Commons Sense

Over the last 14 years, the economic landscape for working people has become increasingly fraught.

Wages are not expected to return to their 2008 peak until 2028, marking an unprecedented 20 year pay stagnation.

This, coupled with staggering increases in mortgage rates, food, and energy prices, is having a tangible impact on working people and families across Britain, including in Slough.

In-work poverty has increased by a shocking 1.5 million people since the Conservatives took office in 2010, and this Parliament is on track to be the first in modern history where living standards have declined.

The Tory short-sighted policies have held back living standards and derailed growth.

Far from being the party of opportunity, their legacy is instead one of disastrous decisions and fiscal mismanagement.

This Government’s blatant economic incompetence and failure to get a grip on growth has led us headfirst into a recession.

As if this wasn’t enough to bear, the tax burden is more than at any time since the Second World War.

Our public services have been left to crumble and the NHS is on its knees. According to Slough Foodbank, food poverty in Slough is at crisis point.

Last year, more emergency food parcels were given out than ever before, a 21 per cent increase on the year before.

Considering how much more households are paying in tax when compared to 2010, never before have the British people had to pay so much, for so little.

The UK deserves better than this Conser vative government.

That’s why the Labour Party has launched its New Deal for Working People.

Based on our core belief that everyone deserves a job they can build a life on, no matter who they are or what job they do.

Labour’s plan for growth is about making working people better off. We will strengthen workers’ rights, work to end inwork poverty; prioritising decent, fair and secure work for all.