Jeremy Corbyn received some endorsement from an unexpected source at the home of his football club Arsenal yesterday.
As the Labour leader stood outside the Emirates Stadium in north London, wearing his red-and-white club scarf, a supporter of rival team Spurs approached him.
Despite the two teams being about to clash in the Arsenal vs Tottenham derby, the Spurs fan had nothing but warm words for Mr Corbyn.
The fan from a rival club came up to the Labour leader
"I'm a Spurs fan Mr Corbyn," the man said, shaking Corbyn's hand sincerely, and adding, "You've got to be our Prime Minister."
He then leaned in further and said emphatically, "You have to be".
"Even for a Spurs supporter?" Corbyn asked in seeming amusement.
"Definitely," the man replied.
Jeremy Corbyn at Arsenal
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with football fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with football fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 8, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with football fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan MP and fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with football fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 8, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan MP and fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 8, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with football fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 8, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with football fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 8, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with football fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 8, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with football fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 8, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan MP and fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 8, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan MP and fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan MP and fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan MP and fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan MP and fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:John Walton/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan MP and fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:John Walton/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with fans protesting against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:John Walton/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives at a protest against the Living Wage before the Barclays Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. (credit:John Walton/PA Wire)
Corbyn appeared outside the Arsenal ground before kick-off to support a protest calling on Premier League clubs to pay their staff the living wage, the Bailiwick Express reports.
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