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Jeremy Corbyn says he is still working from Parliament despite being 70

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Jeremy Corbyn has said he is still going into Parliament despite being 70 and despite the building being largely empty for the extended Easter break.

Even before recess for the most part MPs have been working from home - with even the cabinet switching to the zoom video calling app rather than risk meeting in person.

But the Labour leader says he is still travelling into Westminster - despite the dangers of Covid-19. Asked how he is adapting to working from home by the BBC's Jeremy Vine, Mr Corbyn replied: "I'm actually in my office in Parliament at the present time and it is a very strange building because there's s hardly anybody here and everybody's practising social distancing." Mr Corbyn explained that he was continuing to go in

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