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| Brexit: Boris Johnson arrives at manor house in Wirral for private talks with Leo Varadkar - live news | Brexit: Boris Johnson arrives at manor house in Wirral for private talks with Leo Varadkar - live news |
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| Here is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech. | |
| "The alternative Queen’s Speech I’ve set out today is the most transformative, radical and exciting programme ever put before the British electorate."Read @jeremycorbyn's full speech today: https://t.co/BeDpfKfwwu | |
| A summary of the highlights is coming soon. | |
| Some anti-Brexit protesters have arrived outside Thornton Manor, the Liverpool Echo’s Liam Thorp reports. | |
| Boris will be even more unhappy now these guys have arrived! pic.twitter.com/WyNQ5wtNzc | |
| And now the gates are shut, my colleague Lisa O’Carroll reports. | And now the gates are shut, my colleague Lisa O’Carroll reports. |
| Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson have just arrived... at Thornton Manor in the Wirral. Gates closed now for two hour meeting pic.twitter.com/AX2Cys2qC9 | Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson have just arrived... at Thornton Manor in the Wirral. Gates closed now for two hour meeting pic.twitter.com/AX2Cys2qC9 |
| Leo Varadkar arrived at Thornton Manor 22 minutes after Boris Johnson, according to the Irish Daily Mail’s Emma Jane Hade. | Leo Varadkar arrived at Thornton Manor 22 minutes after Boris Johnson, according to the Irish Daily Mail’s Emma Jane Hade. |
| NEW: 22 minutes after Boris arrived, @LeoVaradkar has arrived at Thornton Manor for their meeting pic.twitter.com/meCfg4FyhZ | NEW: 22 minutes after Boris arrived, @LeoVaradkar has arrived at Thornton Manor for their meeting pic.twitter.com/meCfg4FyhZ |
| Thornton Manor is also a “dream wedding” venue, my colleague Paul Johnson points out. | Thornton Manor is also a “dream wedding” venue, my colleague Paul Johnson points out. |
| Venue for Boris Johnson - Leo Varadkar crisis #Brexit talksThornton Manor, Birkenhead-‘we invite you to enjoy every moment of your special day with us’ pic.twitter.com/Scgcz5Mhg3 | Venue for Boris Johnson - Leo Varadkar crisis #Brexit talksThornton Manor, Birkenhead-‘we invite you to enjoy every moment of your special day with us’ pic.twitter.com/Scgcz5Mhg3 |
| This is form MLex’s Matthew Holehouse on the venue for the Johnson/Varadkar talks. | This is form MLex’s Matthew Holehouse on the venue for the Johnson/Varadkar talks. |
| The venue of previous high-stakes gatherings, including Coleen Rooney's 21st birthday party. https://t.co/FjG5R78hdA | The venue of previous high-stakes gatherings, including Coleen Rooney's 21st birthday party. https://t.co/FjG5R78hdA |
| Turning away from the Corbyn Q&A for a moment, Boris Johnson has lost his game of hide and seek with the media. This is from the Liverpool Echo’s Liam Thorp. | Turning away from the Corbyn Q&A for a moment, Boris Johnson has lost his game of hide and seek with the media. This is from the Liverpool Echo’s Liam Thorp. |
| BREAKING: Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Thornton Manor in Wirral for crunch talks with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar pic.twitter.com/QfDlotfsq2 | BREAKING: Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Thornton Manor in Wirral for crunch talks with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar pic.twitter.com/QfDlotfsq2 |
| Q: How hard will it be to win an election when the Tories are also promising a big increase in public spending? And if you lose, will you stand down? | Q: How hard will it be to win an election when the Tories are also promising a big increase in public spending? And if you lose, will you stand down? |
| Corbyn says he never comments on opinion polls. He does not study them. | Corbyn says he never comments on opinion polls. He does not study them. |
| But the 2017 election was called in an emergency manner, and Labour went into it with the most radical, transformative manifesto that had been put to the people. He got the biggest increase in the Labour vote since 1945. He thinks he opened the eyes of people to how things could be different. | But the 2017 election was called in an emergency manner, and Labour went into it with the most radical, transformative manifesto that had been put to the people. He got the biggest increase in the Labour vote since 1945. He thinks he opened the eyes of people to how things could be different. |
| He says he has spent a lot of time since then touring the country, and listening to people. | He says he has spent a lot of time since then touring the country, and listening to people. |
