Jeremy Corbyn sparks life expectancy row with local election launch speech

Jeremy Corbyn's claim the Conservatives have caused life expectancy to drop has sparked a row between the Labour leader and the Tory party chairman.In a speech to launch Labour's local elections campaign, Mr Corbyn claimed life expectancy had fallen by a year for 65-year-old women and six months for 65-year-old men since 2013.Patrick McLoughlin hit back after extracts of the speech were disclosed on Monday evening, telling the Labour leader he "couldn't even get his basic facts right".