:00:00. > :00:00.brave enough to defy parliaments, you would be considered as bold as
:00:00. > :03:37.brass. Colleagues, friends, brothers and
:03:38. > :03:42.sisters, welcome to Event City here in Manchester, to launch the Labour
:03:43. > :03:46.Party general election 2017 campaign.
:03:47. > :03:50.What a wonderful city! What a wonderful people!
:03:51. > :04:00.APPLAUSE And, I've got to say, I'm terribly
:04:01. > :04:04.excited! About the general election! I'm
:04:05. > :04:14.terribly excited about the policies which Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party
:04:15. > :04:20.are rolling out in 2017! I'm so proud and so privileged. I
:04:21. > :04:27.was a coal miner in the coal mines of the north-east. What a fantastic
:04:28. > :04:31.job at was. Great solidarity, great camaraderie, friendship. And I
:04:32. > :04:37.really privileged to be joined national campaigns coordinator with
:04:38. > :04:41.my good friend Andrew Gwynne, and I'm also very proud to be parted
:04:42. > :04:50.Jeremy CorbynShadow Cabinet! CHEERING
:04:51. > :04:53.These... These, colleagues, are the future of
:04:54. > :04:59.a very bright new dawn with the Labour Party. Listen, this election
:05:00. > :05:07.on aids of June is extremely critical, colleagues. -- on the 8th
:05:08. > :05:13.of June. It isn't complex, it isn't in any way work at science, but it
:05:14. > :05:18.is about serving the many and not the few, as you see on some of the
:05:19. > :05:27.boards. It is about justice, it about equality and fairness across
:05:28. > :05:29.our communities. This election is about transforming our society,
:05:30. > :05:30.making people's lives are better in this country.
:05:31. > :05:45.APPLAUSE Colleagues...
:05:46. > :05:50.Colleagues, we cannot simply continue down the Welch red Tory
:05:51. > :05:57.pass, where a fuel at the very top take the spoils and the rest of the
:05:58. > :06:03.country struggles to cover their way in the world -- we cannot continue
:06:04. > :06:08.down the well-tread Tory path. An election is about the future of the
:06:09. > :06:13.many, not the few. Building a more equal society, a fairer society, a
:06:14. > :06:18.better society for all. You know, I am ashamed at times to see how this
:06:19. > :06:27.country has fallen into the state it actually is. Where it -- we are the
:06:28. > :06:31.sixth richest economy in the world. I want no lectures off anybody
:06:32. > :06:39.telling us we have not got the finances to look after those at the
:06:40. > :06:47.bottom! I don't want anybody kidding me about the wealth of this nation!
:06:48. > :06:54.In the last 12 months, the top 1000 richest people in this country
:06:55. > :07:01.increased their wealth by ?83 billion whilst one million-plus
:07:02. > :07:05.people use food banks simply to exist. No lectures on the wealth of
:07:06. > :07:10.this nation. We have seen the National Health Service brought to
:07:11. > :07:15.its knees with staff are undervalued, with the children left
:07:16. > :07:22.in corridors or, indeed, using chairs for beds. We have all seen
:07:23. > :07:31.that photograph in the Daily Mirror where we had this little baby in a
:07:32. > :07:35.critical condition in hospital lying on two patio chairs pushed together.
:07:36. > :07:41.Colleagues, it's got to change! CHEERING
:07:42. > :07:45.We've seen the schools... We've seen our schools under attack,
:07:46. > :07:52.with the least well off seeing the biggest cuts and the Prime Minister
:07:53. > :07:55.pursuing a wasteful and divisive Academy and grammar School
:07:56. > :08:01.programme. And we will not stand by and allow this to happen. We have
:08:02. > :08:07.seen the world of work change beyond recognition, with a secure job now
:08:08. > :08:13.the stuff of dreams for many people. With 1 million people on zero-hours
:08:14. > :08:21.contracts. Colleagues, we will ban zero our contracts!
:08:22. > :08:28.CHEERING -- we will ban zero-hours contracts!
