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| Jeremy Corbyn pledges to 'rebuild Britain' | |
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| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has set out 10 pledges "to rebuild and transform Britain". | |
| Speaking in Dagenham, east London, Mr Corbyn outlined plans to ensure full employment by creating one million jobs building new infrastructure. | |
| He also called for stronger employment rights and an NHS free of any private sector involvement. | |
| Mr Corbyn is due to face challenger Owen Smith later in the first hustings of the Labour leadership campaign. | Mr Corbyn is due to face challenger Owen Smith later in the first hustings of the Labour leadership campaign. |
| The debate in Cardiff is one of a series planned across the UK during the contest, which ends on 24 September. | The debate in Cardiff is one of a series planned across the UK during the contest, which ends on 24 September. |
| In his speech in London, Mr Corbyn reiterated his claim that the UK's economic model is "broken" and spoke about how the country can respond. | |
| 'Richer lives' | 'Richer lives' |
| Mr Corbyn said: "We could all be living richer lives in a sustainable, more prosperous and more caring society." | |
| "Labour will pledge to rebuild and transform Britain with a bold £500bn programme of investment," the Labour leader added. | |
| In an interview in The Guardian, his rival Owen Smith says Labour is "teetering on the edge of a precipice" and "could be bust apart and disappear." | In an interview in The Guardian, his rival Owen Smith says Labour is "teetering on the edge of a precipice" and "could be bust apart and disappear." |
| Mr Smith's pitch at this evening's hustings will be that he can unite Labour and turn it into what he calls "a radical government in waiting," BBC political correspondent Chris Mason says. | Mr Smith's pitch at this evening's hustings will be that he can unite Labour and turn it into what he calls "a radical government in waiting," BBC political correspondent Chris Mason says. |
| Asked about Mr Smith's warnings that Labour could end up splitting, shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who is running Mr Corbyn's re-election campaign, said it was the "wrong tactic in a leadership election". | Asked about Mr Smith's warnings that Labour could end up splitting, shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who is running Mr Corbyn's re-election campaign, said it was the "wrong tactic in a leadership election". |
| "I've had Labour Party members... saying 'the message that is coming across from some of Owen Smith's friends is you either vote for Owen Smith or we'll split the party' and that's a threat and I don't think that's acceptable. I don't think that's what Owen Smith wants either," Mr McDonnell said. | "I've had Labour Party members... saying 'the message that is coming across from some of Owen Smith's friends is you either vote for Owen Smith or we'll split the party' and that's a threat and I don't think that's acceptable. I don't think that's what Owen Smith wants either," Mr McDonnell said. |
| He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme Mr Smith could end talk of division if he were to "denounce" supporters "who are trying to split the party" and pledge to serve under Mr Corbyn if he wins the contest. | He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme Mr Smith could end talk of division if he were to "denounce" supporters "who are trying to split the party" and pledge to serve under Mr Corbyn if he wins the contest. |
| Pressed over claims by Mr Smith that Mr McDonnell had said he was prepared to see the party split "'if that's what it takes'", the shadow chancellor said: "I don't think I did say that. I don't recall that." He has previously denounced the claim as "complete rubbish". | Pressed over claims by Mr Smith that Mr McDonnell had said he was prepared to see the party split "'if that's what it takes'", the shadow chancellor said: "I don't think I did say that. I don't recall that." He has previously denounced the claim as "complete rubbish". |
| Mr McDonnell added: "I've given my whole life to this party, there's no way I am ever, ever going to allow this party to split. And it won't." | Mr McDonnell added: "I've given my whole life to this party, there's no way I am ever, ever going to allow this party to split. And it won't." |
| Legal challenge | Legal challenge |
| Meanwhile, a group of Labour Party members is launching a legal challenge over restrictions on who can vote in the party's leadership battle. | Meanwhile, a group of Labour Party members is launching a legal challenge over restrictions on who can vote in the party's leadership battle. |
| Five party members are claiming breach of contract after Labour's governing body, the NEC, ruled that only members who joined the party on or before 12 January this year could vote. | Five party members are claiming breach of contract after Labour's governing body, the NEC, ruled that only members who joined the party on or before 12 January this year could vote. |
| To be able to vote, anyone who joined after 12 January had to pay an extra £25 to become a "registered supporter". | To be able to vote, anyone who joined after 12 January had to pay an extra £25 to become a "registered supporter". |
| The decision is thought to have prevented about 120,000 new members from voting in the contest, BBC political correspondent Tom Bateman said. | The decision is thought to have prevented about 120,000 new members from voting in the contest, BBC political correspondent Tom Bateman said. |
| Sources close to Mr Corbyn believe most of the new members would be likely to back the incumbent leader, he added. | Sources close to Mr Corbyn believe most of the new members would be likely to back the incumbent leader, he added. |
| The hearing at the High Court is expected to last all day. | The hearing at the High Court is expected to last all day. |