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Children should be taught about suffering under the British Empire, Jeremy Corbyn says

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Every child should be taught about the negative impact and suffering caused by the British Empire, Jeremy Corbyn has suggested. 

Mr Corbyn told young Labour supporters that the national curriculum should be re-written to teach children about how the Empire expanded "at the expense of people". 

He also suggested that the curriculum should be changed so that every child should be taught about the importance of the trade unions, his biggest backers.

Read entire article at The Telegraph