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Scottish National Party's Parliamentary Group Leader Angus Robertson, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and British Prime Minister David Cameron attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. People across the UK gather to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Nigel Dodds, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, Scottish National Party's Parliamentary Group Leader Angus Robertson, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and British Prime Minister David Cameron attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. People across the UK gather to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (centre) alongside Prime Minister David Cameron (right) prepare to lay wreaths during the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph memorial in Whitehall, central London, held in tribute for members of the armed forces who have died in major conflicts. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn attends the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2015 in London, England. The National Service of Remembrance takes place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The Queen, senior politicians, including the British Prime Minister and former British Prime Ministers, alongside representatives from the armed forces pay tribute to those who have suffered or died at war. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
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Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn steps forward to lay a wreath during the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph memorial in Whitehall, central London, held in tribute for members of the armed forces who have died in major conflicts. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph, Whitehall on November 8, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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Isabel Infantes Pictured Caption: Prime Minister David Cameron points out at Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, where to stand during the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph, Whitehall (credit:National News and Pictures)