:08:29. > :08:30.We have seen a rise in poverty across-the-board, with child
:08:31. > :08:39.poverty, with pensioner poverty, with fuel poverty all soaring. We
:08:40. > :08:45.hear harrowing stories about children, kids, babies, at school,
:08:46. > :08:52.putting their arms up and asking to go to the toilet and then visiting
:08:53. > :08:57.the cloakroom to get the sandwiches out of somebody else's packed lunch.
:08:58. > :09:04.We hear the harrowing stories of kids, our future, rating the
:09:05. > :09:16.refrigerators in the schools instead of being fed properly like this
:09:17. > :09:23.party promises. Cannot be allowed to continue, man. It's 2017, and the
:09:24. > :09:30.Labour Party will stand to put up with it no more, colleagues.
:09:31. > :09:37.APPLAUSE It's doesn't have to be this way!
:09:38. > :09:42.Politics is about choices, and this election offers our party a golden
:09:43. > :09:45.opportunity. It offers a chance to offer the British people a programme
:09:46. > :09:50.that will improve their lives and make our country a better place to
:09:51. > :09:56.live. The manifesto is bold, it is imaginative, it is distinct. It is a
:09:57. > :10:02.great Labour Party manifesto. It seeks to excite the young people, it
:10:03. > :10:06.seeks to protect sure start, ensure school funding is maintained, giving
:10:07. > :10:09.everybody a hot nutritious meal at school, restoring the education
:10:10. > :10:14.maintenance allowance and university bursaries. For the Older People, we
:10:15. > :10:21.ensure the pensions triple lock will be maintained, free bus passes and
:10:22. > :10:25.winter fuel will be maintained. Proper funding of the NHS and social
:10:26. > :10:32.care. And what is really important for the Older People is tackling the
:10:33. > :10:39.epidemic of loneliness. These are guarantees from Jeremy Corbyn's
:10:40. > :10:43.Labour Party. You know, we can do pet if -- better for people in work.
:10:44. > :10:49.Giving the workforce arise, a rise in the living wage to its real
:10:50. > :10:53.level, banning zero-hours contracts and insuring workers have the boys.
:10:54. > :10:57.We could do better for public services and ensure the currently
:10:58. > :11:02.undervalued staff, who are overstretched, not only get a pay
:11:03. > :11:08.rise but the resources to do their jobs properly. Whose sole Theresa
:11:09. > :11:15.May on the BBC only last week? I was amazed. She was asked, is it fair
:11:16. > :11:22.that nurses have had a 14% pay cut since 2010? And are having to use
:11:23. > :11:28.food banks? She was bonded by saying the reason nurses are using food
:11:29. > :11:32.banks is extremely compact -- she responded by saying. It's not
:11:33. > :11:35.complex, they have not got enough money to feed themselves and their
:11:36. > :11:45.families. And that must end, comrades.
:11:46. > :11:50.APPLAUSE. You know, when you want to change,
:11:51. > :11:59.when we want to change the political landscape of work, when we are
:12:00. > :12:01.looking to change politics in the best interests of everyone, when we
:12:02. > :12:09.are up against the might of the establishment who'll do whatever it
:12:10. > :12:15.takes to cling on to that unchecked powers, we'll all experience
:12:16. > :12:19.setbacks as individuals and as a party. We get knocked down but we've
:12:20. > :12:25.got to get back up again, dust ourselves down and get back into
:12:26. > :12:30.this fight for Government. We might be down at times. As I say, dust
:12:31. > :12:34.yourselves down, there's a fight to be had. You know, we've got...
:12:35. > :12:40.APPLAUSE. A great political movement. In the
:12:41. > :12:46.movement, the Labour and the Trade Union movement was born in struggle.
