Jeremy Corbyn says he's ’proud’ to be named in Epstein files

Unlike the majority of people mentioned in the Epstein files, Jeremy Corbyn doesn't mind it - as in fact, he's 'proud' to have been name-dropped.

Along with a host of film stars, musicians, entrepreneurs, politicians and royal family members, the 77-year-old's moniker was featured in the millions of documents previously released by the US Department of Justice.

Corbyn reckons that he is 'the only person' who isn't fussed about the affiliation and has explained why in a new interview.

Corbyn, the MP for Islington North, previously spoke out about the disturbing contents of the countless files related to Epstein that were released by US officials.

Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November last year, which forced the release of thousands of documents which shed further light on the disgraced financier's offending.

Millions of documents related to Epstein were released which referenced the names of dozens of high-profile figures (Kypros/Getty Images)

Epstein took his own life in a New York jail cell in 2019 while he was awaiting trial for the sex trafficking of underage girls.

Being named in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing, nor does not mean that the person shared a relationship with him, had any knowledge of his crimes, or ever met him.

In a post shared to X in wake of another document dump at the start of this year, Corbyn wrote: "Today, I am thinking of the countless victims of Epstein’s vile abuse.

"The files are an appalling reminder of a rotten political system that shields the rich and powerful from accountability. We need to build a new kind of politics - one that protects the safety and dignity of all."

The names of numerous high-profile Brits - including politicians such as Nigel Farage, Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch - were among those mentioned in the documents.

Corbyn's name was also referenced a handful of times in the myriad of files, but in contrast to most people who were mentioned, he is thankful for it.

Corbyn said he is 'proud' to have been mentioned, due to the context of the conversations that were had about him (Twitch/HasanAbi)

While appearing on a livestream with US commentator and internet personality Hasan Piker - better known as HasanAbi online - he explained why he feels this way.

The pair got together over the weekend after attending the Manifesta event in Ostend, Belgium, which is an annual political and cultural festival organised by the Belgian Workers Party.

During the livestream, conversation turned to the political sphere, and Corbyn explained that he believes 'life, art, poetry, music, economics and science' all play a huge role in governance.

Piker then joked that he thought politics was 'about sitting around and collecting checks from lobbyists', or a person's 'proximity to Jeffrey Epstein'.

Corbyn then responded: "I never get offered any of that stuff. That's shocking. But I'm in the Epstein files."

Emails sent to Epstein reference the MP's former leadership of the Labour party (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

When asked whether he was referenced in a 'negative' light, the politician said: "I'm in the Epstein files and the way I put it is like this - I'm the only person in the Epstein files that's proud to be there.

"Because they talk about how to get rid of me."

Corbyn's name cropped up in the Epstein files four times in discussions about his leadership of the Labour party at the time.

In one exchange dated 20 January, 2019, an unknown sender contacted Epstein to wish him a happy birthday and the convicted sex offender replied explaining he had a 'great one'.

The unidentified sender then responded to Epstein the following day saying: "All good here - [redacted] is loving [redacted] and all seems good, we are choosing secondary schools for [redacted] and I am halfway through [redacted].

"Oh and if Corbyn becomes PM we are moving to Portugal [laughing emoji] xx."