He outlined six pledges, which he said were ‘fully costed’ and said the public could expect to see them delivered within two terms of a Labour government.
They include 'economic stability', cutting NHS waiting lists so that 40,000 operations could take place a week by cutting down on tax avoiders and 'non-doms', and setting up a Border Security Command to stop the illegal criminal gangs responsible for bringing people across the Channel in small boats.
Speaking to an audience in Essex, the Labour leader was asked during questions about his views on child poverty and the two-child benefit limit. Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for an end to the policy.
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