In July 2016 , a study and analysis by academics from the London School of Economics of months of eight national newspaper articles about Corbyn in the first months of his leadership of Labour showed that 75 % of them either distorted or failed to represent his actual views on subjects . The academic report argues that the British media has systematically attacked and delegitimised Corbyn as a political leader ever since he rose to national prominence in the summer of 2015 . The authors argued that Corbyn was represented with scorn and ridicule in both the broadsheet and tabloid press " through a process of vilification that went well beyond the normal limits of fair debate and disagreement in a democracy . " A report by Birkbeck , University of London and the Media Reform Coalition analysed TV and online news during the 10 days after the wave of resignations from Corbyn ’s shadow cabinet following the Brexit vote in late June 2016 , found " a marked and persistent imbalance in favour of sources critical of Jeremy Corbyn " . Roy Greenslade , acknowledged the media had been consistently hostile to Corbyn , but described the weight of criticism against Corbyn as " unsurprising " given the circumstances , arguing “ With something like 80 % of his parliamentary party against him , would democracy benefit from a failure to reflect that reality ? ” In May 2017 , according to study and analysis from an edition of Loughborough University 's Centre for Research in Communication and Culture weekly reports into national news reporting of the election , a " considerable majority " of the reports on Labour are critical of Labour , its leader and its manifesto , whereas newspapers are being far more balanced in their coverage of the Conservatives with positive and negative reporting balancing each other out . The attacks coming from the most popular national newspapers , with '' The Sun '' and the '' Daily Express '' particularly focusing their negative coverage on Labour . The '' Daily Mail '' and '' The Times '' have also been hostile to Labour but have balanced that out with positive reporting on the Conservatives . The '' Daily Mail '' and '' Daily Express '' praised Theresa May for election pledges that were condemned when proposed by Labour in previous elections . In the same month , Noam Chomsky said that Corbyn would be doing better in opinion polls if it was not for the " bitter " hostility of the mainstream media , he said , " If he had a fair treatment from the media – that would make a big difference . " After members of Islamic State carried out terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015 , Corbyn suggested that the only way to deal with the threat posed by the jihadist group would be to reach a political settlement aimed at resolving the Syrian Civil War . Prime Minister David Cameron sought to build political consensus for UK military intervention against IS targets in Syria in the days after the attacks . Speaking at a regional party conference in Bristol on 21 November , Corbyn warned against " external intervention " in Syria but told delegates that Labour would " consider the proposals the Government brings forward "
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