国际英语资讯:UKs Labour Party launches election manifesto
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>'<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="UK">UK</span>) <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="manifesto">manifesto</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="earners">earners</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="around">around</span> 83 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (107.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p><p><span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Corbyn">Corbyn</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renationalize">renationalize</span> <span word="rail">rail</span>, <span word="mail">mail</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="manifesto">manifesto</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="outlines">outlines</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="windfall">windfall</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="Midlands">Midlands</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="builder">builder</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>," <span word="Corbyn">Corbyn</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="windfall">windfall</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>.</p>
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