Father of two Bobby Smith told the Standard they managed to get on Mr Corbyn’s roof around 10am this morning with a set of ladders after narrowly avoiding two police officers.
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Mr Rickhuss said Mr Smith offered a “radical and pragmatic” agenda, adding: “In a short space of time he has laid out detailed plans to make workplaces fairer and more prosperous”.
Mr Corbyn said his pledges were created to ensure that “no-one – and no one part of the country – should be left behind”. “Labour, under my leadership, will be a leader on green jobs, on nature and the environment and climate change both at home and overseas”, he said.
Love or hate him, since taking over leadership of the opposition Mr Corbyn has attracted a lot of people into politics.
“So we are going to invest in those communities and invest in our people”.
In front of a banner carrying the adage “Wales supports Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader”, she said: “this feels like my Labour party again”.
“We say they have been wrongly excluded by breach of contract from the right to vote”.
In fact, Labour won no extra seats at the May poll, and lost Rhondda to Plaid Cymru.
The 67-year-old refused, noting he was elected only last September on the back of strong grassroots and trade union support – prompting his critics to back the relatively unknown Smith as an alternative. He won the leadership with nearly 60 percent of votes less than a year ago and was backed by 54 percent of party supporters, compared to 22 percent for Smith, in an Opinium poll published on July 23.
He pledged that he would appoint a “broad” shadow cabinet and urged every Labour MP to work with him if he is re-elected on September 24.
Smith also accused Corbyn of presiding over a rise in anti-semitism in the party during his nine months as leader and not doing enough to tackle it. Smith said he is “ashamed” the Labour Party is being associated with racism against Jews.
In a heated debate frequently interrupted by loud boos and cheers from the studio audience, Corbyn and Smith locked horns on the economy, Trident, and Labour disunity, but throughout the 90-minute discussion scarce mention of the low-carbon economy was made by either candidate. “I think we’ve moved on from that style of politics”.
Owen Smith’s buzzword was “crisis”. The Early Years sector is already facing significant pressure due to lack of funding to meet the current government’s plans to extend free childcare.
Challenged over Mr Smith’s claim that when asked if he was prepared to see the party split, he “shrugged his shoulders and said “if that’s what it takes”, Mr McDonnell told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: “I don’t think I did say that”.
On foreign policy, he said a Labour government would focus on conflict resolution and human rights, saying his party’s record over the Iraq war meant it must “work for a more peaceful world”.
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Mr Corbyn’s appearance in Cardiff tonight followed the launch of his ten point plan for the party in Dagenham, east London, as he attempted to flesh out his policies on homes, taxes, a National Investment Bank and £500bn of infrastructure investment.
