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My speech in Peterborough

Whether you voted to Leave or to Remain, you voted for a better future for Britain. One thing is clear, the Tories cannot deliver that. So today I want to set how Labour will deliver that vision of a better Britain. This government is in disarray over Brexit. As the Prime Minister made clear herself …

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Theresa May’s speech on mental health

Theresa May’s speech on mental health highlights the Conservatives’ abject failure on providing people in need the support they deserve. There is no reason to believe these new promises won’t be broken like the ones they have made before. She might talk about equality between mental and physical health, but we are yet to see …

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The Red Cross describing the situation in the NHS as a “humanitarian crisis”

The crisis in our NHS is unprecedented. People are lying on trolleys in corridors waiting to be seen. Hospitals have had to close their doors, unable to admit patients. The health service is at breaking point. But this crisis is not due to an outbreak of disease. It is a crisis made in Downing Street …

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My New Year message

I think it’s fair to say, that 2016 is a year that will live long in all our memories. It saw 12 months of enormous change not just in Britain but the world. But the New Year gives all the opportunity to start afresh. One of the best things about my job as Leader of …

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Jeremy Corbyn slams Tories for putting you and your family at risk with Autumn Statement (The Mirror)

Last Wednesday the Conservatives put you and your family at risk. Faced with overwhelming evidence showing the NHS is on the brink of financial meltdown, the government ignored the pleas of patients and the advice of doctors and nurses. Instead, Theresa May refused to offer a single extra penny to save our NHS or struggling …

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