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| Labour 'staking out new centre ground', says Jeremy Corbyn | |
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| Labour is "staking out the new centre ground in British politics", Jeremy Corbyn has said in a new year message. | |
| Mr Corbyn said the prospect of a "new Britain" was "closer than ever" and he was leading a "government in waiting". | Mr Corbyn said the prospect of a "new Britain" was "closer than ever" and he was leading a "government in waiting". |
| The left wing veteran promised to use 2018 to help people "fulfil their hopes" in a future where "we all share the wealth we create". | The left wing veteran promised to use 2018 to help people "fulfil their hopes" in a future where "we all share the wealth we create". |
| Labour defied predictions of a landslide defeat in the 2017 general election to secure a hung parliament. | Labour defied predictions of a landslide defeat in the 2017 general election to secure a hung parliament. |
| The result saw Prime Minister Theresa May lose her Commons majority, but the Conservatives remain the largest party. | The result saw Prime Minister Theresa May lose her Commons majority, but the Conservatives remain the largest party. |
| The Labour leader also used the message to attack a "failed system" of governance and "stagnant economy" of wealth disparity run by a "self-serving elite". | The Labour leader also used the message to attack a "failed system" of governance and "stagnant economy" of wealth disparity run by a "self-serving elite". |
| The 2017 general election showed "the establishment's secret is out: they're not as strong as they appear" and have "no idea how to fix their broken system," Mr Corbyn said. | The 2017 general election showed "the establishment's secret is out: they're not as strong as they appear" and have "no idea how to fix their broken system," Mr Corbyn said. |
| "The old political consensus is finished," he added. | "The old political consensus is finished," he added. |
| 'Weak and divided' | 'Weak and divided' |
| He insisted Labour now occupied the new centre ground in British politics. | He insisted Labour now occupied the new centre ground in British politics. |
| "We are staking out the new centre ground in British politics, backing the things which most people want but are blocked by vested interests. | "We are staking out the new centre ground in British politics, backing the things which most people want but are blocked by vested interests. |
| "We are a government in waiting, while the Conservatives are weak and divided and stuck in an outdated rut with no new ideas," he said. | "We are a government in waiting, while the Conservatives are weak and divided and stuck in an outdated rut with no new ideas," he said. |
| Mr Corbyn said Labour's mission was to "give people support and security and use their talents, unleash their creativity and fulfil their hopes". | Mr Corbyn said Labour's mission was to "give people support and security and use their talents, unleash their creativity and fulfil their hopes". |
| "The hope of a new Britain, run in the interests of the many, not the few, is closer than ever before. | "The hope of a new Britain, run in the interests of the many, not the few, is closer than ever before. |
| "Together we can, and we will, deliver it." | "Together we can, and we will, deliver it." |