In what seems to have become a rite of passage for a Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn has been mobbed by a hen party on a Glasgow-to-London train.
The Labour leader was reportedly a “big hit” after he gave an impromptu speech to the women in a carriage of the west coast mainline service on Friday morning.
Henry Bell, a writer who was in the carriage at the time, posted a picture of Corbyn addressing the women, who all appeared to be listening attentively before they got off to go to Blackpool.
Me and Jezza plus one of comrade Corbyn addressing the hen do. He was a big hit. pic.twitter.com/Cf0aAFTTYk
— Henry Bell (@Henbell) October 2, 2015
On the train to London sat in the only seat in my carriage not occupied by someone on a hen do.
— Henry Bell (@Henbell) October 2, 2015
“He was a big hit,” Bell wrote, adding that there were plenty of selfies and “a lot of vodka and Vimto going around”.
The hen party was travelling to Blackpool for their festivities, but it is thought that Corbyn continued his journey when the group left the train.
The scenario echoes a light-hearted moment during May’s general election campaign, when Ed Miliband was asked to pose with a hen party after he was spotted leaving his campaign coach.
One member of the group told LBC at the time: “Bless him, [Ed] looked terrified, absolutely terrified. And he wouldn’t actually come off the bus. He was just kind of lingering on the steps, waving sort of tentatively.”
That's the Hen Do off the train. Can neither confirm nor deny that Corbyn is heading to Blackpool with them.
— Henry Bell (@Henbell) October 2, 2015
