• A report recently stated that residents on the coast, in places like Plymouth, earn significantly less than those from the inland
• The Tory government has not done enough to stop this living inequality for coastal residents
• Luke is going to keep fighting to get Plymouth its fair share of funding and liveable wages

Recently, the BBC released a report saying that workers in coastal areas earn about £1,600 less than workers in the cities. The report also showed that coastal worker wages have been falling for almost a decade. As a coastal city, Plymouth

Luke joins the outrage of Plymouth and other coastal workers, saying:

“This report reveals the scale of inequality imposed on people in our coastal communities by almost a decade of austerity under the Conservatives. Our coast is one of Britain’s greatest assets but the people who live there have been let down by a lack of investment and poor infrastructure.”

Labour has announced new plans to fix the injustice in coastal areas, including investing over £1bn in the coastal economy and other areas of inequality.

Luke is committed to these plans, stating that:

“Labour will invest in better rail and bus links, faster and more reliable broadband, and we will tax holiday homes that sit empty for months on end to pay for public services that locals rely on all year round.”