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JEREMY CORBYN will vow today to address a future Durham Miners’ Gala as Prime Minister, in a clear sign of confidence that he can defeat any challenge to his leadership — and the Tories.
James Callaghan was the last Labour prime minister to make the pilgrimage to Durham in 1978, as Tony Blair and Gordon Brown snubbed the Gala throughout their 13 years in Downing Street.
But Mr Corbyn will say: “Thank you for inviting me to this wonderful festival of solidarity.
The Gala’s core message of working-class solidarity offers renewed hope and provides the antidote to the anti-worker policies of Reform UK, argues IAN LAVERY MP
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025
Ben Chacko talks to ALAN MARDGHUM of the Durham Miners Association about Reform UK‘s dangerous inroads into Durham’s long-standing Labour county council; why he cancelled his party membership; and the political class’s disconnect from working people