| A lot of people feel depressed and angry. The levels of mental health problem reflect the anxiety being generated by what is going wrong. | A lot of people feel depressed and angry. The levels of mental health problem reflect the anxiety being generated by what is going wrong. |
| What this country cannot afford is the level of inequality it has. | What this country cannot afford is the level of inequality it has. |
| He says, when the election is called, he will be out there, with hundreds of thousands of Labour members sending the message that things can be different. | He says, when the election is called, he will be out there, with hundreds of thousands of Labour members sending the message that things can be different. |
| Do you want the country run by a party that has cut and sliced public services? Or do you want more of the same? | Do you want the country run by a party that has cut and sliced public services? Or do you want more of the same? |
| He says he is very fit, and determined to win an election. | He says he is very fit, and determined to win an election. |
| Q: What is your plan for the backstop? | Q: What is your plan for the backstop? |
| Corbyn says the best solution would be to maintain a customs union relationship with the EU. | Corbyn says the best solution would be to maintain a customs union relationship with the EU. |
| Q: What is your response to what Donald Trump said about how anyone could drive on the wrong side of the road? | Q: What is your response to what Donald Trump said about how anyone could drive on the wrong side of the road? |
| That is the most crass, insensitive comment anyone could ever make. | |
| He says a man died. Let’s have some humanity and justice, he says. | He says a man died. Let’s have some humanity and justice, he says. |
| Q: Some Labour MPs want a referendum before an election. Are you committed to an election first? And when should it be? | Q: Some Labour MPs want a referendum before an election. Are you committed to an election first? And when should it be? |
| Corbyn says he is proposing a second referendum when a Labour government is elected. People would have a choice between remain and a deal. We are in for a few days of shadowing boxing by Boris Johnson. Corbyn says he hopes the decision comes back to parliament. | Corbyn says he is proposing a second referendum when a Labour government is elected. People would have a choice between remain and a deal. We are in for a few days of shadowing boxing by Boris Johnson. Corbyn says he hopes the decision comes back to parliament. |
| He says a deal does not look likely. | He says a deal does not look likely. |
| He says the opposition parties want as a priority to take no deal off the table. | He says the opposition parties want as a priority to take no deal off the table. |
| He says he is very confident that he could get a deal with the EU. | He says he is very confident that he could get a deal with the EU. |
| But, with the remain option, he says he would also want to see some reforms from the EU. | But, with the remain option, he says he would also want to see some reforms from the EU. |
| Q: Should the Americans waive diplomatic immunity in the Anne Sacoolas case. | Q: Should the Americans waive diplomatic immunity in the Anne Sacoolas case. |
| Corbyn says he is “alarmed and very concerned” by this case. It is not appropriate to seek diplomatic immunity when someone has been killed, he says. | Corbyn says he is “alarmed and very concerned” by this case. It is not appropriate to seek diplomatic immunity when someone has been killed, he says. |
| Q: Would you give into Extinction Rebellion’s demands? | Q: Would you give into Extinction Rebellion’s demands? |
| Corbyn says he has met many of these protesters. Their right to protest must be defended, he says. | Corbyn says he has met many of these protesters. Their right to protest must be defended, he says. |
| He says people should think where protest can lead. | He says people should think where protest can lead. |
| He refers to the 19th century Northampton MP Charles Bradlaugh, who ensured atheists could stand for parliament, and the suffragettes. | He refers to the 19th century Northampton MP Charles Bradlaugh, who ensured atheists could stand for parliament, and the suffragettes. |
| Corbyn is on his peroration. | Corbyn is on his peroration. |
| The alternative Queen’s Speech I’ve set out today is the most transformative, radical and exciting programme ever put before the British electorate. This is Labour’s plan to change our country, it’s the real thing not the pale imitation offered by Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party. | The alternative Queen’s Speech I’ve set out today is the most transformative, radical and exciting programme ever put before the British electorate. This is Labour’s plan to change our country, it’s the real thing not the pale imitation offered by Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party. |