:12:47. > :12:52.They don't call it the struggle for nothing. And we understand the
:12:53. > :12:57.challenges here. Never forget the sacrifices that our predecessors
:12:58. > :13:01.made to deliver the institutions and freedoms we now enjoy. And remember,
:13:02. > :13:09.things can be different. It doesn't have to be this way. No-one should
:13:10. > :13:16.be held back and you need no-one behind. Colleagues, we have a duty,
:13:17. > :13:20.we have a moral duty, we have a political obligation, to communicate
:13:21. > :13:31.and articulate our messages, our policies in every town, every city,
:13:32. > :13:39.every village here in the UK we must speak to people door-to-door in
:13:40. > :13:44.whatever capacity we can. Anybody who wants to help can next the
:13:45. > :13:56.number on the screen supposed to be behind me now, see. Colleagues, I'm
:13:57. > :14:00.concluding quite simply by saying, let's mobilise a winning future for
:14:01. > :14:06.all. Let's win the hearts and minds of our people and deliver a fairer,
:14:07. > :14:08.equal Society for The many and not the few. On wards and upwards!
:14:09. > :14:21.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Thank you. Thank you. Colleagues,
:14:22. > :14:54.thank you. Thank you so much. Colleagues, it gives me great
:14:55. > :14:59.pleasure to introduce the next speaker, Julie Hesmond-Halsh.
:15:00. > :15:00.Best-known for Corrie and more recently broad church and Happy
:15:01. > :15:16.Valley. Julie, the floor's yours. Thank you.
:15:17. > :15:23.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Thank you. Right, well, follow that.
:15:24. > :15:31.Brilliant. Hello, everyone. Good morning. I feel incredibly humbled
:15:32. > :15:36.and honoured to be here today at the launch of the Labour Party general
:15:37. > :15:45.election campaign in this amazing city with its rich history of
:15:46. > :15:46.culture, of industry of protest, of struggle and resistance.
:15:47. > :16:02.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. When Jeremy Corbyn became leader of
:16:03. > :16:08.the party 18 months ago, I can honestly say that in my adult life I
:16:09. > :16:15.had never felt as excited and exhilarated by Party Politics.
:16:16. > :16:28.APPLAUSE. For me, it felt like a moment. A
:16:29. > :16:33.moment when the Labour Party and its core values and principles would
:16:34. > :16:37.finally be in line with my own deeply held socialist beliefs about
:16:38. > :16:51.equality, justice and peace. APPLAUSE.
:16:52. > :17:00.At the time on the campaign trail, I said I felt like I was part of a
:17:01. > :17:05.new, exciting mass movement of people who gave a toss about stuff.
:17:06. > :17:11.APPLAUSE. Well, this is our moment, this is
:17:12. > :17:20.our chance and from tomorrow we have 30 days. 30 days to be on the right
:17:21. > :17:29.side of history. 30 days to take our message into the homes and the
:17:30. > :17:31.hearts and the minds of people who been long disenfranchised with
:17:32. > :17:38.politics thinking that we are all the same. We emphatically are not.
:17:39. > :17:52.APPLAUSE. We have 30 days to create the
:17:53. > :17:57.opportunity for a fairer, better, more equal society and 30 days to
:17:58. > :18:08.save our NHS. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:18:09. > :18:17.Now is the time to put everything else aside, to stand up for what you
:18:18. > :18:23.believe in in your hearts and souls, to get out on to the streets, get
:18:24. > :18:32.this message across loud and clear. Let's turn this mass movement into a
:18:33. > :18:38.Government, a country, a society that truly gives a toss about stuff.
:18:39. > :19:02.Now, everyone please give a warm, riotous welcome to a man who's
:19:03. > :19:05.dedicated his life to giving a toss about other people. Jeremy Corbyn!
:19:06. > :20:16.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
:20:17. > :20:21.Thank you! Thank you, Julie, for that fantastic
:20:22. > :20:25.introduction and to you and Ian for that fantastic welcome here to
:20:26. > :20:35.Manchester today. It's fantastic we are launching our election campaign
:20:36. > :20:41.here in Manchester. Manchester shows the way in many, many things. One,
:20:42. > :20:46.it showed last Thursday, was by electing Andy Burnham as the Mayor
:20:47. > :20:51.of Greater Manchester. APPLAUSE.
:20:52. > :21:04.And can I... Andy! Andy! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:21:05. > :21:13.Well done. Thank you very much. Fantastic. Give them a wave. Thanks,
:21:14. > :21:21.Andy. Andy will be a great Mayor. But just
:21:22. > :21:25.think how much more Andy will be able to achieve if he's working with
:21:26. > :21:33.a Labour Government committed to the many not the few.
