No, Jeremy Corbyn! Labour leader snubbed from this year's Glastonbury line-up

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It was one of the proudest moments of Jeremy Corbyn's political career – hearing his name chanted by thousands of adoring fans as he addressed Britain's biggest music festival.

But the Labour leader is set to be denied a return to Glastonbury this summer with party insiders privately fearing rows over anti-Semitism and Brexit are turning younger voters against him.

Organisers of the event are expected to turn to a younger, 'fresher' political speaker with US rising star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tipped to appear instead.

The 29-year-old Democrat congresswoman for New York – known by her initials as AOC – has enjoyed huge levels of popularity since becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.

Her office told The Mail on Sunday she had been invited to appear at Glastonbury.

Mr Corbyn was given a conquering hero's welcome when he appeared at the last festival two years ago with the vast crowd chanting 'Oh, Jeremy Corbyn' to the tune of The White Stripes' 2003 hit Seven Nation Army.

The event, just a few weeks after he defied expectations to deny the Tories a majority in the General Election, fuelled Labour activists' hopes that Mr Corbyn would drive to power on the back of his extraordinary appeal to younger voters.

According to Glastonbury co-creator Michael Eavis, the Labour leader even privately boasted he would be in power by Christmas.

Glastonbury had one of its regular breaks last year – sparking Labour's so-called 'Jezfest' in North London which reportedly was such a flop it lost the party money.

Labour insiders say that partly explains why their party leader was

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