Jeremy Corbyn links foreign policy to growing terror threat
26 May 2017 #StopTheTories Channel Monitoring
From The Guardian: Jeremy Corbyn will return to campaigning for the general election on Friday morning after the pause following the Manchester bombing. He plans to give a speech criticising police cuts and drawing a link between British foreign policy and terror attacks.
With less than a fortnight until polling day, the Labour leader will tell an audience in London that a government led by his party would provide more resources for law enforcement and the NHS to ensure people were "not protected and cared for on the cheap".
The longtime peace campaigner and former chair of the Stop the War coalition will also argue that it is the responsibility of government to ensure that "our foreign policy reduces rather than increases the threat to this country".
Corbyn will say: "Many experts, including professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed to the connections between wars our government has supported or fought in other countries and terrorism here at home.
"That assessment in no way reduces the guilt of those who attack our children. Those terrorists will forever be reviled and held to account for their actions. But an informed understanding of the causes of terrorism is an essential part of an effective response that will protect the security of our people that fights rather than fuels terrorism."
He will argue that the government should admit the "war on terror" had failed and rethink its approach.
[Read full article on Guardian website…]
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