In February 2016, Baddiel commented on the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, saying: "I think it’s interesting to think that we’ve got a proper left-wing Labour politician. My main thing about Corbyn is I think the scaremongering about him by the right-wing press is so absurd it makes me want to support Corbyn, even though in some ways I might not. Some of the people around him I personally wouldn’t trust but I think he himself is a decent man."