:21:34. > :21:35.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Andy, thanks, congratulations on
:21:36. > :21:40.your election and the people of Manchester are lucky to have you as
:21:41. > :21:46.their Mayor. Well done, Andy. APPLAUSE.
:21:47. > :21:52.We have four weeks, we have four weeks to take our message to the
:21:53. > :21:58.voters, to convince them, Britain can be better. It can be
:21:59. > :22:05.transformed. It doesn't have to be like this. We can transform Britain
:22:06. > :22:10.into a country that instead of being run for the rich, is one where
:22:11. > :22:18.everyone can lead richer lives. APPLAUSE.
:22:19. > :22:29.And I mean richer in every sense. Richer because all of us have
:22:30. > :22:33.potential to fulfil, family to support, interests to pursue, richer
:22:34. > :22:41.when that potential that is there in all of us is not held back. Because
:22:42. > :22:46.there is no doubt this country is being held back. If your children
:22:47. > :22:52.aren't getting the education they deserve, because the class sizes are
:22:53. > :22:58.too high, then your children are being held back. If you're a young
:22:59. > :23:03.couple or anyone trying to get a home and can't make a home because
:23:04. > :23:09.rent and house prices are too high, then you're being held back. If
:23:10. > :23:16.you've worked hard all your life but you can't pursue your dreams of your
:23:17. > :23:21.retirement because you're supporting your family well into their
:23:22. > :23:27.adulthood, then you too are being held back. But Britain is a rich
:23:28. > :23:36.country, the sixth richest country in the world. We caught a glimpse of
:23:37. > :23:43.that wealth only two days ago when Rupert Murdoch's Sunday Times
:23:44. > :23:53.published its rich list. In the last year, Britain's 1,000 richest people
:23:54. > :24:00.have seen their wealth rise by 14% to ?658 billion. That is six times
:24:01. > :24:08.the total budget of our National Health Service. Imagine the outcry
:24:09. > :24:16.if public sector workers decided to put in for a 14% pay rise. Just
:24:17. > :24:22.imagine it. But it's no surprise that the richest have got even
:24:23. > :24:28.richer after the tens of billions the Tories have handed them in tax
:24:29. > :24:35.cuts. That's what we mean when we say the system is rigged for the
:24:36. > :24:39.rich. So thanks for making that clear, Mr Murdoch.
:24:40. > :24:46.APPLAUSE. And so I don't know if Rupert
:24:47. > :24:49.Murdoch plans to give us any other help during the election campaign,
:24:50. > :24:54.but we are grateful for that information.
:24:55. > :25:01.LAUGHTER. In fact, I am more likely expecting
:25:02. > :25:10.hostility. Our challenge to a rigged system is bound to meet hostile
:25:11. > :25:16.till. Change always involves taking on vested interests and there is a
:25:17. > :25:20.real danger that the Tories' scaremongering and spin machine will
:25:21. > :25:26.make some people settle for less than they should, resign themselves
:25:27. > :25:35.to things the way they are. Underestimating just how many more
:25:36. > :25:38.burdens the Tories could impose if an omission to halt the rich getting
:25:39. > :25:42.riching is not halted. The stakes are high. We know from last week's
:25:43. > :25:49.local elections how big the challenge is. We have to convince
:25:50. > :25:56.the sceptical and undecided. They're not sure which way to turn. Who can
:25:57. > :26:03.blame them? People are alienated from politics and politicians.
:26:04. > :26:10.Our Westminster system is broken and our economy is rigged. Both are run
:26:11. > :26:17.in the interests of the few labour is under attack because we are
:26:18. > :26:22.standing up to the elite, who are determined to hijack Brexit and pay
:26:23. > :26:23.even less tax and take even more of the wealth that we all create.
:26:24. > :26:43.APPLAUSE Labour is under attack because we're
:26:44. > :26:46.standing up to the corporate interests plundering our National
:26:47. > :26:54.Health Service. How much more will be privatised if
:26:55. > :27:00.the Tories get another five years? We are drawing a line under decades
:27:01. > :27:01.of privatisation, from energy, to rail, to health, to social care.
