Anti-Corbyn rightwing press attacks 'boost Momentum support'

Jeremy Corbyn blamed significant parts of the national press for ‘a succession of false and absurd stories’.Attacks on Jeremy Corbyn by the rightwing press are leading to large spikes in his support base immediately after negative newspaper articles, according to data seen by the Guardian.New figures from Momentum come days after Labour went on the offensive over reports in the Daily Mail, the Sun and others that Corbyn met a Czechoslovakian spy in the 1980s.