‘Crass’ Jeremy Corbyn slammed for launching manifesto in Birmingham on 45th anniversary of the city’s pub bombings
JEREMY Corbyn was today slammed as "crass" for launching Labour's manifesto in Birmingham on the 45th anniversary of the city’s pub bombings.
Twenty-one people were killed and 182 injured when the IRA blew up two pubs on 21 November, 1974.
Corbyn's decision to choose this as the location to reveal Labour's pledges was described as a blunder by Tory MP Bob Stewart, a former Army colonel who served in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.
He branded Corbyn's choice “crass and insensitive” and said: “He should apologise for his connections.”
While Twitter user Cold War Veteran sarcastically described it as "What a coincidence".
'HE SHOULD APOLOGISE'
This is not the first time that Corbyn has sparked fury with IRA-related incidents.
One blunder was to hold a parliamentary meeting with convicted IRA terrorists just days after the Brighton bombing which killed five people.
He was also close to magazine the London Labour Briefing, which ran an infamous editorial after the sickening murders claiming that “the British only sit up and take notice when they are bombed into it.”
This year saw nearly 40 victims of the sick IRA atrocities demand an apology, accusing the Labour leader of “giving succour” to terrorists.
They demanded he condemn the terrorist campaign waged by the IRA in the 1970s and 1980s.
The leftie-boss has previously only said that he condemns “all bombing”.
Asked five times in 2015 to condemn IRA violence in an interview, the self-confessed pacifist repeatedly failed to do so.
As he reveals his manifesto today, the 70-year-old socialist will hope his message of change will drown out criticism of his Brexit stance, which even some in his party say lacks the clarity of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's vow to "get Brexit done".
Both parties have promised to end economic austerity and relax the purse strings for stretched public services before the December 12 election, which will determine how, when and even whether Britain's departure from the European Union happens.
Trying to combat criticism from Johnson's Conservative Party over Labour's spending plans, Corbyn will say how he plans to pay for his manifesto, which includes scrapping university fees, reducing the working week and nationalising utilities.
"This is a manifesto of hope. A manifesto that will bring real change. A manifesto full of popular policies that the political establishment has blocked for a generation," Corbyn will say, according to excerpts of his speech.
"Those policies are fully costed, with no tax increases for 95 per cent of taxpayers."
