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:00:22. > :00:33.Good afternoon! CHEERING Welcome, our next MP, Thelma.
:00:34. > :00:39.Thelma, teacher, experienced campaigner, standing up for
:00:40. > :00:43.education and housing. She is the kind of person you want as your MP,
:00:44. > :00:51.she is the kind of person that will represent you in Parliament and make
:00:52. > :00:59.sure that the sustainability and plans designed to reduce A all
:01:00. > :01:04.around the country are suspended when John Ashworth becomes the
:01:05. > :01:11.Health Secretary. Give us a chance to look again at all of these to
:01:12. > :01:15.make sure there are good quality A departments within reach of
:01:16. > :01:23.everybody. That is the whole point behind our strategy. Today, we
:01:24. > :01:27.launched our manifesto in Bradford. That manifesto sets out a very clear
:01:28. > :01:33.path for this country. Either we can continue going down the road of low
:01:34. > :01:39.investment, greater inequality, greater poverty, more homeless
:01:40. > :01:45.people, more food banks, more debt, more young people underachieving,
:01:46. > :01:51.more schools where headteachers are told the solution to the problem is
:01:52. > :01:57.to collect from the parents to pay the teachers salary, or we could
:01:58. > :02:04.say, 95% of us will not be paying more in tax, VAT or National
:02:05. > :02:07.Insurance, but those with the broadest shoulders, those largest
:02:08. > :02:20.corporations will be asked to pay a little more. APPLAUSE
:02:21. > :02:22.So that we can establish and ensure a fairness of investment for
:02:23. > :02:28.manufacturing and service industries all over the country. They properly
:02:29. > :02:30.invested transport infrastructure for all parts of Britain, not just
:02:31. > :02:46.London and the South East. CHEERING Your rail lines need upgrading just
:02:47. > :02:53.like rail lines all over the country as well. That is why we are going to
:02:54. > :02:56.set up a national investment bank, so there is a fairness in the
:02:57. > :03:02.distribution of those farms all over the country. -- so there is a
:03:03. > :03:09.fairness in the distribution of those funds all over the country.
:03:10. > :03:15.Looking at all of the other issues we face, fundamentally our unfair
:03:16. > :03:20.society. We are just covering a couple of subjects. In education, I
:03:21. > :03:27.am utterly fed up with the way in which school funding formula is so
:03:28. > :03:30.unfair. It tends to be, the poorest schools with the poorest children,
:03:31. > :03:40.achieve less because they received the least. It is wrong. And so we
:03:41. > :03:49.will change that. Making sure there is proper funding. And I want all
:03:50. > :03:55.our children to be properly fed because a child coming into school
:03:56. > :03:59.hungry finds it hard to concentrate. A child coming into school hungry
:04:00. > :04:05.finding it hard to concentrate is less likely to succeed in primary
:04:06. > :04:10.school. Leaving primary school without all the skills they should
:04:11. > :04:14.be equipped with, less likely to do well in secondary school, less
:04:15. > :04:21.likely to do A-levels or any other qualification, less likely to get to
:04:22. > :04:27.college or university. That means a poor child growing up in poverty
:04:28. > :04:30.does not get to be the teacher, the engineer, the doctor, the lawyer, or
:04:31. > :04:36.to achieve what they want in their lives. Two people lose because of
:04:37. > :04:40.that, one is that child who hasn't achieved what they wanted in life,
:04:41. > :04:51.their ambitions, the other people who lose all of us because that
:04:52. > :04:55.bright child didn't get to be the doctor, the lawyer or whatever else
:04:56. > :05:01.they wanted to be. They underachieved in life. So I am
:05:02. > :05:04.utterly determined that we will find our schools properly, we will pay
:05:05. > :05:13.our teachers properly and not force them to leave under stress levels
:05:14. > :05:20.that are unbearable. And we will make sure children are properly fed
:05:21. > :05:32.and primary schools are giving every child a good lunch every day. And,
:05:33. > :05:39.I'm sure you agree with me and that we all share this, learning is about
:05:40. > :05:44.English, it is about maths, science, geography and history, all
:05:45. > :05:48.absolutely crucial and important subjects. But it is also about
:05:49. > :05:57.unlocking the creativity and imagination that is the air in all
:05:58. > :06:02.of us. -- that is there in all of us. It is about being part of a
:06:03. > :06:09.wider community, the great African saying is, it takes a village to
:06:10. > :06:15.bring up a child, it takes a child to educate a village. That is the
:06:16. > :06:21.philosophy that will be behind it and I am very proud of what we are
:06:22. > :06:24.doing. We are also going to introduce a pupil premium so every
:06:25. > :06:36.child in every school can learn a musical instrument. CHEERING
:06:37. > :06:40.And before some incredible expert writes for one of our broadsheet
:06:41. > :06:45.papers, tells me this is all unnecessary and excessive and
:06:46. > :06:50.nonsense, I simply say this, you do well at music, you do well at music,
:06:51. > :06:58.you do well at maths, you do well at music. Science and arts are not that
:06:59. > :07:05.far apart. But we also have other challenges. Students going on in the
:07:06. > :07:10.university, those who want to be nurses, held back because the
:07:11. > :07:15.Government has cancelled the nurse bursary. I was talking to a group of
:07:16. > :07:19.nurses in Bristol last week and they had decided to go into nursing, they
:07:20. > :07:24.had done other jobs in their lives and they wanted to go into nursing.
