:00:00. > :00:00.onwards. And that is why, if you are brave enough to defy parliaments,
:00:00. > :02:33.you would be considered as bold as brass.
:02:34. > :03:39.Colleagues, friends, brothers and sisters, welcome to Event City here
:03:40. > :03:45.in Manchester, to launch the Labour Party general election 2017
:03:46. > :03:47.campaign. What a wonderful city! What a
:03:48. > :03:57.wonderful people! APPLAUSE
:03:58. > :04:03.And, I've got to say, I'm terribly excited!
:04:04. > :04:08.About the general election! I'm terribly excited about the policies
:04:09. > :04:19.which Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party are rolling out in 2017!
:04:20. > :04:25.I'm so proud and so privileged. I was a coal miner in the coal mines
:04:26. > :04:29.of the north-east. What a fantastic job at was. Great solidarity, great
:04:30. > :04:37.camaraderie, friendship. And I really privileged to be joined
:04:38. > :04:41.national campaigns coordinator with my good friend Andrew Gwynne, and
:04:42. > :04:42.I'm also very proud to be parted Jeremy CorbynShadow Cabinet!
:04:43. > :04:53.CHEERING These...
:04:54. > :04:59.These, colleagues, are the future of a very bright new dawn with the
:05:00. > :05:05.Labour Party. Listen, this election on aids of June is extremely
:05:06. > :05:11.critical, colleagues. -- on the 8th of June. It isn't complex, it isn't
:05:12. > :05:17.in any way work at science, but it is about serving the many and not
:05:18. > :05:24.the few, as you see on some of the boards. It is about justice, it
:05:25. > :05:29.about equality and fairness across our communities. This election is
:05:30. > :05:31.about transforming our society, making people's lives are better in
:05:32. > :05:38.this country. APPLAUSE
:05:39. > :05:49.Colleagues... Colleagues, we cannot simply
:05:50. > :05:56.continue down the Welch red Tory pass, where a fuel at the very top
:05:57. > :06:03.take the spoils and the rest of the country struggles to cover their way
:06:04. > :06:06.in the world -- we cannot continue down the well-tread Tory path. An
:06:07. > :06:11.election is about the future of the many, not the few. Building a more
:06:12. > :06:18.equal society, a fairer society, a better society for all. You know, I
:06:19. > :06:26.am ashamed at times to see how this country has fallen into the state it
:06:27. > :06:30.actually is. Where it -- we are the sixth richest economy in the world.
:06:31. > :06:35.I want no lectures off anybody telling us we have not got the
:06:36. > :06:44.finances to look after those at the bottom! I don't want anybody kidding
:06:45. > :06:52.me about the wealth of this nation! In the last 12 months, the top 1000
:06:53. > :06:59.richest people in this country increased their wealth by ?83
:07:00. > :07:05.billion whilst one million-plus people use food banks simply to
:07:06. > :07:08.exist. No lectures on the wealth of this nation. We have seen the
:07:09. > :07:14.National Health Service brought to its knees with staff are
:07:15. > :07:19.undervalued, with the children left in corridors or, indeed, using
:07:20. > :07:26.chairs for beds. We have all seen that photograph in the Daily Mirror
:07:27. > :07:35.where we had this little baby in a critical condition in hospital lying
:07:36. > :07:41.on two patio chairs pushed together. Colleagues, it's got to change!
:07:42. > :07:44.CHEERING We've seen the schools...
:07:45. > :07:51.We've seen our schools under attack, with the least well off seeing the
:07:52. > :07:54.biggest cuts and the Prime Minister pursuing a wasteful and divisive
:07:55. > :07:59.Academy and grammar School programme. And we will not stand by
:08:00. > :08:04.and allow this to happen. We have seen the world of work change beyond
:08:05. > :08:12.recognition, with a secure job now the stuff of dreams for many people.
