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| Labour's Jeremy Corbyn 'confident' of support in Wales | |
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| Jeremy Corbyn has said he is "very confident" there is support in Wales for his bid to retain the Labour leadership. | |
| Mr Corbyn, who is being challenged by Pontypridd MP Owen Smith, is visiting Merthyr Tydfil and Swansea on Friday. | Mr Corbyn, who is being challenged by Pontypridd MP Owen Smith, is visiting Merthyr Tydfil and Swansea on Friday. |
| The visits come after the two took part in the first hustings of the leadership contest in Cardiff on Thursday night. | The visits come after the two took part in the first hustings of the leadership contest in Cardiff on Thursday night. |
| Mr Corbyn vowed to fight to keep Port Talbot Steelworks open and invest in transport projects in Wales. | Mr Corbyn vowed to fight to keep Port Talbot Steelworks open and invest in transport projects in Wales. |
| Mr Smith said he would invest an extra £1bn a year in resource funding, saying the Welsh Government could increase spending on the NHS by 4% every year in the next parliament. | Mr Smith said he would invest an extra £1bn a year in resource funding, saying the Welsh Government could increase spending on the NHS by 4% every year in the next parliament. |
| Party members, affiliated trade union supporters and so-called registered supporters are able to vote in the election. | Party members, affiliated trade union supporters and so-called registered supporters are able to vote in the election. |
| The result of the poll will be announced on 24 September. | The result of the poll will be announced on 24 September. |
| Mr Corbyn is speaking to hundreds of supporters at a rally in Merthyr Tydfil's Penderyn Square, the scene of the start of the 1831 Merthyr Rising. | Mr Corbyn is speaking to hundreds of supporters at a rally in Merthyr Tydfil's Penderyn Square, the scene of the start of the 1831 Merthyr Rising. |
| Ahead of the visit, Mr Corbyn told BBC Wales he was "very confident" in support for his leadership in the south Wales valleys. | |
| "We had the event last night in Cardiff. We've got the event today in Merthyr and were going on to Swansea this evening. We're doing a lot of campaigning all over the UK. | "We had the event last night in Cardiff. We've got the event today in Merthyr and were going on to Swansea this evening. We're doing a lot of campaigning all over the UK. |
| "No-one and no community will ever be left behind by Labour," he said. | |
| One of his Merthyr Tydfil-based supporters is Margaret Davies, mayor of the county council and Labour councillor for Cyfarthfa ward. | One of his Merthyr Tydfil-based supporters is Margaret Davies, mayor of the county council and Labour councillor for Cyfarthfa ward. |
| Speaking in a personal capacity she said Jeremy Corbyn "has spent his life by" his policies. "I trust Mr Corbyn to implement those policies," she said. | Speaking in a personal capacity she said Jeremy Corbyn "has spent his life by" his policies. "I trust Mr Corbyn to implement those policies," she said. |
| Brendan Toomey, Merthyr Tydfil Labour council leader, is backing Owen Smith. He said he was supporting the challenger "because he's got a coherent plan for government". | Brendan Toomey, Merthyr Tydfil Labour council leader, is backing Owen Smith. He said he was supporting the challenger "because he's got a coherent plan for government". |
| On Thursday Mr Smith told BBC Radio Wales he feared the Labour Party could not close the gap on the Conservatives. | On Thursday Mr Smith told BBC Radio Wales he feared the Labour Party could not close the gap on the Conservatives. |
| "Most people in the country don't think the Labour Party is going places, most people think Labour has lost credibility in recent years and lost further credibility in recent months," he said. | "Most people in the country don't think the Labour Party is going places, most people think Labour has lost credibility in recent years and lost further credibility in recent months," he said. |
| On the same day Mr Corbyn set out 10 pledges "to rebuild and transform Britain", promising to invest £500 billion in infrastructure, manufacturing and industry. | On the same day Mr Corbyn set out 10 pledges "to rebuild and transform Britain", promising to invest £500 billion in infrastructure, manufacturing and industry. |
| "For too long, too many communities in Britain have been neglected, too many people's potential has been left untapped and their talents undeveloped," he said. | "For too long, too many communities in Britain have been neglected, too many people's potential has been left untapped and their talents undeveloped," he said. |