Declining Buckingham Palace banquet invite: Corbyn’s choice

One of the star speakers at yesterday’s anti-Trump demonstrations in London was the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, who — faithful to his 30-year career as a protestor — declined an invitation to attend the Buckingham Palace banquet normally held for state visits.

In her extraordinarily long reign, Queen Elizabeth has welcomed many heads of state, most of whom have been leaders that right-minded people would be glad to have in for a cup of tea.