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Labour conference: Jeremy Corbyn vows to create 400,000 'green' jobs | Labour conference: Jeremy Corbyn vows to create 400,000 'green' jobs |
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Jeremy Corbyn will promise to "kickstart a green jobs revolution" if Labour wins power, in his closing speech to his party's conference. | Jeremy Corbyn will promise to "kickstart a green jobs revolution" if Labour wins power, in his closing speech to his party's conference. |
He will commit Labour to hitting a target of 60% of energy to come from low carbon or renewable sources by 2030. | |
To achieve that, 410,000 skilled jobs will need to be created, he says. | To achieve that, 410,000 skilled jobs will need to be created, he says. |
The move will be part of a "radical plan we need to rebuild and transform Britain", the Labour leader will say. | The move will be part of a "radical plan we need to rebuild and transform Britain", the Labour leader will say. |
Much of the money to pay for the policy will come from the public purse - such as the £12.8bn Labour says it will set aside for subsidies to insulate homes in Labour's first term. | Much of the money to pay for the policy will come from the public purse - such as the £12.8bn Labour says it will set aside for subsidies to insulate homes in Labour's first term. |
The party says this policy alone will create 160,000 new jobs. There will also be subsidies for offshore and onshore wind and solar energy. | The party says this policy alone will create 160,000 new jobs. There will also be subsidies for offshore and onshore wind and solar energy. |
But the private sector will be encouraged to invest in onshore wind through changes to planning guidance - and landlords will be forced to invest in retrofitting older properties. | But the private sector will be encouraged to invest in onshore wind through changes to planning guidance - and landlords will be forced to invest in retrofitting older properties. |
He will also use his speech in Liverpool to announce proposals for more free childcare in England. | He will also use his speech in Liverpool to announce proposals for more free childcare in England. |
The conference week has been dominated by Brexit, with Labour members voting on Tuesday to keep all options on the table - including a fresh referendum - if there is no deal with Brussels. | The conference week has been dominated by Brexit, with Labour members voting on Tuesday to keep all options on the table - including a fresh referendum - if there is no deal with Brussels. |
But the party has also announced a string of new policies, building on those contained in its 2017 general election manifesto. | But the party has also announced a string of new policies, building on those contained in its 2017 general election manifesto. |
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell unveiled plans to force large companies to give staff 1% of their shares a year, netting them up to £500 a year each. | Shadow chancellor John McDonnell unveiled plans to force large companies to give staff 1% of their shares a year, netting them up to £500 a year each. |
He also set out plans to "democratise" the economy by renationalising the water industry, which he said would hand power to workers, consumers and local councils. | He also set out plans to "democratise" the economy by renationalising the water industry, which he said would hand power to workers, consumers and local councils. |
Further nationalisations - of the rail, mail and energy industries - would follow under a Labour government. | Further nationalisations - of the rail, mail and energy industries - would follow under a Labour government. |
The party is hoping for a general election within months if Theresa May's government collapses over Brexit. | The party is hoping for a general election within months if Theresa May's government collapses over Brexit. |
In his speech, Mr Corbyn will say "the old way of running things isn't working anymore" and Labour's better-than-expected election result last year showed voters were ready for something new. | In his speech, Mr Corbyn will say "the old way of running things isn't working anymore" and Labour's better-than-expected election result last year showed voters were ready for something new. |
"Ten years ago this month, the whole edifice of greed-is-good, deregulated financial capitalism, lauded for a generation as the only way to run a modern economy, came crashing to earth, with devastating consequences. | "Ten years ago this month, the whole edifice of greed-is-good, deregulated financial capitalism, lauded for a generation as the only way to run a modern economy, came crashing to earth, with devastating consequences. |
"But instead of making essential changes to a broken economic system, the political and corporate establishment strained every sinew to bail out and prop up the system that led to the crash in the first place. | "But instead of making essential changes to a broken economic system, the political and corporate establishment strained every sinew to bail out and prop up the system that led to the crash in the first place. |
"People in this country know - they showed that in June last year - that the old way of running things isn't working any more." | "People in this country know - they showed that in June last year - that the old way of running things isn't working any more." |
Labour's energy plans would "make Britain the only developed country outside Scandinavia to be on track to meet our climate change obligations," Mr Corbyn will say. | Labour's energy plans would "make Britain the only developed country outside Scandinavia to be on track to meet our climate change obligations," Mr Corbyn will say. |
And they will bring "skills and security to communities held back for too long", in all parts of the UK. | And they will bring "skills and security to communities held back for too long", in all parts of the UK. |