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Corbyn kicks off campaign, will scrap hospital parking fees

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Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Wed, 10 May 2017, 7:59AM
Jeremy Corbyn campaigning just a few days ago (Getty Images).

Corbyn kicks off campaign, will scrap hospital parking fees

Author
Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Wed, 10 May 2017, 7:59AM

Jeremy Corbyn has kicked off Labour's election campaign in the UK.

The Labour leader has been speaking in Manchester, outlining his party's policies.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey said Corbyn says this will be an election of reckoning for tax cheats, rip-off bosses and greedy bankers.

Grey told Rachel Smalley Corbyn is also promising to invest much more in the National Health Service.

"And a popular moves outlines that he will scrap all car parking charges at hospitals, saying it's a tax on the sick and their relatives."

It will be funded by a tax increase on those who have private healthcare, said Grey.

However, Corbyn is non-committal over whether his party would continue with Brexit if elected.

Grey said Corbyn was pressed on the issue a number of times by one reporter.

"Would he take Britain out of the European Union if elected, yes or no, and despite being asked it six or seven times wouldn't give a clear answer."

LISTEN ABOVE TO UK CORRESPONDENT GAVIN GREY SPEAK TO RACHEL SMALLEY ABOUT CORBYN'S CAMPAIGN AND AMERICANS BEING OFFERED A BREXIT MEANS BREXIT TOUR

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