will be parents. today her parents will be asked to vote on a motion to x oppose this. they said this will be at the expense of the many. grammars may be the hot topic, but had say they are facing difficulties recruiting and retaining staff. brexit is a source of uncertainty and the debate continues over funding. it is, they claim, a perfect storm of pressures. a storm which they fear will have dire consequences for standards and pupils. we have new gcses in new a—levels so teachers are having to make up the things they're doing to make sure the pupils are still successful. the department for education says schools have had read code investment, but with labour and the lib dems opposing grammars that is likely to be a key policy back in the lead up to the election. one bit of election news, paul nuttall the ukip candidate has

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it is time for the travel show. this week, celebrating gha na's 60th birthday. i'm drinking to the country's independence. sparring with the locals. boxing is massive, they love it here. and meeting some of its cutest residents. i am amazed how much banana a little monkey like that can eat. busy, bustly, noisy and lots of fun. i could be in any of the big, lively west african capitals, but i've come to one country that is celebrating a very special anniversary. news reel: the name gold coast passes, long live ghana.

60 years ago in 1957, the british gold coast broke away from centuries of colonial rule. it became the republic of ghana. it was a peaceful transition, and ghana's independence, the first to be declared in sub—saharan africa, inspired other states to do the same thing. today, it's seen as a largely peaceful entry point into this part of the continent. the civil strife and terrorism that affects some of its neighbours aren't currently a problem. and by the way, ebola never crossed the ghanaian border. so where to start? well, this might be a good place, as it plays a crucial role in the country's colonial past. this is jamestown, and it's the first place that the british came to when they arrived here on the gold coast. and while relics of that time

still dominate the skyline, jamestown‘s managed to carve itself a little sporting niche. for some reason, these few streets have churned out champion boxers like nowhere else. ghana's produced seven world champions, and most of these trained in the gyms here. hello. how are you? nice to meet you. you must be samuel. on sunday evenings the streets become packed. makeshift rings are set up and people come to watch challenge fights. what is it about jamestown, why do you create such good boxers and why has it become popular? we have the boxers,

the musicians and the dancers. at the ages of nine years, they have to learn the boxing like this. this is great, but they look very young to me, you know, to be fighting. sometimes you see their parents, their parents hasn't been to the school, so they also want their little one like this to become a boxer, a fisherman, a footballer. sometimes when they have them, and they see they are not having the mind to learn, they have to push them to box like this. many families here see sporting glory as a quick route out of poverty, and that's a powerful motivator. that was really good. that was a tough fight. a tough fight. how much does the anniversary of independence, the 60th year mean to you guys here? injamestown, we really like each other. people on the streets, happy.

each and every one has to enjoy themselves because it is very happy for them to see their 60 years, so each and every one has to celebrate. this is osu. it's accra's commercial district, and if ever you were looking for a taste that symbolises ghana's independence spirit, you will find it in here. come on, follow me. republic opened in 2013. it's a celebration of the independence movement and specialises in a drink that has a unique connection to 1957. this drink is called cocoroco, which means the almighty, the powerful, the great omnipotent. it utilises cane spirit, which is, in our local slang, we call akpeteshi. when the british were the colonial authorities here in ghana, prior to independence,

akpeteshi was outlawed, it was deemed as unfit to drink, unwholesome, unhealthy. do you mind if i try some of the akpeteshi on its own? on its own, yes. to ghanaian independence. yes, to our independence. let's do it. we are interrupting becausejeremy corbyn is speaking and we go there 110w. corbyn is speaking and we go there now. martha is an old friend of mine and we have knowing each other since the 19705 and we have worked together. it is people like her who give you good advice whether you wa nt give you good advice whether you want it or not. it is always sound and human. thank you for that and everything you have done for our

communities. thank you. applause and thank you for what you said and the inspiration you are to so many young people and how you articulate the collective view of young people. thank you for that for today and all the other things that you do. and thank you for being here today because this is an area of fascinating history. the history of people who migrated to make their homes here, to live in a place of safety. a place where the nazis tried to take over in the 19305 and we re tried to take over in the 19305 and were defeated. thejewish and irish humidities came together to stop the nat says. just across the hall, one of the great labour prime ministers,

clement attlee, he worked there before he was an mp and leader of party. he worked to support and empower the homeless and poor people of this area. a lot of what he learnt in this area for the policies of the 1945 labour government, which give security to people who had only knowing the insecurity of poverty and being thrown out of their homes. we can learn from history and respect the history of those who stood up for others a great personal cost. we should always reflect that in our attitudes and our work. this morning i am going to see if you words about you in the audience, so i hope you do not mind, and some about me, so i hope i don't mind. but i will come to that bit later on. first, iwant but i will come to that bit later on. first, i want to see this general election more than any i have previously fought will define oui’ have previously fought will define our times. last week,