:07:25. > :07:27.Absolutely brilliant because they are bringing that life experience
:07:28. > :07:31.into nursing. But they told me they could only do it because they had
:07:32. > :07:36.got the nurse bursary to help them through the training. The Tories
:07:37. > :07:44.cancelled, the force there will be a shortage of nurses. A Labour
:07:45. > :07:53.Government on June ninth will bring it back.
:07:54. > :08:04.As well as being in Parliament, I have been a long enough to remember
:08:05. > :08:06.when going to university was a choice, not something you approach
:08:07. > :08:10.with trepidation because you wondered what will happen in the
:08:11. > :08:14.future. We have gone through it all very carefully and we are utterly
:08:15. > :08:21.determined to get rid of student fees so everyone can go to
:08:22. > :08:28.university. CHEERING So, these things are all very
:08:29. > :08:33.important. What is also important is the way in which we approach the
:08:34. > :08:39.other issues that are facing so many. I am constantly angry and
:08:40. > :08:42.shocked at the number of people I meet in all our towns and cities who
:08:43. > :08:47.are sleeping rough, who are homeless. Those that have suffered
:08:48. > :08:52.all kind of problems in their lives end up sleeping rough. What is it
:08:53. > :08:57.with modern Britain? What is it with modern Tory Britain that somehow or
:08:58. > :09:02.other, we just condone it? We just accept it as one of those things? It
:09:03. > :09:08.is not, it hasn't always been like that. So, we will have a housing
:09:09. > :09:10.strategy that does support the homeless, that does make sure
:09:11. > :09:25.everyone... CHEERING But in many ways, those farmers are
:09:26. > :09:31.a symptom of the problem, a symptom of a country that has not developed
:09:32. > :09:35.enough secure lifetime tenancy Council housing, that has not
:09:36. > :09:40.ensured that those who want to buy get a chance because the deposits
:09:41. > :09:44.are too high or their income to low and those who are living in a
:09:45. > :09:48.private renting sector in some parts of the country paid far too much and
:09:49. > :09:53.in all parts of the country are living in an insecure way in an
:09:54. > :09:58.insecure place, so next week in Birmingham we will be launching our
:09:59. > :10:02.comprehensive housing strategy that supports the homeless, to give them
:10:03. > :10:06.somewhere to live, to build the council housing we need, we want a
:10:07. > :10:09.million new homes in five years, half of which will be council
:10:10. > :10:16.housing, and we want to regulate the private renting sector and ensure
:10:17. > :10:21.those that want to buy are able to get that start.
:10:22. > :10:26.CHEERING Because I do not measure the success
:10:27. > :10:30.of a housing policy by the number of big-time investors that can buy
:10:31. > :10:33.luxury homes in London and the south-east and keep them empty while
:10:34. > :10:37.the prices rise and sell them on without them ever being used. There
:10:38. > :10:44.is something offensive about places being kept empty while there are
:10:45. > :10:49.people who are homeless. It will be different. It will be a very, very
:10:50. > :10:56.different philosophy. And it is also the world in which we live. We are
:10:57. > :10:59.faced, our generation, we are faced with the issues of climate change.