:08:13. > :08:15.With 1 million people on zero-hours contracts. Colleagues, we will ban
:08:16. > :08:27.zero our contracts! CHEERING
:08:28. > :08:30.-- we will ban zero-hours contracts! We have seen a rise in poverty
:08:31. > :08:36.across-the-board, with child poverty, with pensioner poverty,
:08:37. > :08:45.with fuel poverty all soaring. We hear harrowing stories about
:08:46. > :08:48.children, kids, babies, at school, putting their arms up and asking to
:08:49. > :08:57.go to the toilet and then visiting the cloakroom to get the sandwiches
:08:58. > :09:02.out of somebody else's packed lunch. We hear the harrowing stories of
:09:03. > :09:08.kids, our future, rating the refrigerators in the schools instead
:09:09. > :09:19.of being fed properly like this party promises. Cannot be allowed to
:09:20. > :09:26.continue, man. It's 2017, and the Labour Party will stand to put up
:09:27. > :09:34.with it no more, colleagues. APPLAUSE
:09:35. > :09:40.It's doesn't have to be this way! Politics is about choices, and this
:09:41. > :09:45.election offers our party a golden opportunity. It offers a chance to
:09:46. > :09:48.offer the British people a programme that will improve their lives and
:09:49. > :09:54.make our country a better place to live. The manifesto is bold, it is
:09:55. > :10:01.imaginative, it is distinct. It is a great Labour Party manifesto. It
:10:02. > :10:04.seeks to excite the young people, it seeks to protect sure start, ensure
:10:05. > :10:09.school funding is maintained, giving everybody a hot nutritious meal at
:10:10. > :10:13.school, restoring the education maintenance allowance and university
:10:14. > :10:17.bursaries. For the Older People, we ensure the pensions triple lock will
:10:18. > :10:25.be maintained, free bus passes and winter fuel will be maintained.
:10:26. > :10:30.Proper funding of the NHS and social care. And what is really important
:10:31. > :10:35.for the Older People is tackling the epidemic of loneliness. These are
:10:36. > :10:43.guarantees from Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party. You know, we can do
:10:44. > :10:49.pet if -- better for people in work. Giving the workforce arise, a rise
:10:50. > :10:52.in the living wage to its real level, banning zero-hours contracts
:10:53. > :10:57.and insuring workers have the boys. We could do better for public
:10:58. > :11:00.services and ensure the currently undervalued staff, who are
:11:01. > :11:05.overstretched, not only get a pay rise but the resources to do their
:11:06. > :11:13.jobs properly. Whose sole Theresa May on the BBC only last week? I was
:11:14. > :11:22.amazed. She was asked, is it fair that nurses have had a 14% pay cut
:11:23. > :11:27.since 2010? And are having to use food banks? She was bonded by saying
:11:28. > :11:31.the reason nurses are using food banks is extremely compact -- she
:11:32. > :11:36.responded by saying. It's not complex, they have not got enough
:11:37. > :11:37.money to feed themselves and their families. And that must end,
:11:38. > :11:50.comrades. APPLAUSE.
:11:51. > :11:54.You know, when you want to change, when we want to change the political
:11:55. > :12:01.landscape of work, when we are looking to change politics in the
:12:02. > :12:04.best interests of everyone, when we are up against the might of the
:12:05. > :12:15.establishment who'll do whatever it takes to cling on to that unchecked
:12:16. > :12:19.powers, we'll all experience setbacks as individuals and as a
:12:20. > :12:23.party. We get knocked down but we've got to get back up again, dust
:12:24. > :12:30.ourselves down and get back into this fight for Government. We might
:12:31. > :12:33.be down at times. As I say, dust yourselves down, there's a fight to
:12:34. > :12:40.be had. You know, we've got... APPLAUSE.