have previously fought will define ourtimes. last week, i have previously fought will define our times. last week, i said that the dividing lines in this election could not be clearer. i pointed to a clash of interests between working people on the one hand and the privileged and super—rich on the other. this is not about a government getting its priorities muddled up and it is not simply a case of saying one thing and doing another. it is about precisely over another. it is about precisely over a rigged system that shapes our lives. of course, that is not something the conservatives want to talk about. that is why they are so desperate to make this general election all about brexit. do not be taken end. the conservatives would rather make incredible promises about britain's teacher outside the european union than talk about is scorecard of broken promises and neglect stretching back over seven

yea rs. applause even their approach to brexit betrays what they are really about. unlike labour's plan forjobs, it is reckless and rigid and in keeping with the record in government. make no mistake, a brexit for the few is being cooked up by this government. applause one where any money saved is handed out as tax cuts to the super—rich and the corporations, when new trade deals with the united states are used to drive down our working conditions, environmental protections and food standards. i think you can guess what is likely to happen to the many any rigid and

reckless brexit. what about the conservatives and their friends and backers? do you think their personal prospects will suffer? do you think their lives will get harder? as wages slide and jobs become even less secure. it is unlikely. it is very unlikely. i think you will agree. that is because the conservatives and their backers can afford to opt out when things go wrong. they have forum on this and they have been doing it for decades. they already send their children to the most exclusive schools and universities. they already dominate the upper rungs of career ladders. they have a get out ofjail free ca rd they have a get out ofjail free card when the conservatives are at the controls. applause

i have a message for you today. u nless i have a message for you today. unless you also have a get out of jail free unless you also have a get out of jailfree card, it unless you also have a get out of jail free card, it is the same and it is time to step up. when i see step up, i mean registered to vote. claim your future. applause you have until the 22nd of may to register. over two points for millions young people are missing from britain's electoral register. -- 2.4 from britain's electoral register. —— 2.4 million. only 20% of 18—24 —year—olds turn out to vote. the conservatives are happy with the state of affairs. apathy and

resignation will secure than seats on election day. i have all of you to step up, because when i talked to people all over the country, i am struck by something very troubling. it is not that our young people don't have the energy and talent to succeed, our country is full of potential, look around you at young people and all that they do and want to do. but something hangs in the air. it typically goes unspoken. it is the unhurried story wise many of us are is the unhurried story wise many of us are scaling back are and dreams in favour of just getting us are scaling back are and dreams in favour ofjust getting by. it is the reason why this country is unable to unleash its potential. as families, communities and entire regions, we are all being held back. if you are young, like many today,

it isa if you are young, like many today, it is a familiar feeling. if you feel trapped in a job that barely covers your rant, if you feel anxious about keeping on top of credit cards and loans, if your heart sinks each time you see the price of homes displayed in the estate agents and letting agents windows, then you are being held back will stop in a fairer britain, government would be bending over backwards to unleash your potential. you are the future, after all, and thatis you are the future, after all, and that is a prior that every government should follow. applause you would be supporting a confident and equipped move to higher paid jobs. you would be able to look ahead without mounting debt taking

away any life choices you want to make. you would be able to enjoy the security and rewards and one day and help a family in a home of your own. being held back means we cannot provide the life that we want for ourselves and those closest to us. it hurts and makes people angry. worst of all, resigned to the idea that nothing can be done about it. we blame ourselves for each other, causing discord and division. that is life in modern conservative britain. applause it is bya it is by a fairer country has to be the choice at this election. it is also why labour will unveil plans to upgrade our economy. unless we move

from a rigged to upgraded economy, there can be no fairer britain. that is what the 8th ofjune is all about. do not let the conservatives hold you back. don't let the conservatives hold britain back. and now, for a sentence i have not heard before my political life. —— i have not altered before. enough about you, what about me? i can see you are all listening. i have laid down the gauntlet and askew to step up. each and every one of us must step up for this country, including me. in the 34 years since i became a member of parliament, as you are

probably aware, i have been attacked for what i believe but it has not changed my core values and sadly many of the problems we face then are still with us. in 1983, before many in this room were born, i stood up many in this room were born, i stood up in parliament for the first time and use my maiden speech to condemn deeply damaging cuts in public services and our precious national health service. the tragedy is i could make the same speech today and it would once again hold as true today as it did then. between then and now, i have learned first—hand how the privilege of being a member of parliament could help to achieve change, profound and lasting change. at the time, in 1983, young protesters were being shot dead on the streets by the racist apartheid