| It’s a path to a future where the economy is run for the people, not the privileged, and the government works for you not the vested interests. A future where we tackle the climate emergency and Britain is a force for peace and international justice in the world. | It’s a path to a future where the economy is run for the people, not the privileged, and the government works for you not the vested interests. A future where we tackle the climate emergency and Britain is a force for peace and international justice in the world. |
| That future is within our grasp. Together we can build a country fit for the next generation. The future is ours to make It’s time for real change. | That future is within our grasp. Together we can build a country fit for the next generation. The future is ours to make It’s time for real change. |
| Turning to foreign affairs, Corbyn says the invasion of Northern Syria by Turkey is “completely unacceptable”. | Turning to foreign affairs, Corbyn says the invasion of Northern Syria by Turkey is “completely unacceptable”. |
| He says Labour would pass legislation to ensure the PM cannot go to war without parliament’s approval. | He says Labour would pass legislation to ensure the PM cannot go to war without parliament’s approval. |
| Currently the prime minister has the power under the royal prerogative to launch military action without recourse to parliament. Boris Johnson – a prime minister without a majority – has talked about sending troops to Saudi Arabia to confront Iran: another disaster in the making. I will be a very different kind of prime minister, one who is prepared to limit my own power in the public interest. So that’s why a Labour government will introduce a War Powers Bill to ensure no prime minister can bypass parliament to take the country to war. | Currently the prime minister has the power under the royal prerogative to launch military action without recourse to parliament. Boris Johnson – a prime minister without a majority – has talked about sending troops to Saudi Arabia to confront Iran: another disaster in the making. I will be a very different kind of prime minister, one who is prepared to limit my own power in the public interest. So that’s why a Labour government will introduce a War Powers Bill to ensure no prime minister can bypass parliament to take the country to war. |
| Corbyn confirms Labour would ban fracking. | Corbyn confirms Labour would ban fracking. |
| Labour will ban fracking, roll out a street-by-street insulation programme and fit solar panels on 1.75 million roofs, double large-scale solar, remove barriers to onshore wind and ensure every single new house built is a zero carbon home. | Labour will ban fracking, roll out a street-by-street insulation programme and fit solar panels on 1.75 million roofs, double large-scale solar, remove barriers to onshore wind and ensure every single new house built is a zero carbon home. |
| Corbyn praises groups like Extinction Rebellion. | Corbyn praises groups like Extinction Rebellion. |
| To have any hope of keeping global temperature rises to a manageable level we need immediate and radical action. I’d like to thank groups like the Climate Strikers and Extinction Rebellion for educating us and pushing the issue to the top of the agenda. | To have any hope of keeping global temperature rises to a manageable level we need immediate and radical action. I’d like to thank groups like the Climate Strikers and Extinction Rebellion for educating us and pushing the issue to the top of the agenda. |
| The government’s target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is too late and the Tories are doing little to meet it – in fact investment in clean energy has fallen for three years running. A Labour government is fully signed up to a Green New Deal. We are already working closely with trade unions and the scientific community to develop the most radical climate targets in the world. | The government’s target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is too late and the Tories are doing little to meet it – in fact investment in clean energy has fallen for three years running. A Labour government is fully signed up to a Green New Deal. We are already working closely with trade unions and the scientific community to develop the most radical climate targets in the world. |
| Corbyn says Labour would fund councils properly. | Corbyn says Labour would fund councils properly. |
| And services have not been funded properly either, he says. | And services have not been funded properly either, he says. |
