Corbyn declines to meet the Queen.

He is not going to be PM and is therefore accorded the luxury of being honest - something that is sadly lacking in our nation's political life. I may not agree with all he says or believes, but it is good that in some areas he is not stooping to the hypocrisy that seems to be required of politicians.

Cameron was sworn in three months after becoming leader of the Cons. It's nothing unusual. Big fuss over nothing.

Not many of the Council attend each meeting.

Anyway, if he wants to "snub" the Queen", well, he was voted into his new role. His followers knew his views. Why make a thing of it now.

Whether it ends well or not depends, again, on the voters. Or his fellow labour MPs I suppose. I suppose.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/08/what-is-the-privy-council

At the risk of getting gobbled alive this is a very interesting link to what the privy council is and what it does. It would seem to be a waste of time, and Corbyn was right to prioritise other things.

Would he defend the Queen I wonder?

I would think it highly unlikely! But let's hope it never has to be put it to the test. Wonder how JC will cope with Remembrance Sunday? bearing in mind the Queen will be there, plus other royals! Hope good manners will prevail, but who knows?!!

Defend the queen from what soon?

Rememberance Sunday isn't for the queen or the rest of the windsors

He has not refused to meet the queen, he is unable to attend the meeting today because he has an appointment elsewhere

It's not for disrespect either.

In which case, he will be meeting the Queen another time for the meeting.

Would he defend the Queen if she had an intruder?
Would he defend the Queen from an invading army?
Would he prioritise the Queen in anything at all?

How do you know it's not out of disrespect, nigglynellie?

David Cameron was sworn just over a week after becoming Tory leader, jingl, not three months after.

It's honest of Jeremy Corbyn to show how he feels if, indeed, it was meant as a snub. Freedom of speech is something we should cherish. Better to know politicians before they get elected - we've had too many who only show their true colours once it's too late.
I'd like to see an alternative to the national anthem. The Queen is well looked after but we should ask God to save those who aren't.

They said on the radio this morning that DC took 3 months not a week.

What a lot of nonsense this is.

So you think he is going to do it whitewave?
And there is no snub?

Strange that no one seems to know what this mysterious 'prior engagement' is...

Good for him.

I would like to see him do the same with the Labour Party over Trident, PQE, NATO etc.

I have been surprised he has not stuck to his guns over so many of his principles.

After all he 'does have a mandate' from Labour to lead the party in his values .

He cannot continue to be all things to all people can he. At some stage he must 'lead' .

To one group he was going to get rid of Trident, pull out of NATO , put in place Peoples Quantative Easing, Re Nationalise anything that moves but to do that he will have to 'stop listening' and lead the Party in his image. At the moment he is forgoing his principles to appease his MP's . Listening is good but leadership means taking control .

My bet? There will be some upset but he will put his policies into the party but it won't be Mr Nice Guy who does it.

soon, are you one of those who would throw yourself between the queen and a bullet because she is the queen

Doesn't she have bodyguards for that sort of thing anyway?

I think the Privy Council does have more to it than some believe but I could be wrong.

Privy Counsellors are bound by oath to keep matters discussed secret. This will include matters is National Security . You swear your allegiance to the monarch.

I think Corbyn has made the right decision for him.

Anniebach. Well I did ask myself the question during the morning whether I would save the Queen or one of my children, if I had to choose. And decided it was my children, just.

But that does not really answer my post of 10.40am to you about JC does it?

You might like to know that in the Bible, people are supposed to give respect to whom respect is due.
I dont think that many people would disagree that our Queen is due respect.

'Just' *S2B? What a loyal little subject you must be?

Well there you go.

Labour MP Jon Ashworth on Daily Politics said Corbyn WILL join the Privy Council, unless I misheard him.

Talk about 'shifting sand'.