Jeremy Corbyn 'inspired' on return to Shropshire for two-day visit
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is back in Shropshire and heading to Harper Adams University today.
Mr Corbyn addressed a cheering crowd yesterday as he returned to the county during a tour of the West Midlands.
The Labour leader attended a campaign event at Coalbrookdale Community Centre where more than 100 supporters were waiting to hear from him.
The event was led by Labour’s parliamentary candidate in the constituency, Katrina Gilman, ahead of a visit by Mr Corbyn to Harper Adams University today.
The opposition leader said he had been delighted to meet a number of the party’s supporters who attended the event.
He said: “It’s been inspiring to come to Telford today and meet so many people who are absolutely determined to bring change to their communities and this country.
“There is great power in people coming together in solidarity to make real, long-term change.
"It’s only by working together that we can build the communities and country that we want: a country for the many, not the few.”
Katrina Gilman, Labour’s candidate for Telford, said she had been thrilled to host her party leader on the visit.
She said: “It’s been a great! Having Jeremy here today gives people hope and allows them to feel they can keep fighting for better pay and conditions at work, for more decent housing, for a cleaner and greener, and more optimistic Telford – and they can win.
"I’ll be fighting alongside them. I’m proud of Telford and I think everyone else can be.”
Last month Mr Corbyn visited Protolabs in Telford, where he discussed Future Fit and said both of Shropshire's A&E departments have struggled due to a lack of trained staff.
The Labour leader arrived in Shropshire yesterday as he faced heavy criticism for his presence at a ceremony in 2014 where a wreath was laid in memory of Palestinians suspected of being behind the Munich Olympics massacre.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Mr Corbyn of laying a wreath on the grave of one of those behind the 1972 atrocity and said the move deserved “unequivocal condemnation” from those on all sides of politics.