:12:41. > :12:46.A great political movement. In the movement, the Labour and the Trade
:12:47. > :12:50.Union movement was born in struggle. They don't call it the struggle for
:12:51. > :12:55.nothing. And we understand the challenges here. Never forget the
:12:56. > :13:00.sacrifices that our predecessors made to deliver the institutions and
:13:01. > :13:09.freedoms we now enjoy. And remember, things can be different. It doesn't
:13:10. > :13:13.have to be this way. No-one should be held back and you need no-one
:13:14. > :13:19.behind. Colleagues, we have a duty, we have a moral duty, we have a
:13:20. > :13:24.political obligation, to communicate and articulate our messages, our
:13:25. > :13:36.policies in every town, every city, every village here in the UK we must
:13:37. > :13:43.speak to people door-to-door in whatever capacity we can. Anybody
:13:44. > :13:53.who wants to help can next the number on the screen supposed to be
:13:54. > :13:59.behind me now, see. Colleagues, I'm concluding quite simply by saying,
:14:00. > :14:05.let's mobilise a winning future for all. Let's win the hearts and minds
:14:06. > :14:10.of our people and deliver a fairer, equal Society for The many and not
:14:11. > :14:22.the few. On wards and upwards! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:14:23. > :14:42.Thank you. Thank you. Colleagues, thank you. Thank you so much.
:14:43. > :14:57.Colleagues, it gives me great pleasure to introduce the next
:14:58. > :15:02.speaker, Julie Hesmond-Halsh. Best-known for Corrie and more
:15:03. > :15:12.recently broad church and Happy Valley. Julie, the floor's yours.
:15:13. > :15:21.Thank you. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:15:22. > :15:30.Thank you. Right, well, follow that. Brilliant. Hello, everyone. Good
:15:31. > :15:36.morning. I feel incredibly humbled and honoured to be here today at the
:15:37. > :15:43.launch of the Labour Party general election campaign in this amazing
:15:44. > :15:47.city with its rich history of culture, of industry of protest, of
:15:48. > :15:58.struggle and resistance. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:15:59. > :16:06.When Jeremy Corbyn became leader of the party 18 months ago, I can
:16:07. > :16:09.honestly say that in my adult life I had never felt as excited and
:16:10. > :16:25.exhilarated by Party Politics. APPLAUSE.
:16:26. > :16:31.For me, it felt like a moment. A moment when the Labour Party and its
:16:32. > :16:38.core values and principles would finally be in line with my own
:16:39. > :16:49.deeply held socialist beliefs about equality, justice and peace.
:16:50. > :16:56.APPLAUSE. At the time on the campaign trail, I
:16:57. > :17:04.said I felt like I was part of a new, exciting mass movement of
:17:05. > :17:10.people who gave a toss about stuff. APPLAUSE.
:17:11. > :17:17.Well, this is our moment, this is our chance and from tomorrow we have
:17:18. > :17:23.30 days. 30 days to be on the right side of history. 30 days to take our
:17:24. > :17:31.message into the homes and the hearts and the minds of people who
:17:32. > :17:32.been long disenfranchised with politics thinking that we are all
:17:33. > :17:50.the same. We emphatically are not. APPLAUSE.
:17:51. > :17:58.We have 30 days to create the opportunity for a fairer, better,
:17:59. > :17:59.more equal society and 30 days to save our NHS.
:18:00. > :18:16.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Now is the time to put everything
:18:17. > :18:21.else aside, to stand up for what you believe in in your hearts and souls,
:18:22. > :18:30.to get out on to the streets, get this message across loud and clear.
:18:31. > :18:33.Let's turn this mass movement into a Government, a country, a society
:18:34. > :19:02.that truly gives a toss about stuff. Now, everyone please give a warm,
:19:03. > :19:06.riotous welcome to a man who's dedicated his life to giving a toss
:19:07. > :19:28.about other people. Jeremy Corbyn! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:19:29. > :20:19.Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
:20:20. > :20:24.Thank you, Julie, for that fantastic introduction and to you and Ian for
:20:25. > :20:31.that fantastic welcome here to Manchester today. It's fantastic we
:20:32. > :20:40.are launching our election campaign here in Manchester. Manchester shows
:20:41. > :20:45.the way in many, many things. One, it showed last Thursday, was by
:20:46. > :20:53.electing Andy Burnham as the Mayor of Greater Manchester.
:20:54. > :21:00.APPLAUSE. And can I... Andy! Andy!
:21:01. > :21:10.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Well done. Thank you very much.
:21:11. > :21:19.Fantastic. Give them a wave. Thanks, Andy.
