Labour has accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of plotting to stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister. According to a secret recording passed to the Washington Post, Mr Pompeo replied: “It could be that Mr Corbyn manages to run the gauntlet and get elected. “It’s possible. You should know, we won’t wait for him to do those things to begin to push back. “We will do our level best. It’s too risky and too important and too hard once it’s already happened.” Labour hit back by saying: “President Trump and his officials’ attempts to decide who will be Britain’s next Prime Minister are an entirely unacceptable interference in the UK’s democracy.” It added it is “fully committed to the support, defence and celebration of the Jewish community”.
— source mirror.co.uk | 10 JUN 2019