Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. 1st August 2016. Jeremy Corbyn addresses rally. A tired looking Jeremy Corbyn attends a party rally in the Labour heartland of Liverpool, Merseyside. Only a thousand or so Corbyn supporters sprouting torn cardboard slogans showed up on the steps outside St' Georges Hall. Behind the miltant banners and aroma of marijuana was a broken down political machine. If these hardcore voters were expecting a statesman to appear, they were sadly disappointed. Credit: Cernan Elias/Alamy Live News
“Thousands of people packed on to St George’s Plateau as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn brought his campaign to keep control of the party to Liverpool. The embattled Labour leader faces a challenge to his leadership from Welsh MP Owen Smith but said Liverpool had brought out the largest crowds of supporters yet . Despite rain at the outset of the rally massive crowds - one estimate put the numbers at between 7 - 10,000 - turned up cheering and carrying banners. The crowds spilled out from the steps of St George’s Hall and Lime Street had to be closed. Mr Corbyn had been preceded on stage by speeches from some Liverpool Labour councillors and was then introduced by Walton MP Steve Rotheram who joked that he has tried to get Mr Corbyn to “button his shirt and straighten his tie” and praised the leader’s integrity. There was a huge cheer including some screaming as Mr Corbyn appeared on top of the modified former fire engine which acted as the stage for the event. His speech was also met with loud applause and cheers from the crowds as he called for a new style of politics - calling on people to “reach out and support others”. He covered topics ranging from Hillsborough and Orgreave to the importance of a free NHS and students being left with massive debts. And he called for a Labour party “that works for all” with improved investment in areas such as Merseyside.” Source Liverpool Echo.
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