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Jeremy Corbyn visited Rushcliffe today (Friday, September) to address Labour Party members for the first time since he was elected leader.

Rushcliffe is a Labour target for the next General Election and members were at West Bridgford to hear Labour's plans for key policy areas and to discuss ways of getting the party's message out into the community.

Mr Corbyn said the Labour Party was now about inspiring people with a new vision for the country, not just getting votes on polling day.

The economy, education, social policy and the environment were not separate areas but formed part of a coherent strategy for transforming people’s lives, he said.

The 1945 Labour government founded the welfare state, set up the NHS and built hundreds of thousands of houses at a time of financial crisis, he said.

He emphasised that policy-making was now something that all Labour members could contribute to, not just the preserve of the National Executive and MPs.

Policy-making came from the ground up and meant that Labour policies were deeply rooted in the community.

He ended by saying that there would be no tolerance for any form of racism in the party.

Alonside the leader of the Opposition was Cheryl Pidgeon, Rushcliffe Labour prospective parliamentary candidate, who is hoping to becoming the first female MP for the constituency since Florence Paton helped found the NHS and the Welfare State after the war.