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Corbyn tells Labour supporters: Keep your eyes on the prize

JEREMY CORBYN and Laura Pidcock urged Labour supporters on Saturday to “keep your eyes on the prize” of a general election victory.

Speaking at the Durham Miners’ Gala, the Labour leader and North West Durham MP Ms Pidcock both spoke of the need to be on a general election footing while resisting media attacks.

After dedicating her speech to her father Bernard, a Labour stalwart in Durham, Ms Pidcock joked that she “will have to go into retirement after this because nothing’s going to beat speaking at the Big Meeting.”

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