Tax bonuses, create jobs, says Miliband

GETTING young people into work using a tax on bankers’ bonuses is a major priority for the Labour Party, leader Ed Miliband said as he launched his local election campaign.

He made the comments as he toured a hovercraft factory in Southampton.

Mr Miliband said: “We want to see a tax for bankers’ bonuses and we say use that money to get young people back to work.

“They are not going to like it but it’s the right way to use that money.”

He said that he wanted more support for young people who choose not to go to university and called on companies to introduce more apprenticeships.

Mr Miliband also called on the UK government to abandon controversial NHS reforms in order to protect the jobs of doctors and nurses.

He said: “I say better not to go ahead with that big wasteful re-organisation and use that money to protect frontline services.”