Jeremy Corbyn vs Eamonn Holmes On His Way Of Doing Things (And Red Ties) - Eamonn Holmes Full Interview.
THE MORNING AFTER his first party conference speech as Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn went on Sky News and was asked about football and his choice of tie.
His interview with Sky News’s Eamonn Holmes was strange from the outset and got more and more odd as Holmes questioned Corbyn on his desire to lead his party by consensus.
Holmes said Corbyn had to take charge, like a football manager:
“Look, let’s talk football. Your man’s Arsene Wenger my man’s Alex Ferguson, even Louis Van Do you think they go into a dressing room and they day, listen boys, how are we going to line up tonight, what are we going to do tonight? No they don’t. Fergie always said he had to make it clear, there was one boss. That was it. That’s not your way of doing things though.”
But Corbyn disagreed, saying that his job is not about dictating to others:
“My way of doing things – because it’s politics, it’s community, it’s people, it’s government – is actually not if I may say so the same as managing a football team.”
Holmes persisted: “Oh it so is – if you want to be a winner, do you want to be a winner. Do you want to win?”
Corbyn broke down laughing: “Eamonn please! Of course I want to win, and of course Labour wants to win.”
Things the calmed down when homes asked Corbyn about the tie he wore during his “fantastic speech”.