Just two weeks after being swept into office with nearly 60% of the votes of Labour members and supporters, Mr Corbyn will say that the scale of his victory gives him a huge “mandate for change”.
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Jeremy Corbyn is to use his first conference speech as Labour Party leader to emphasise his patriotism and love for his country – and state most Britons share his values on life. “The view now is straightforward and I tell you this: if there is industrial action taking place then we should automatically now, automatically come alongside our brothers and sisters in the trade unions and support them“.
In addition, Mr Marsden said he wanted to “challenge and hold the government to account where they’re bringing forward new proposals”. He said he was “unapologetic” about his plans to reform the economy and to protect workers’ rights.
Corbyn’s campaign for the leadership had set out his commitments on housing which will be further developed by the party’s housing spokesman John Healey.
Delegates in the packed hall cheered Mr McDonnell’s vision for the type of economic strategy a Jeremy Corbyn Government could pursue and applauded his commitments on subjects such as homelessness. “I want open debate in our party and our movement”.
His accusation was denied by Vodafone and he also admitted that Labour needs “to prove its credibility” with voters on the economy.
Mr Corbyn is expected to say: “Fair play for all, solidarity and not walking by on the other side of the street when people are in trouble”.
He later went on to quote the “great Nigerian writer Ben Okri”, saying: “The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love…”
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And he will attempt to make a virtue of Labour divisions over issues such as the welfare cap and nuclear weapons by insisting he wants “real debate” rather than the leader dictating policy. His support for nationalising assets such as railways has anxious a few business leaders and the Conservatives say that by opposing the renewal of Britain’s nuclear-armed Trident submarine fleet, he poses a threat to national security. “The British people never have to take what they are given, and certainly not when it comes from Cameron and (treasury chief George) Osborne”. Maria Eagle, Labour’s defence spokeswoman, said Corbyn had tapped into the public’s “sense of wanting to participate, wanting to be asked and wanting to be involved” and was poised to “change the political culture of our nation”.
