Jeremy Corbyn launches most radical Labour manifesto in decades
by Heather Stewart Political editor from on (#4VEWQ)
'Investment blitz' to be funded by wealthy and includes tax on energy firms to tackle climate crisis
Jeremy Corbyn has launched the most radical Labour manifesto in decades, promising an "investment blitz" that would leave no corner of the UK untouched and welcoming the hostility of billionaires, big business and dodgy landlords.
Speaking at an upbeat event at Birmingham City University, where students and activists leaned over balconies adorned with banners setting out Labour's policies, Corbyn urged the public to vote for "hope" at the general election in three weeks' time.
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