| The same goes for vital basic services we all rely on, which have been carved up and fleeced by their private owners. The privatisation of our utilities, which are natural monopolies, has been a failure. People are sick of paying through the nose for a poor service while billions are handed over to shareholders. So Labour will bring rail, mail, water and the energy grid into public ownership, run by and for the public, not for profit. | The same goes for vital basic services we all rely on, which have been carved up and fleeced by their private owners. The privatisation of our utilities, which are natural monopolies, has been a failure. People are sick of paying through the nose for a poor service while billions are handed over to shareholders. So Labour will bring rail, mail, water and the energy grid into public ownership, run by and for the public, not for profit. |
| And a Labour government will take the railways back into public ownership too. We’ll invest in public transport including Crossrail for the North, from Liverpool to Hull and up to Newcastle. We’ll reinstate bus routes and establish municipal companies making free bus travel available to the under-25s while maintaining the pensioner bus pass. Our public transport network is falling apart just when the climate emergency means we need it most. | And a Labour government will take the railways back into public ownership too. We’ll invest in public transport including Crossrail for the North, from Liverpool to Hull and up to Newcastle. We’ll reinstate bus routes and establish municipal companies making free bus travel available to the under-25s while maintaining the pensioner bus pass. Our public transport network is falling apart just when the climate emergency means we need it most. |
| Corbyn says Labour will “guarantee every young person access to youth services in their community”. | Corbyn says Labour will “guarantee every young person access to youth services in their community”. |
| Women will be at the heart of Labour’s programme for government, he says. | Women will be at the heart of Labour’s programme for government, he says. |
| Labour is the Party of equality. We’ll bear down on sexism, racism, homophobia and all forms of discrimination wherever they exist in our economy and society. | Labour is the Party of equality. We’ll bear down on sexism, racism, homophobia and all forms of discrimination wherever they exist in our economy and society. |
| He says yesterday’s antisemitic attack in Germany was “sickening” and a Labour government would oppose all forms of racism, including antisemitism. | He says yesterday’s antisemitic attack in Germany was “sickening” and a Labour government would oppose all forms of racism, including antisemitism. |
| Corbyn confirms that Labour would increase the number of uniformed police officers. | Corbyn confirms that Labour would increase the number of uniformed police officers. |
| But the reduction in police numbers is not the only reason why violent crime has doubled, he says. | But the reduction in police numbers is not the only reason why violent crime has doubled, he says. |
| It’s also the wider impact of austerity – including the closure of youth services. 750 youth centres have closed their doors since 2012. Too many young people today are growing up with nowhere to go and no one to speak to about their lives. | It’s also the wider impact of austerity – including the closure of youth services. 750 youth centres have closed their doors since 2012. Too many young people today are growing up with nowhere to go and no one to speak to about their lives. |
| Labour would deliver justice for Grenfell, Corbyn says. | Labour would deliver justice for Grenfell, Corbyn says. |
| After the horror of Grenfell it’s astonishing that the Tories are still failing to make tower blocks safe. Nine out of ten private blocks with Grenfell-style cladding haven’t had it replaced. | After the horror of Grenfell it’s astonishing that the Tories are still failing to make tower blocks safe. Nine out of ten private blocks with Grenfell-style cladding haven’t had it replaced. |
| Labour will ensure people aren’t living in death traps. And we will deliver justice for Grenfell. | Labour will ensure people aren’t living in death traps. And we will deliver justice for Grenfell. |
| Corbyn says today is world homelessness day. | Corbyn says today is world homelessness day. |
| And let me say this on World Homeless Day: in the fifth richest country in the world no one should be sleeping rough. We all know it’s wrong. It’s Labour that will end rough sleeping. | And let me say this on World Homeless Day: in the fifth richest country in the world no one should be sleeping rough. We all know it’s wrong. It’s Labour that will end rough sleeping. |