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What did Jeremy Corbyn say in his Labour conference speech today and did he talk about Brexit?
JEREMY Corbyn laid out how he would transform Britain if Labour wins the next General Election.
Here is some of what he told his party's conference in Liverpool.
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What did Jeremy Corbyn say in his Labour conference speech today?
Corbyn vowed he would become Prime Minister within a year in his speech to the party conference.
Laying out his hard-left future for Britain, Mr Corbyn announced:
- £50billion Green economy plan to blitz Britain with with wind turbines and solar panels
- £5billion plan to increase the number of hours of subsided childcare
- Hailed John McDonnell's controversial plans to put workers on boards
The Labour leader also appealed to Jewish voters not to abandon the party.
He said: "The next Labour government will guarantee whatever support necessary to ensure the security of Jewish community centres and places of worship, as we will for any other community experiencing hateful behaviour and physical attacks."
Corbyn admitted the anti-Semitism crisis over the summer was "tough"; and apologised to Jewish people for tolerating bigotry in the party.
Did Corbyn talk about Brexit?
The Labour boss claimed getting a Brexit deal in Brussels would be a "piece of cake".
Vowing to vote against Theresa May's deal when it comes to the Commons, he said his Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer would have more luck negotiating with Brussels.
Mr Corbyn said: "Theresa May used to say that ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’.
"Yet now, after two years of botched negotiations she is threatening the country with just that choice: a bad deal or no deal.
"That is a threat to our whole economy, especially our manufacturing industry and to tens of thousands of skilled jobs here in Britain."
And he again repeated calls for a General Election so Labour can try and take No10.
He said if the PM doesn't get a good Brexit deal "you need to make way for a party that can".
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What did he say before?
Jeremy Corbyn said he would back a second referendum if party activists demand one during the conference.
The Labour leader vowed he would fall in line and support the fresh Brexit vote, even though he thinks it is not a good idea.
It will leave him open to accusations of shamelessly exploiting the deadlocked UK/EU talks to win power.
He also hinted he was willing to team up with arch-Brexiteer Tory rebels led by Jacob Rees-Mogg if there was a chance to oust Theresa May as Prime Minister.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to end 'greed-is-good' culture and start a 'green jobs revolution' in party conference speech
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