:21:20. > :21:25.Andy will be a great Mayor. But just think how much more Andy will be
:21:26. > :21:29.able to achieve if he's working with a Labour Government committed to the
:21:30. > :21:35.many not the few. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:21:36. > :21:38.Andy, thanks, congratulations on your election and the people of
:21:39. > :21:46.Manchester are lucky to have you as their Mayor. Well done, Andy.
:21:47. > :21:52.APPLAUSE. We have four weeks, we have four
:21:53. > :21:58.weeks to take our message to the voters, to convince them, Britain
:21:59. > :22:04.can be better. It can be transformed. It doesn't have to be
:22:05. > :22:10.like this. We can transform Britain into a country that instead of being
:22:11. > :22:11.run for the rich, is one where everyone can lead richer lives.
:22:12. > :22:28.APPLAUSE. And I mean richer in every sense.
:22:29. > :22:32.Richer because all of us have potential to fulfil, family to
:22:33. > :22:39.support, interests to pursue, richer when that potential that is there in
:22:40. > :22:45.all of us is not held back. Because there is no doubt this country is
:22:46. > :22:50.being held back. If your children aren't getting the education they
:22:51. > :22:56.deserve, because the class sizes are too high, then your children are
:22:57. > :23:01.being held back. If you're a young couple or anyone trying to get a
:23:02. > :23:08.home and can't make a home because rent and house prices are too high,
:23:09. > :23:15.then you're being held back. If you've worked hard all your life but
:23:16. > :23:19.you can't pursue your dreams of your retirement because you're supporting
:23:20. > :23:27.your family well into their adulthood, then you too are being
:23:28. > :23:33.held back. But Britain is a rich country, the sixth richest country
:23:34. > :23:39.in the world. We caught a glimpse of that wealth only two days ago when
:23:40. > :23:47.Rupert Murdoch's Sunday Times published its rich list. In the last
:23:48. > :23:59.year, Britain's 1,000 richest people have seen their wealth rise by 14%
:24:00. > :24:06.to ?658 billion. That is six times the total budget of our National
:24:07. > :24:13.Health Service. Imagine the outcry if public sector workers decided to
:24:14. > :24:20.put in for a 14% pay rise. Just imagine it. But it's no surprise
:24:21. > :24:26.that the richest have got even richer after the tens of billions
:24:27. > :24:31.the Tories have handed them in tax cuts. That's what we mean when we
:24:32. > :24:37.say the system is rigged for the rich. So thanks for making that
:24:38. > :24:46.clear, Mr Murdoch. APPLAUSE.
:24:47. > :24:49.And so I don't know if Rupert Murdoch plans to give us any other
:24:50. > :24:52.help during the election campaign, but we are grateful for that
:24:53. > :25:00.information. LAUGHTER.
:25:01. > :25:05.In fact, I am more likely expecting hostility. Our challenge to a rigged
:25:06. > :25:14.system is bound to meet hostile till. Change always involves taking
:25:15. > :25:19.on vested interests and there is a real danger that the Tories'
:25:20. > :25:24.scaremongering and spin machine will make some people settle for less
:25:25. > :25:30.than they should, resign themselves to things the way they are.
:25:31. > :25:38.Underestimating just how many more burdens the Tories could impose if
:25:39. > :25:42.an omission to halt the rich getting riching is not halted. The stakes
:25:43. > :25:49.are high. We know from last week's local elections how big the
:25:50. > :25:53.challenge is. We have to convince the sceptical and undecided. They're
:25:54. > :25:58.not sure which way to turn. Who can blame them? People are alienated
:25:59. > :26:09.from politics and politicians. Our Westminster system is broken and
:26:10. > :26:15.our economy is rigged. Both are run in the interests of the few labour
:26:16. > :26:21.is under attack because we are standing up to the elite, who are
:26:22. > :26:24.determined to hijack Brexit and pay even less tax and take even more of
:26:25. > :26:39.the wealth that we all create. APPLAUSE
:26:40. > :26:46.Labour is under attack because we're standing up to the corporate
:26:47. > :26:50.interests plundering our National Health Service.
:26:51. > :26:59.How much more will be privatised if the Tories get another five years?
