JEREMY CORBYN received the backing of Ronnie O’Sullivan yesterday, with the snooker superstar admitting that he finds it refreshing to hear an MP be honest and up front with voters.

O’Sullivan publicly backed Ed Miliband in the run-up to the general election and has now placed his support behind Corbyn.

Writing on his personal blog, he said: “I was sad to see the Labour Party not get into power. And I’m sad that Ed Miliband is not prime minister because I think he would have been very good for this country.

“Where does Labour go next is the question? I must admit that I like Jeremy Corbyn.

“I like how he is being honest about raising taxes and that unless you raise taxes you won’t get a good National Health Service. That is just common sense and I’m all for that philosophy.”

O’Sullivan also attacked the certain sections of the media for their portrayal of Miliband and Labour before the election.

He said: “Looking back on the election, it seems that certain tabloids again did a very good job of making Ed Miliband and Labour look like something they are not. I thought Ed and Labour would have really made a difference to ordinary people. It is people that make the difference in local communities and I really felt Ed was for the working-class person.

“He seems to really care about the people less well-off and he also seems to want to bridge the gap between the poor and the rich.”