:27:02. > :27:22.APPLAUSE That privatisation has made some
:27:23. > :27:26.people very rich indeed, but it has not delivered richer lives for the
:27:27. > :27:30.majority of our people. In the coming days, we will be
:27:31. > :27:36.setting out our plan to transform Britain with an upgraded economy run
:27:37. > :27:47.for the many, not the few. APPLAUSE
:27:48. > :27:54.Theresa May thinks she can dodge the Tory record by claiming she wants to
:27:55. > :27:59.build a fairer Britain, that she cares about working people.
:28:00. > :28:06.Does she think people will forget how the Tories have actually treated
:28:07. > :28:11.working people? It was this Tory leader who sat alongside David
:28:12. > :28:19.Cameron in Government for six years. She was with him when they
:28:20. > :28:27.introduced the bedroom tax. What is Remona Aly fairer about the bedroom
:28:28. > :28:31.tax? What was fair about racking up tuition fees? Or taking benefits
:28:32. > :28:47.away from people with disabilities? APPLAUSE
:28:48. > :28:53.Or about closing the wonderful Labour achievements, our Sure Start
:28:54. > :28:59.centres around the country. Or starving our schools of the cash
:29:00. > :29:05.they need to pay teachers and all those that work in those wonderful
:29:06. > :29:13.teams in our schools? Or opening up the National Health Service to be
:29:14. > :29:18.feasted on by profiteers? Just in case their talk of fairness doesn't
:29:19. > :29:23.wash, they have another card to play, that this election is all
:29:24. > :29:29.about Brexit and who can play at being toughest with Brussels. Labour
:29:30. > :29:32.will not allow the Tories to put their party interests ahead of the
:29:33. > :29:34.real national interests, the interests of the people of this
:29:35. > :29:47.country. APPLAUSE
:29:48. > :29:56.This election is not about Brexit itself, that issue has been settled.
:29:57. > :29:59.The question now is what sort of Brexit do we want, and what sort of
:30:00. > :30:08.country do we want Britain to be after that? Labour wants a job 's
:30:09. > :30:11.first Brexit, a Brexit that safeguards the future of Britain's
:30:12. > :30:22.vital industries. APPLAUSE
:30:23. > :30:29.A Brexit that paves the way to a genuinely fairer society, protecting
:30:30. > :30:35.human rights and an upgraded economy.
:30:36. > :30:40.Labour's plan to transform Britain will mean a big deal to upgrade the
:30:41. > :30:48.economy, new infrastructure to support the industries of the future
:30:49. > :30:54.and an investment in training and skills to equip our workforce to
:30:55. > :30:58.compete globally. It also means rebuilding our National Health
:30:59. > :30:59.Service and social care services with the funding they need.
:31:00. > :31:18.APPLAUSE It means building a million homes to
:31:19. > :31:26.rent and buy. APPLAUSE
:31:27. > :31:36.And it means tackling the scandal of our pollution, which contributes to
:31:37. > :31:37.40,000 deaths per year -- tackling the scandal of ALL: HOWZAT!
:31:38. > :31:49.Pollution. -- the scandal of air pollution. We
:31:50. > :31:51.will not be paying lip service to working people, we will introduce a
:31:52. > :31:57.comprehensive programme to strengthen rights at work. Make sure
:31:58. > :32:06.new jobs are good jobs. APPLAUSE
:32:07. > :32:16.And end the race to the bottom in pay, conditions and job security.
:32:17. > :32:22.Low pay and insecurity have spread like an epidemic under the Tories.
:32:23. > :32:30.Labour will invest in skills, jobs and take action to enforce a floor
:32:31. > :32:34.under employment standards right across-the-board so that all jobs
:32:35. > :32:40.are decent jobs, so that all workers, the true wealth creators in
:32:41. > :32:44.society, can play their part in transforming Britain and benefit
:32:45. > :33:03.fully from it. That is why we are fighting to win
:33:04. > :33:08.this election, so we can transform Britain for the many and not the
:33:09. > :33:09.few. When we win, the British people win.