:27:00. > :27:02.We are drawing a line under decades of privatisation, from energy, to
:27:03. > :27:16.rail, to health, to social care. APPLAUSE
:27:17. > :27:25.That privatisation has made some people very rich indeed, but it has
:27:26. > :27:29.not delivered richer lives for the majority of our people.
:27:30. > :27:36.In the coming days, we will be setting out our plan to transform
:27:37. > :27:44.Britain with an upgraded economy run for the many, not the few.
:27:45. > :27:53.APPLAUSE Theresa May thinks she can dodge the
:27:54. > :27:58.Tory record by claiming she wants to build a fairer Britain, that she
:27:59. > :28:06.cares about working people. Does she think people will forget
:28:07. > :28:10.how the Tories have actually treated working people? It was this Tory
:28:11. > :28:17.leader who sat alongside David Cameron in Government for six years.
:28:18. > :28:21.She was with him when they introduced the bedroom tax. What is
:28:22. > :28:31.Remona Aly fairer about the bedroom tax? What was fair about racking up
:28:32. > :28:40.tuition fees? Or taking benefits away from people with disabilities?
:28:41. > :28:50.APPLAUSE Or about closing the wonderful
:28:51. > :28:59.Labour achievements, our Sure Start centres around the country. Or
:29:00. > :29:05.starving our schools of the cash they need to pay teachers and all
:29:06. > :29:08.those that work in those wonderful teams in our schools? Or opening up
:29:09. > :29:16.the National Health Service to be feasted on by profiteers? Just in
:29:17. > :29:22.case their talk of fairness doesn't wash, they have another card to
:29:23. > :29:27.play, that this election is all about Brexit and who can play at
:29:28. > :29:33.being toughest with Brussels. Labour will not allow the Tories to put
:29:34. > :29:35.their party interests ahead of the real national interests, the
:29:36. > :29:36.interests of the people of this country.
:29:37. > :29:55.APPLAUSE This election is not about Brexit
:29:56. > :29:59.itself, that issue has been settled. The question now is what sort of
:30:00. > :30:05.Brexit do we want, and what sort of country do we want Britain to be
:30:06. > :30:10.after that? Labour wants a job 's first Brexit, a Brexit that
:30:11. > :30:19.safeguards the future of Britain's vital industries.
:30:20. > :30:27.APPLAUSE A Brexit that paves the way to a
:30:28. > :30:31.genuinely fairer society, protecting human rights and an upgraded
:30:32. > :30:41.economy. Labour's plan to transform Britain
:30:42. > :30:45.will mean a big deal to upgrade the economy, new infrastructure to
:30:46. > :30:51.support the industries of the future and an investment in training and
:30:52. > :30:56.skills to equip our workforce to compete globally. It also means
:30:57. > :31:01.rebuilding our National Health Service and social care services
:31:02. > :31:14.with the funding they need. APPLAUSE
:31:15. > :31:20.It means building a million homes to rent and buy.
:31:21. > :31:36.APPLAUSE And it means tackling the scandal of
:31:37. > :31:38.our pollution, which contributes to 40,000 deaths per year -- tackling
:31:39. > :31:45.the scandal of ALL: HOWZAT! Pollution.
:31:46. > :31:52.-- the scandal of air pollution. We will not be paying lip service to
:31:53. > :31:57.working people, we will introduce a comprehensive programme to
:31:58. > :32:05.strengthen rights at work. Make sure new jobs are good jobs.
:32:06. > :32:15.APPLAUSE And end the race to the bottom in
:32:16. > :32:22.pay, conditions and job security. Low pay and insecurity have spread
:32:23. > :32:29.like an epidemic under the Tories. Labour will invest in skills, jobs
:32:30. > :32:33.and take action to enforce a floor under employment standards right
:32:34. > :32:39.across-the-board so that all jobs are decent jobs, so that all
:32:40. > :32:45.workers, the true wealth creators in society, can play their part in
:32:46. > :32:58.transforming Britain and benefit fully from it.
