Corbyn pins Labour's election hopes on housing reform pledges

Party to formally launch campaign in Manchester as Corbyn says he will continue as leader regardless of 8 June voteJeremy Corbyn has said his top priority is to build more council houses and introduce tougher regulation of the private rental sector – and insisted he was not downhearted after difficult local election results for his party last week.Speaking to the Guardian as he was campaigning in the West Midlands, the Labour leader said the UK needed a serious national initiative to tackl