:33:10. > :33:18.APPLAUSE The nurse... The people win. The
:33:19. > :33:24.nurse, the teacher, the small trader, the carer, the builder, the
:33:25. > :33:29.office worker. They all win. Labour is offering a real choice, a real
:33:30. > :33:33.alternative to the rigged system holding us back, and to the
:33:34. > :33:37.Conservatives, who are running our country down. The economy is still
:33:38. > :33:41.rigged in favour of the rich and powerful. When Labour wins, there
:33:42. > :33:45.will be a reckoning for those who thought they could get away with
:33:46. > :33:50.acid stripping our industry, crushing our economy through their
:33:51. > :33:50.greed and ripping off workers and consumers.
:33:51. > :34:11.CHEERING When did the Conservatives, David
:34:12. > :34:16.Cameron, George Osborne, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, ever stand up to
:34:17. > :34:23.their financial backers and demand our money back?
:34:24. > :34:27.APPLAUSE Instead, they make others that the
:34:28. > :34:33.bill. -- that make this foot the bill.
:34:34. > :34:38.Nurses, carers, soldiers, disabled, young people trying to get a home of
:34:39. > :34:42.their own, the elderly looking for dignity in retirement and those
:34:43. > :34:47.working hard to get on, they make them foot the bill. This makes me
:34:48. > :34:58.angry, and I know it makes the people of Britain angry, too!
:34:59. > :35:03.APPLAUSE So today I say to tax cheats, the
:35:04. > :35:05.rip-off bosses and the greedy bankers, enough is enough.
:35:06. > :35:17.APPLAUSE In this election, Labour is standing
:35:18. > :35:21.for decent jobs, investment for the future, shared wealth creation,
:35:22. > :35:26.security at work, affordable homes for all and a fully funded National
:35:27. > :35:35.Health Service and schools. APPLAUSE
:35:36. > :35:48.Training and skills, an end to rip-off privatisation, fair taxation
:35:49. > :35:52.and a fairer and more equal country. As we set out our detailed plans for
:35:53. > :35:58.Britain, the scale of the change we are offering will become very clear.
:35:59. > :36:06.Let's turn our country round. Let's come together to transform Britain.
:36:07. > :36:21.Together, we can win. For the many, not the few. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:36:22. > :36:32.So don't wake up on the 9th of June to see celebrations from the tax
:36:33. > :36:35.cheats, the press barons, the greedy bankers, Philip Green, the Southern
:36:36. > :36:40.rail directors and crooked financiers that take wealth and have
:36:41. > :36:46.got away with it, because they are the party they own. That is the
:36:47. > :36:54.Conservative Party that have won. We have four weeks to ruin their
:36:55. > :36:58.party. We have ball weeks to have a chance to take our wealth back. We
:36:59. > :37:09.have ball weeks to show what kind of country we are. We know that the
:37:10. > :37:18.people of this country don't pass by on the other side. That is the
:37:19. > :37:25.principal we will take into government so that we can unlock
:37:26. > :37:28.every person's potential and everyone can make their
:37:29. > :37:36.contribution, their best contribution, to our society. We
:37:37. > :37:42.have ball weeks to win and transform Britain for the many, not the few.
:37:43. > :37:50.-- we have four weeks to win. We must seize the chance to day and
:37:51. > :37:51.every day until June the 8th! Thank you very much! CHEERING AND
:37:52. > :38:15.APPLAUSE. MUSIC PLAYS
:38:16. > :38:24.# Hush now, child, and don't you cry.
:38:25. > :38:32.# Just move on up. # Toward your destination.
:38:33. > :38:49.# You may find from time to time complication.
:38:50. > :39:01.# Bite your lip. # And take the trip.
:39:02. > :39:07.# Though there may be a wet road ahead, you cannot slip.
:39:08. > :39:14.# Just move on up. # For peace divine.
:39:15. > :39:20.# Enter the steeple of beautiful people, where there's only one kind.
:39:21. > :39:51.# So Hush now, child. # Don't you cry.
:39:52. > :39:58.I am the UK correspondents for two global news channels in France and
:39:59. > :40:02.in English and I am delighted to be here at Chatham House, Chatham House
:40:03. > :40:03.where I learned many, many things. And I hope you will in