regime in south africa. nelson mandela and hundreds of national african congress leaders were in prison. the conservative government refused to impose sanctions on south africa. they entertained the leaders of the regime. they banned protests outside the south african embassy in london. being a member of parliament helped bring attention to that ban and the wider cause of south africa's liberation. it also got a group of us arrested. but the space for people in britain to organise and support of freedom in south africa was defended and strengthened. i realised then that political leaders can, if they want to, create and preserve the space for others to organise and transform countries and communities. my role is different now, but there is a

common thread. we should act together to overturn unfairness and create a better society. it became my yardstick for measuring the performance of government is going back three decades, labour and conservative. in that time i have seen prime ministers and leaders of the opposition come and go, but for all big achievements and failure is what i did not see was a sustained attempt to rid this country of what really holds people back. i never heard a clear invitation for eve ryo ne heard a clear invitation for everyone in the country to work together and create a real alternative to our wrecked economy. when i was after put my name forward in the labour leadership election in 2015, i felt that i should step up. idid not 2015, i felt that i should step up. i did not expect when, but under my

leadership we forced the conservatives into one u—turn after another, all over cuts to tax credits, disability payments... applause and their recent attempt to increase national insurance for the self employed. i respect my critics. when they make a reasoned case. they are doing what i have often tried to do, to challenge leadership. it reminds me of the 19905, when the political mainstream bought in to the conservative ideas about markets, finance and the economy. it has left us finance and the economy. it has left us with no defence against the globalfinancial us with no defence against the global financial crisis that had its roots in another country's housing market, the sub—prime mortgage

crisis in the usa. it taught me that if readers go unchallenged, they can make some of the most damaging mistakes. —— if leaders. it party leaders put themselves ahead of serving the people, they stop listening and even put our country at risk. barely nine months into theresa may's premiership, there are warning signs that she and her closest advisers are slipping into that presidential bunker mentality. whereas it is the job of leadership to hold open the space for dissent, new thinking, and fit for purpose policy. while it might not be the staff of sound bites, i have always believed in standing and empowering others to make up their minds and come on board when they are ready. applause it is that mindset that gets

community centres and nurseries built. increasingly it defends them from closure by this government that is so destructive of so much of our community facilities all over the country. it is the mindset that negotiates hard for a better conditions at the workplace. it is the mindset that says the many, not the mindset that says the many, not the few. applause for many years, i could not see much beyond how so many political leaders manipulated us. giving in again and again to powerful vested interests.

idid not again to powerful vested interests. i did not want to be like that. it was not clear to me that there could be another way, but i have learnt that there is. while insecure leaders want to feel stronger by ascii you to give them more power, i recognise that strong leadership equips you with more power. applause that starts by encouraging you to step up and registered to vote as pa rt step up and registered to vote as part of the wider engagement with all of our communities. because there can be no doubt that these are very anxious times. individually, more of us this uncertainty at work. nationally, we wonder how we will

make the transition out of the european union in a way that protects jobs and living standards. globally, we wonder how safe we are. as extreme right wing movements and violent conflict spread. i hope you can see now that there is more than one way to respond. we could seek a fragile calm and hope someone in power knows what they are doing and will guide us through. that means looking to whoever is in charge and welcoming their reassurance. we don't look further, but we do not have questions. it is a response that the few had bet on the many settling for. i'm in this job because i believe there is a better way to respond. it is about rejecting the reassurances or simple slogans from government. it is about

sharing ideas and deciding upon real and lasting answers. we are not going to have freethinking shutdown by hostile media or an elite that scoffs at anyone who dares to step out of line. applause no, each of us in this hall here today has a contribution to make. we have ideas for a better tomorrow and we are going to respond together. applause we area applause we are a party that wants to bring people together and ideas and

ha rd ness people together and ideas and hardness the thirst for real and lasting change. if you agree, our times demand a response more parts of society and all corners of our country. in that case, i am very proud to be your leader. if you want someone proud to be your leader. if you want someone to hold that space open for you and change the direction of your life and country, then i am proud to be the leader of this party. it is only through unleashing our talent that this country can succeed on the world stage. since its foundation, the labour party has believed in getting richer together. seven years into a conservative government, we are preferably in a part. across the country, people are being held back like never before. unless we change

course, we can expect more insecure work for less pay, more stress for less time with our families and loved ones. it has all gone too far and the country knows it. quite simply, only the labour party can deliver a fairer britain. applause but we need more help to do so. we need the help of everybody to do so. please, all of you, register to vote. step up for britain and vote labour on june the 8th. vote. step up for britain and vote labour onjune the 8th. thank you very much. applause