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UK's Labour promises radical change if it wins election

Posted November 21, 2019 6:00 am

The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) - Britain's main opposition Labour Party is launching its detailed platform for Britain's Dec. 12 election as it tries to close an opinion-poll gap with the governing Conservatives.

The left-of-center party is pledging higher public spending and a greater role for the state in housing, transport and the provision of utilities.

The party says Thursday's manifesto will include pledges to build 150,000 new homes a year for social rent and create hundreds of thousands of 'œgreen jobs'ť to combat climate change.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives accuse Labour of reckless spending and outmoded socialist ideas.

But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn compares himself to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose 'œNew Deal'ť helped tackle the Great Depression. Corbyn said Roosevelt 'œhad to take on the rich and powerful in America to do it.'ť

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Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn waves as he arrives ahead of a TV debate at the ITV studios in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are set to go head-to-head in their first live televised debate Tuesday evening, as the UK prepares for a General Election on Dec. 12. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) The Associated Press

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