In response, Mrs May mercilessly mocked Mr Corbyn, vowing never to let the party “anywhere near power again”.
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That prompted Mr Corbyn’s team to stress that he backed “full access” to the single market for goods and services but opposed certain directives linked to it, such as state aid rules and requirements to deregulate and privatise public services.
Labour will set a target of 65% of United Kingdom electricity to be sourced from renewables by 2030 if it wins power at the next General Election, leader Jeremy Corbyn said. “This will deliver clean energy and curb energy bill rises for households; an energy policy for the 60 million, not the big six energy companies”, he will say.
May, who met up with fellow world leaders at a G20 summit in China last week, added: “it would not be right for me or this government to give a running commentary on [Brexit] negotiations”. “To achieve this we will accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy, and drive the expansion of the green industries and jobs of the future”.
Corbyn hit back, saying the average house price is now £215,000 – 8 times the average salary and asked what she is doing about this.
A spokesman for Owen Smith told the BBC it was ” impossible for Jeremy Corbyn to speak with credibility on environmental policy”. One woman called the actions a symbol of the abusiveness that has shadowed the political campaigning.
“I certainly hope that is not the position of the Scottish Labour Party”. We have repeatedly supported your efforts to meet with governments around the world to not only seek to find a way to retain our European Union membership but also to make clear that Scotland remains open for business.
Mr Corbyn insisted Labour would “come together” if he was re-elected leader but Mr Smith said the party would be in opposition “for a generation”.
“By failing to act against abuse, attacking party staff and the NEC (National Executive Committee) and encouraging talk of de-selection, Jeremy has shown that he is both unwilling and unable to act as a unifying figure”.
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Betts says he wants to promote party unity, but the plan is being seen as one that would constrain Corbyn because most MPs do not support him and shadow cabinet elections could stop him giving the top frontbench jobs to his supporters.
