“Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will today promise to pump billions into towns in the south east of England if he wins power.
Mr Corbyn, who is fighting a leadership challenge from Owen Smith, is to pledge a £30 billion investment bank for the area, more emphasis on renewable energy for seaside towns and better broadband.
The embattled leader will announce the plans at a re-election campaign rally in Ramsgate in Kent today.
Mr Corbyn is expected to say he wants to bring back pride and prosperity in “so-called left-behind Britain”.
He will say: “For Ramsgate, like other coastal towns, that commitment to invest means opening up the opportunities that are there.” …
East Devon Watch 