Labour Party in Britain Approves Jeremy Corbyn’s Sharp Left Turn
Corbyn said that Our manifesto will be an offer, and we believe the policies in it are very popular,
Tommy Sheppard, a lawmaker for the Scottish National Party, said in a statement, "The very fact
that this draft manifesto has been leaked shows how divided and chaotic the Labour Party are." (As if the leak were not enough, as Mr. Corbyn arrived on Thursday for the meeting to discuss the manifesto, the car in which he was traveling ran over the foot of a BBC cameraman, the broadcaster reported.
A BBC cameraman was injured on Thursday morning, as Mr. Corbyn, the leader of
the Labour Party, rushed to attend a meeting about the party’s new manifesto.
By STEPHEN CASTLEMAY 11, 2017
After years of contesting Britain’s political center ground, the opposition Labour Party agreed Thursday afternoon on what is likely to be its
most left-wing election manifesto in more than three decades, complete with some eye-catching policies intended to shore up its core vote.
The draft says that Labour would renew the Trident nuclear submarine system, which Mr. Corbyn has opposed, but
that any Labour prime minister would be "extremely cautious" about deploying it.
Motivating those supporters, and achieving a decent election result, could be crucial for Mr.
Corbyn, who says he wants to stay on as leader, even if he loses, as pollsters predict.
