THERE was barely and empty seat in the house when Labour leadership front-runner Jeremy Corbyn visited Colchester yesterday afternoon.

Speaking in Essex University’s Ivor Crewe Lecture Theatre, Mr Corbyn promised a Labour government led by him would develop a new economic strategy, invest more effectively in the economy and create more hightech jobs.

He also urged Labour to make sure people who were struggling financially were not stigmatised.

Read more in the Gazette newspaper today.