LABOUR’S Shadow Leader of the House of Commons joined the city’s candidate at a post manifesto launch in Worcester.

The party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn announced the manifesto in Birmingham this morning, and Valerie Vaz headed straight from the launch to an event organised by Worcester Labour supporters and the party’s parliamentary candidate Lynn Denham this afternoon.

Labour’s manifesto includes promises to “transform” the UK, renationalising rail, mail, water and energy and introduce a “real living wage” of at least £10 an hour.

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Critics point out it would add £83 billion to annual government spending by 2024, but the party hit back saying it would be paid for by tax increases on higher earners and reversing corporation tax cuts.

At the event, held at St Mary's Hall, Mrs Vaz said the manifesto was “absolutely brilliant”, and told activists to get out on the doorstep and argue their case.

Mrs Vaz said when people say they wouldn’t vote Labour because of Jeremy Corbyn, activists should argue that he convinces people when they meet him.

“I know the conversations will be hard, and people will say 'I won’t vote for your leader', I have it as well,” Mrs Vaz said.

“I say I work with him and Jeremy is a man of peace and justice.

"Bear in mind they have said the same thing about every single Labour leader.”

Mrs Vaz said austerity had hit working people hard during the last nine years and highlighted prorogation and misleading the Queen by the Tories adding “sometimes it can be quite frightening how they have behaved”.

Asked by the Worcester News how people would react to seeing the £83bn figure Mrs Vaz stressed: “All that has been fully costed.

"Google and Amazon have not paid their fair share of tax. The money will be there.

"I'm not diminishing the size of the figure, but it is the five per cent (high earners) that would pay.”

When challenged on holding another Brexit referendum next year after the first result had not yet been implemented, Mrs Vaz said: “We are implementing it (the result) that is why we would negotiate a deal that is about the customs union, single market, and protecting people’s jobs.

"That credible deal would be put back to people, alongside remain.”

Mrs Vaz added Mrs Denham was an excellent candidate for the city adding the marginal seat "is winnable".

Mrs Denham said it was great to have Mrs Vaz visit, adding their campaign would get a boost from the manifesto's launch.