Labour Party unveils radical socialist plan for Britain

Reuters

Published Nov 21, 2019 11:25

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn unveiled a radical socialist plan for government on Thursday including a 5% increase in public sector pay, higher taxes on companies and a sweeping nationalisation of infrastructure.

"It's time to take on the vested interests holding people back," Corbyn said in the foreward to the election manifesto. "The future is ours to make."

"The big polluters, financial speculators and corporate tax-dogers have had a free ride for too long," he said.