 gathering in Liverpool that Brits are missing the lifeline of decent housing and a secure job that lifted her out of poverty as a teenage single mum. 'Everything I relied upon to improve my life and my community has instead been levelled down by the Tories,' she will say. 'With housebuilding and wages plummeting across the whole country, this Government's version of Levelling Up is a sham - and a scam. "The mask has slipped, and the public has seen the truth - warm words and politically driven handouts won't touch the sides. An empty slogan won't pay decent wages. False promises won't build secure homes. And a sound bite won't empower communities." Ms Rayner will promise Labour is the party to fix the housing crisis, with more affordable homes with priority given to ordinary people. 'Good jobs and secure homes are the foundations of thriving lives and the foundation of a strong economy," she was expected to say. A majority of voters back stronger protections for workers promised by Labour if they win the next election. More than six in 10 (62%) people support giving new rights to gig economy workers such as sick pay and holiday pay, according to an Opinium survey of 2,084 voters. This included 59% of people who voted Tory in 2019. Two in three (67%) voters wanted to ban fire and rehire, with six in 10 (63%) supported a ban on zero hours contracts. The TUC published the polling ahead of a speech by Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner today, who){kind=link}
In her first speech as Shadow Levelling Up Secretary, Angela Rayner will warn that ‘false promises’ and ‘sound bites’ from the Tories have left the British public feeling ‘levelled down’
The Tories’ flagship Levelling Up commitment has been exposed as “sham and a scam”, Angela Rayner will say today.
In her first speech as Shadow Levelling Up Secretary, Ms Rayner will warn that “false promises” and “sound bites” from the Tories have left the British public feeling “levelled down”. She will tell the Trades Union Congress (TUC) gathering in Liverpool that Brits are missing the lifeline of decent housing and a secure job that lifted her out of poverty as a teenage single mum.
“Everything I relied upon to improve my life and my community has instead been levelled down by the Tories,” she will say. “With housebuilding and wages plummeting across the whole country, this Government’s version of Levelling Up is a sham – and a scam.
“The mask has slipped, and the public has seen the truth – warm words and politically driven handouts won’t touch the sides. An empty slogan won’t pay decent wages. False promises won’t build secure homes. And a sound bite won’t empower communities.”