Corbyn urges EU party leaders to abandon neo-liberalism

Labour leader wants centre-left politicians to ditch ‘broken’ system in order to win again

Jeremy Corbyn
Corbyn addressed Europe’s centre-left party leaders at a conference in Brussels yesterday
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Jeremy Corbyn has urged leaders of centre-left parties across Europe to move away from the neo-liberal economics of the “imagined centre ground” in order to start winning elections again.

The Labour leader made the plea during a speech in Brussels yesterday, The Independent reports, ahead of talks with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier. During that meeting, Corbyn told the duo that Labour is ready to lead Brexit negotiations on the UK’s behalf.

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