A FORMER KKK leader who took part in the Charlottesville race riot is a fan of Jeremy Corbyn and claimed the Labour leader helps his cause find "sunshine in the world."

Neo-Nazi David Duke heaped praise on him after the General Election for battling against the "Zionists".

6 Neo-Nazi — David Duke — heaped praise on Jeremy Corbyn after the General Election for battling against the 'Zionists' Credit: AP:Associated Press

6 The Sun can reveal that in a 2015 radio interview Duke claimed the election of Jeremy Corbyn Labour leader would stop Jews from running Britain Credit: AFP or licensors

Corbyn this week called on Trump to condemn the KKK after the US President described white supremacists as “very fine people” following the clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one dead and 20 injured.

During an LBC interview on Wednesday, Corbyn said: “Surely it’s the duty of every political leader to make sure you stand up against racism and intolerance, wherever it raises its head.”

But The Sun can reveal that in a 2015 radio interview Duke claimed the election of Corbyn as Labour leader would stop Jews from running Britain.

He said: "We must keep looking for the sunshine and I do believe we are going to find the sunshine in this world.

“I think things are opening up. And one encouraging thing that I see now...his positions on the Middle East.”

He added: “It’s a really good kind of evolutionary thing, isn’t it, when people are beginning to recognise Zionist power and ultimately the Jewish establishment power in Britain and in the Western World."

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6 Last weekend far-right groups gathered at Charlottesville to protest the decision to bring down the statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee Credit: Rex Features

6 The counter-protest ended in tragedy when a car ploughed into a crowd, killing one person and injuring about 19 others Credit: Rex Features

6 Those involved in the initial protest had been part of a 'Unite the Right' rally Credit: Rex Features

In a separate radio show interview in June 2017 shortly after the General Election with British fascist, Mark Collett, Duke heaped further praise on Corbyn.

He said: “He’s (Corbyn) been very, very strong, certainly more than any other person that I know of in politics in Britain.

“He’s been against these insane Zionist wars, so the Zionists hate his guts, even though there’s a lot of commie Zionists that are very, very communist and they act like they’re anti-Zionists but there you go. They’re not.”

6 Donald Trump spoke out in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy – but his speech attracted criticism for not being strong enough Credit: Reuters

Trump was criticised in 2016 for refusing to condemn Duke during an interview on CNN.

Duke said on Saturday that the white nationalist rally represented “a turning point” for Americans.

He added: “We are determined to take our country back. We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump.”