:32:59. > :33:05.That is why we are fighting to win this election, so we can transform
:33:06. > :33:10.Britain for the many and not the few. When we win, the British people
:33:11. > :33:18.win. APPLAUSE
:33:19. > :33:22.The nurse... The people win. The nurse, the teacher, the small
:33:23. > :33:27.trader, the carer, the builder, the office worker. They all win. Labour
:33:28. > :33:32.is offering a real choice, a real alternative to the rigged system
:33:33. > :33:36.holding us back, and to the Conservatives, who are running our
:33:37. > :33:41.country down. The economy is still rigged in favour of the rich and
:33:42. > :33:45.powerful. When Labour wins, there will be a reckoning for those who
:33:46. > :33:49.thought they could get away with acid stripping our industry,
:33:50. > :33:52.crushing our economy through their greed and ripping off workers and
:33:53. > :34:08.consumers. CHEERING
:34:09. > :34:14.When did the Conservatives, David Cameron, George Osborne, Theresa
:34:15. > :34:18.May, Boris Johnson, ever stand up to their financial backers and demand
:34:19. > :34:25.our money back? APPLAUSE
:34:26. > :34:33.Instead, they make others that the bill.
:34:34. > :34:37.-- that make this foot the bill. Nurses, carers, soldiers, disabled,
:34:38. > :34:40.young people trying to get a home of their own, the elderly looking for
:34:41. > :34:46.dignity in retirement and those working hard to get on, they make
:34:47. > :34:52.them foot the bill. This makes me angry, and I know it makes the
:34:53. > :35:03.people of Britain angry, too! APPLAUSE
:35:04. > :35:05.So today I say to tax cheats, the rip-off bosses and the greedy
:35:06. > :35:12.bankers, enough is enough. APPLAUSE
:35:13. > :35:21.In this election, Labour is standing for decent jobs, investment for the
:35:22. > :35:25.future, shared wealth creation, security at work, affordable homes
:35:26. > :35:27.for all and a fully funded National Health Service and schools.
:35:28. > :35:46.APPLAUSE Training and skills, an end to
:35:47. > :35:52.rip-off privatisation, fair taxation and a fairer and more equal country.
:35:53. > :35:57.As we set out our detailed plans for Britain, the scale of the change we
:35:58. > :36:05.are offering will become very clear. Let's turn our country round. Let's
:36:06. > :36:07.come together to transform Britain. Together, we can win. For the many,
:36:08. > :36:31.not the few. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. So don't wake up on the 9th of June
:36:32. > :36:36.to see celebrations from the tax cheats, the press barons, the greedy
:36:37. > :36:39.bankers, Philip Green, the Southern rail directors and crooked
:36:40. > :36:43.financiers that take wealth and have got away with it, because they are
:36:44. > :36:50.the party they own. That is the Conservative Party that have won.
:36:51. > :36:57.We have four weeks to ruin their party. We have ball weeks to have a
:36:58. > :37:07.chance to take our wealth back. We have ball weeks to show what kind of
:37:08. > :37:15.country we are. We know that the people of this country don't pass by
:37:16. > :37:22.on the other side. That is the principal we will take into
:37:23. > :37:27.government so that we can unlock every person's potential and
:37:28. > :37:33.everyone can make their contribution, their best
:37:34. > :37:40.contribution, to our society. We have ball weeks to win and transform
:37:41. > :37:46.Britain for the many, not the few. -- we have four weeks to win. We
:37:47. > :37:53.must seize the chance to day and every day until June the 8th!
:37:54. > :38:09.Thank you very much! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:38:10. > :38:22.MUSIC PLAYS # Hush now, child, and don't you
:38:23. > :38:29.cry. # Just move on up.
:38:30. > :38:34.# Toward your destination. # You may find from time to time
:38:35. > :38:57.complication. # Bite your lip.
:38:58. > :39:04.# And take the trip. # Though there may be a wet road
:39:05. > :39:13.ahead, you cannot slip. # Just move on up.
:39:14. > :39:20.# For peace divine. # Enter the steeple of beautiful
:39:21. > :39:21.people, where there's only one kind. # So Hush now, child.
:39:22. > :39:57.# Don't you cry. I am the UK correspondents for two
:39:58. > :40:02.global news channels in France and in English and I am delighted to be
:40:03. > :40:03.here at Chatham House, Chatham House where I learned many,