Southport Conservatives Slam Labour's Jobs Tax as Unemployment Soars

Mike Prendergast - “Labour are Bad for Business”

Across the country, unemployment is at a four-year high, while the number of payrolled employees has fallen by 152,000 since Labour’s tax raising Autumn Budget in October 2024. 

In Southport, hospitality and retail businesses have been particularly hit by Labour’s jobs tax. A significant number of local businesses have already closed with more struggling.

Across the country there are now double the number of jobseekers compared to vacancies.

Meanwhile wage growth has slowed to its lowest level since 2022 as employees feel the effects of 

higher taxes and anti-business regulations imposed by the Labour Government.

With Labour distracted by internal squabbling and scandal, and Reform backing higher welfare 

spending, only the Conservatives understand that it is businesses that create jobs and build a strong economy to fund quality public services.

With families already struggling, the country is braced for Rachel Reeves’ further tax rises this

autumn, making it even harder for people and businesses to get by.

Commenting, Mike Prendergast, spokesperson for Southport Conservatives said, 

“Every Labour Government leaves office with the country’s finances in a mess and unemployment higher than when they entered, and Keir Starmer is no different.

“This Labour Government has failed working people across Southport and the Northern Parishes. There are fewer jobs, wages are flatlining, and the economy is in freefall with more tax rises coming this autumn.”

“I want to see working people keep more of the money they earn and businesses shouldn’t be viewed as a cash cow for Labour to raise more taxes.”

“Make no mistake, the Conservatives are the only Party that have a plan to support the economy, back business, and create more opportunity for working people.”