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| Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn seeks links with Wales | Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn seeks links with Wales |
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| Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has called for closer links between the parties in Westminster and Wales. | Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has called for closer links between the parties in Westminster and Wales. |
| Speaking to a crowd of over 200 people in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, he said he admired Welsh Labour's record and would like to "narrow the red water". | Speaking to a crowd of over 200 people in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, he said he admired Welsh Labour's record and would like to "narrow the red water". |
| Mr Corbyn praised Welsh Labour for removing internal competition in the NHS and pledged to boost rail services. | Mr Corbyn praised Welsh Labour for removing internal competition in the NHS and pledged to boost rail services. |
| He said he hoped to meet First Minister Carwyn Jones soon to share ideas. | He said he hoped to meet First Minister Carwyn Jones soon to share ideas. |
| The second day of Mr Corbyn's campaign visit to Wales ended with a rally in Cardiff on Tuesday evening which was attended by about 1,000 people. | |
| 'More powers' | 'More powers' |
| Earlier he addressed supporters in a gathering at the memorial stones to Welsh Labour hero and NHS creator Aneurin Bevan in Tredegar. | Earlier he addressed supporters in a gathering at the memorial stones to Welsh Labour hero and NHS creator Aneurin Bevan in Tredegar. |
| He praised the work of the Welsh Labour government in Cardiff Bay. | He praised the work of the Welsh Labour government in Cardiff Bay. |
| "I've been looking at their economic planning ideas, looking at the way they're trying to promote industrial development in Wales," he said. | "I've been looking at their economic planning ideas, looking at the way they're trying to promote industrial development in Wales," he said. |
| "They need more powers in that area. They also need more resources, particularly in infrastructure improvements. | "They need more powers in that area. They also need more resources, particularly in infrastructure improvements. |
| "If you want to have a growing economy, a better industrial economy, you have to improve the basic infrastructure, which is in main rail but in part road as well," he said. | "If you want to have a growing economy, a better industrial economy, you have to improve the basic infrastructure, which is in main rail but in part road as well," he said. |
| Mr Corbyn said he was keen to forge closer links between the Labour parties in Wales and Westminster, saying he knew the former First Minister Rhodri Morgan well. | Mr Corbyn said he was keen to forge closer links between the Labour parties in Wales and Westminster, saying he knew the former First Minister Rhodri Morgan well. |
| He said he had admired Mr Morgan's attempts in office to create "clear red water" between the former UK Labour government's policies and a more traditionally socialist direction in Wales. | He said he had admired Mr Morgan's attempts in office to create "clear red water" between the former UK Labour government's policies and a more traditionally socialist direction in Wales. |
| "Maybe we can narrow the red water and we can walk across it," he said. | "Maybe we can narrow the red water and we can walk across it," he said. |
| Mr Corbyn said he was "absolutely" ready to meet First Minister Carwyn Jones, as the other three leadership contenders had done, when they were both available. | Mr Corbyn said he was "absolutely" ready to meet First Minister Carwyn Jones, as the other three leadership contenders had done, when they were both available. |
| Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are also contenders for the Labour leadership, with the winner to be named on 12 September. | Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are also contenders for the Labour leadership, with the winner to be named on 12 September. |