Wes Streeting says Labour are ‘pro-business and pro-worker’, as Rachel Reeves hints at… [Video]

14 October 2024, 19:05

Wes Streeting has vowed that Labour can be both “pro-business and pro-worker”, as Labour tries to court private investment while protecting employment rights.

The Health Secretary told LBC’s Tonight with Andrew Marr that supporting both businesses and workers was the key to securing Britain’s economic growth.

Speaking after an investment summit that Labour said secured £63 billion of private investment and 38,000 new jobs, Mr Streeting pointed to the recently resolved controversy with P&O as an example of Labour’s double success.

“Last week, we introduced legislation into parliament to ban fire and rehire, and the following week, we secured a £1 billion pound investment from P&O’s parent company” [Dubai-based DP World], Mr Streeting said.

He added: “That shows not only can you be pro business and pro worker, it shows that being pro-business and pro-worker is the roots of being pro-growth, and that’s what we’re going to do.”

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