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Wednesday 17 May 2017

Spend more, tax the rich: UK’s Labour stakes election turf

tuition fees and pump bil- try to boost her parliamen-
lions more into the National tary majority ahead of di-
Health Service. vorce negotiations with the
Corbyn said a Labour gov- European Union. Opinion
ernment would pay for in- polls consistently give the
creased spending by “ask- Conservatives a big lead
ing the better-off and the over Labour.
big corporations to pay a Labour said it will not try
little bit more.” The party to overturn Britain’s deci-
would increase corpora- sion to leave the EU, but
tion tax, introduce a finan- will “negotiate a deal that
cial transactions levy and preserves jobs and access
raise income tax for the top to the single market” and
5 percent of earners, add- maintains standards of
ing a new top rate of 50 workers’ rights established
percent for people earning under the EU.
123,000 pounds a year or The unveiling of the par-
more. ties’ manifestos — con-
Corbyn and his allies hope taining solid promises on
the policies will speak to which they can be held
anxious voters who have to account — is a center-
seen living standards piece of every British elec-
Britain’s Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the launch the Labour Party’s General squeezed by flat-lining tion, involving a speech by
Election manifesto in Bradford, England, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The British electorate go to the wages, cuts to govern- the leader in a hall packed
polls on June 8, in a general election. ment benefits and declin- with supporters and fes-
(Danny Lawson/PA via AP) ing numbers of long-term tooned with party signs. The
jobs with secure pensions. suspense around Labour’s
By JILL LAWLESS “radical and responsible” been wracked by feuding The governing Conserva- policies was undermined
Associated Press program “for the many, not between centrists and left- tives say Labour has an when a draft version of the
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s the few.” wingers since the veteran outdated economic vision manifesto was leaked to
main opposition Labour Labour’s manifesto for Brit- socialist Corbyn was unex- that will stifle growth. the media last week.
Party appealed to vot- ain’s June 8 election was pectedly elected leader in Chief Secretary to the Trea- Typically for such docu-
ers Tuesday with promises greeted by both supporters 2015. sury David Gauke said Cor- ments, it contains promises
to increase the minimum and opponents as a return The party’s election plat- byn “has made so many both sweeping and small
wage, boost spending on to the party’s democratic form includes promises unfunded spending com- — from four new holidays
health, education and in- socialist roots after the busi- to increase the minimum mitments it is clear that La- a year to the elimination of
frastructure, nationalize key ness-friendly “New Labour” wage to 10 pounds ($12.89) bour would have to raise parking lot fees at hospitals.
industries — and pay for it years under Prime Minis- an hour by 2020 from the taxes dramatically be- It also says Labour supports
all by raising taxes on high ters Tony Blair and Gordon current 7.50 pounds, na- cause his sums don’t add keeping Britain’s nucle-
earners. Brown. tionalize railways, energy up.” ar-armed submarines —
Labour leader Jeremy Cor- Labour has been in oppo- companies and the postal Prime Minister Theresa May something Corbyn person-
byn said the party has a sition since 2010, and has service, scrap university called a snap election to ally opposes. q

Turkish prime minister says Germany relations regressing

ISTANBUL (AP) — Germany opment in the regression of lah Gulen. Turkey blames its Tornado reconnaissance ny’s junior governing party,
must decide whether it our relations again.” Gulen for orchestrating the jets and a refueling plane told reporters in Berlin. “This
wants to stand with its ally Calling on Germany to coup - a charge he denies. to another country. is not diplomatically nego-
Turkey or with alleged coup choose, Yildirim said, “If it The asylum decision has “If the Turkish prime minister tiable.”
plotters, Turkey’s prime min- wants to develop its rela- already prompted Turkey is demanding of the Ger- “This is a constitutional state
ister said Tuesday, as rela- tions with Turkey, further to block a request for Ger- man government that we and we will not let ourselves
tions took a dip. strengthen its historic friend- man lawmakers to visit their should ignore our asylum be blackmailed,” said Op-
Speaking to his party mem- ship, then it needs to turn country’s some 270 troops law and disregard our con- permann, of the center-left
bers, Binali Yildirim criti- towards the Republic of serving with the coalition stitution, I say clearly: we Social Democrats, referring
cized Germany’s decision Turkey” rather than groups against the Islamic State stand by our constitution, to the Incirlik visit refusal.
to grant asylum to soldiers Turkey deems terror orga- group at Incirlik air base. we also stand by the asy- He said Turkey had a “last
involved in a failed coup nizations, including Kurdish The refusal angered Ger- lum law,” Thomas Opper- chance” to clear up the
attempt last summer, call- militants and the network many, increasing the mann, the parliamentary matter at an upcoming
ing it “a significant devel- of U.S.-based cleric Fethul- chances that it will move caucus leader of Germa- NATO summit.q