:11:00. > :11:04.We are faced with the issues of environmental destruction and
:11:05. > :11:09.sustainability. I have a very strong view on all of this. I want to bring
:11:10. > :11:15.the Government that develops an energy policy where 60% of our power
:11:16. > :11:19.is generated from renewable sources. CHEERING
:11:20. > :11:25.I want to be the Government that does pay respect to the natural
:11:26. > :11:28.world, our ecosystems and does play its part in understanding and
:11:29. > :11:33.supporting global emission agreements and doing everything we
:11:34. > :11:38.can to protect this planet on which we all live. And so, you will find a
:11:39. > :11:44.Government that is serious about environmental policies and politics
:11:45. > :11:47.and serious about sustainability. Because we need to leave this planet
:11:48. > :11:52.in a better state for our children and grandchildren...
:11:53. > :12:02.CHEERING And all of this is not romantic
:12:03. > :12:06.optimism. What it is is serious about people's lives, serious about
:12:07. > :12:14.our communities and serious about how we invest in our economy and
:12:15. > :12:18.that is why I started by a short contribution today. But really it is
:12:19. > :12:22.about what we do to convince people between now and June the 8th how
:12:23. > :12:28.they are going to vote and what choice they are going to make. Since
:12:29. > :12:31.this campaign started, we are going on 41 events all around the country
:12:32. > :12:37.and the numbers of people coming are enormous and if you look around
:12:38. > :12:41.yourselves at this crowd here today, we are young, we are old, we are
:12:42. > :12:46.black, we fight, we are women, we are men, we are every part of our
:12:47. > :12:52.community. -- we are black, we are white. Get that message across,
:12:53. > :12:58.communities doing things together. Some things you can legislate for.
:12:59. > :13:03.You can legislate to improve health, improve education, you can spend
:13:04. > :13:06.money to improve housing. You can invest to improve our economy and
:13:07. > :13:11.get better rights at work. You can do many of those things. What we can
:13:12. > :13:21.also do is understand the crisis people go through. I'm very proud of
:13:22. > :13:24.the section of our manifesto on mental health and Brian who spoke
:13:25. > :13:27.this morning in Bradford at our launch about his own problems and
:13:28. > :13:32.his own life and what he was trying to do about it, and what he was
:13:33. > :13:38.trying to do to help others. Just as much as those people that are living
:13:39. > :13:41.in difficult lives with mental health, waiting months to get
:13:42. > :13:43.support, they need help and we need a mental Health Service that works
:13:44. > :13:52.for them. CHEERING
:13:53. > :13:58.We also need to recognise that those that rely on pensions, if you are of
:13:59. > :14:07.an older age, need the security of a triple lock. We will guarantee the
:14:08. > :14:10.triple lock for all pensioners. Which is something the Conservatives
:14:11. > :14:15.are incapable of doing. And we also recognise the way in which the Busby
:14:16. > :14:20.women have been so short-changed by this Government and will indeed
:14:21. > :14:24.deliver for them. Because I am determined at the end of the period
:14:25. > :14:30.of a Labour Government, this will be a society not riven by injustice,
:14:31. > :14:35.inequality, necessary poverty and under of so many of our people but
:14:36. > :14:39.will instead be stronger communities, stronger public
:14:40. > :14:43.services and a more efficient economy that works for role, with a
:14:44. > :14:48.real living wage for all of ?10 an hour.
:14:49. > :14:55.CHEERING None of this... None of this will be
:14:56. > :15:00.achieved if you are not registered to vote and don't vote. None of this
:15:01. > :15:06.will be achieved if we don't ensure that we gain constituencies we don't
:15:07. > :15:10.hold at the moment. This place is historic beyond belief in political
:15:11. > :15:17.terms. The political battles through Carn Valley go back hundred years or
:15:18. > :15:22.more. I have read the history of it but I don't have time to give it to
:15:23. > :15:27.you now. But in the steps of those that went before, for victory, for
:15:28. > :15:33.justice, social justice, decent housing, decent health and a decent
:15:34. > :15:40.and fair society, I invite you all to get behind Delmar, work with her,
:15:41. > :15:51.knock on those doors... CHEERING
:15:52. > :15:55.Thelma! Thelma! Thelma! So on June nine, we will know the good news
:15:56. > :16:04.that this area once again returns to the local polls are Labour MP, who
:16:05. > :16:14.will deliver the things we are determined to do. The manifesto
:16:15. > :16:24.hasn't made it from the bus to my hands but Thelma has one. Seamless.
:16:25. > :16:29.There you are. For the many, not the few. That's our slogan, that's our
:16:30. > :16:31.watchword, that's our message, that's our inspiration. Go through
:16:32. > :17:16.it! Thank you very much. CHEERING
:17:17. > :17:17.And the provision by the Academy. I want people to aspire to come to a