Andrew Neil dismantles Corbyn's plan...as he makes Labour MP admit they have no plan
ANDREW NEIL was quick to dismantle Labour's electoral pledge as he pushed MP Clive Lewis to admit Jeremy Corbyn has yet to design policies aimed at delivering his promises to the British people.
Election: Labour MP admits he 'doesn't know' party policy
Andrew Neil picked apart Jeremy Corbyn's first major speech in the general election campaign as he challenged the Norwich South MP on which policies the party has designed to tackle inequality. The Labour Party leader repeatedly mentioned Rupert Murdoch in his speech as he accused the media mogul of "pumping out propaganda to support a rigged system". But when the BBC Politics Live questioned Clive Lewis which policies Labour is planning to unleash to curtail Mr Murdoch's influence, the MP struggled to give a response.
Mr Neil said: "Mr Corbyn named what he regards as some of the elite today.
"One of them was Rupert Murdoch – what policies does Labour have in store for Rupert Murdoch that will scare him?"
Mr Lewis said policy decision will be taken by a "closed-five committee" at a later stage before attempting to discuss his party's approach to its relationship with the BBC and British media generally.
But Mr Neil was quick to interrupt: "I’m not asking about the BBC. Your leader named Rupert Murdoch so what policies are in store that would affect Rupert Murdoch?
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"You don’t know, do you?"
Mr Lewis simply said, I don’t know, no. I don’t but what I would say, in terms of tax avoidance, in terms of giving a level playing field,' – and answer which prompted the veteran BBC host to hit back: "Rupert Murdoch is a tax avoider? Do you have evidence that he doesn’t [pay his taxes]?"
The Labour MP replied: "Rupert Murdoch may well pay his taxes but I think...No, I don’t [have proof.}
"In terms of the gross inequality within our society, in terms of the ability for people being able to challenge and have a say over their lives, I think Rupert Murdoch has very consistently shown he is against those Labour policies."
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General election: Labour will bring ‘real change’ says Corbyn
Mr Corbyn launched Labour's electoral campaign from the Battersea Arts Centre in South London after an introduction from local MP Marsha de Cordova.
In his speech, the Labour leader said: "Whose side are you on? The billionaire media barons like Rupert Murdoch, whose empire pumps out propaganda to support a rigged system. Or the overwhelming majority who want to live in a decent, fair, diverse and prosperous society?
“You know whose side Labour’s on. And we have something that the Rupert Murdochs, the Mike Ashleys, and the Boris Johnsons don’t have.
“We have people. Hundreds of thousands of people in every part of our country, who will make this the biggest people-powered campaign in history."
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In the speech, Mr Corbyn also took aim at the Prime Minister for failing to deliver on his promise to quit the European Union by October 2019.
But in a response to his claims, Boris Johnson laid the blame for the new delay on the Labour Party for interfering with his plans to see a Brexit deal through the Commons before the deadline.
Ahead of visits to a school, hospital and police unit on Thursday, Mr Johnson said: "Today should have been the day that Brexit was delivered and we finally left the EU.
"But, despite the great new deal I agreed with the EU, Jeremy Corbyn refused to allow that to happen - insisting upon more dither, more delay and more uncertainty for families and business.
"We cannot continue along this path. I didn't want an election - like the country I wanted to get Brexit done, but it is the only way forward."
The Prime Minister added: “The public wants and expects the Government to give them hope and to improve their opportunities.”