JEREMY Corbyn plans to ban private jets as he launches his election vow to clamp down the country’s billionaires.
Labour will consult with industry chiefs about a date for phasing out the use of fossil-fuel private planes if it gets into No10.
Andy McDonald, the opposition spokesman for the transport sector, said the party was examining a damning report on banning private jets very closely.
He added that the document, by the Common Wealth think, made a “very convincing argument”.
Mr McDonald said: “Why is the government enabling billionaires to trash the climate when it’s the rest of us who will suffer the consequences?
Why is the government enabling billionaires to trash the climate when it’s the rest of us who will suffer the consequences?
Andy McDonald
“In just a few years’ time it will be possible for these journeys to be made by electric aircraft – so long as government puts in place the right incentives.
“Labour will examine these proposals closely and consult with industry on the introduction of a phase out date for the use of fossil fuel private jets.”
The private jet pledge comes after a Labour MP said he did not want any Brits to be billionaires.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle told BBC Radio 5 live: “I think we should have a system where everyone is able to live well and wealthy.
“I don’t want this country to work for billionaires. I want it to work for ordinary and normal people.”
I don’t want this country to work for billionaires. I want it to work for ordinary and normal people.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Mr Russell-Moyle, the Kemptown and Peacehaven MP, also backed his party’s vow to scrap all private schools and force them to sell their playing fields.
Fee-paying schools will lose their multi-billion pound tax breaks and be ordered to sell off their buildings under the radical plans.
And as part of their shake-up of education, Labour also vowed to abolish the schools inspector Ofsted.
Mr Russell-Moyle said: “There is a long-term aim of the Labour Party, that I support, that no one should have to pay for their education.
“That education at all schools should be free at the point of delivery. And that’s what everyone should be able to have.”
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