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ARichTeaBiscuit continued her extensive rail journey up and down the United Kingdom by heading into Central London to lend her (hopefully significant) support to HKNorman
In traditional fare, the Labour politician started her efforts by meeting up with volunteers from the local party and was guided towards a series of stalls they had set-up to disperse leaflets to passing members of the general public, and of course, respond to any particular questions that were posed by people who were curious about some of the policies contained in the Labour manifesto.
ARichTeaBiscuit took a few leaflets and started to try and hand them out to passerby, however, after a short few moments the Labour Leader found herself being rather overwhelmed with people asking a series of questions.
"Hello there,
I appreciate all of the curiosity surrounding the policies put forward by the Labour Party this election, as I believe that one of the best defences against the rise of falsehoods or the aptly named fake news is a questioning voting public.
I will start by addressing the questions relating to healthcare, with the first question being about the pay freezes. In the Labour Party, we are incredibly proud of our NHS staff and I think that the decision to freeze their wages was a mistake, and so a future Labour government will work to outlaw such pay freezes from taking place in the future so that our NHS staff won't face economic uncertainty in the future.
In terms of hospital infrastructure, we also recognise that quite a few hospitals up and down this country are in quite a bad shape and therefore aren't as effective in providing healthcare services as they should be. It is why a future Labour government would institute a review of all hospitals in the country, and finance the modernisation and repair of all hospitals found to be below the standards expected of them.
It is also a sad fact that many hospitals have been forced to close due to financial constraints placed upon them, with the resulting pressure placed on other NHS facilities in the impacted region leading to a reduction in the quality of healthcare delivery. A future Labour government will reverse this downward trend by starting the construction of a series of new hospitals where they are needed to tackle issues of demand.
I was also asked a question about foreign policy? Yes, I was firmly opposed to the rather abrupt decision of the Blurple government to withdraw from the JCPOA, and the fact that such a statement was made by the Defence Secretary was in my opinion quite damage, however, thankfully the government listened to the objections raised by the Official Opposition and the Foreign Secretary was able to announce that the UK wasn't unilaterally withdrawing from the JCPOA.
We have seen throughout history that the greatest foreign policy achievements are made when nations set aside their differences and come together to address the common issues impacting humanity, and I believe that the United Kingdom can play a large role in not just restoring the framework of the JCPOA but also strengthening the agreement so that it lasts well into the future, and can be used as the foundation not just for future agreements between the international community and the Iranian government but also for other agreements regarding the dismantlement of nuclear weapons programmes.
In terms of international development, I have always held the belief that our aid to developing countries should be focused on supporting the establishment of an economy that isn't just no longer dependent on resource extraction or farming, areas that can suffer from fluctuations in the global market or acts or nature but it should also support the development of small and medium-sized businesses so that the ordinary people of these countries can be the drivers of their economy, and I am proud that the Labour Party submitted a bill in the last parliamentary term that set-up the foundations for that policy.
Yes, as Jonathan also pointed out we've also seen the rise of Chinese influence in the developing world, and the promotion of authoritarian governments is an unwelcome development that I believe highlights the importance of ensuring that the United Kingdom doesn't just have a strong international development programme but it has one that is effective at lifting developing nations out of poverty in a sustainable manner and promoting democracy and good governance through trade and good relations."
ARichTeaBiscuit continued to respond to questions posed to her by members of the general public before one of her aides reminded her that she needed to be on a train.
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