LBC’s Eddie Mair grilled Labour candidate Lloyd Russell-Moyle regarding the proposed policies set out in the Labour manifesto. A called named Richard said he didn’t believe the Labour leader’s manifesto promises. Richard also suggested Mr Corbyn’s manifesto speech reminded him of “Del Boy at the market”. 

The caller said: “I very much doubt that you guys will commit to lowering the prices on all these nationalised industries if you’ll do that then no problem at all but can you commit to that?”

Mr Russell-Moyle replied: “I can commit to the prices being lower or the service being better.

“There are some areas where the service will need some investment at the beginning and so therefore the profits will be put into investments to get a better service.”

Mr Mair argued: “But if you no longer have any choice you won’t have a choice as to whether you get lower prices or better services you’ll have the one company.

The Labour candidate explained: “It is a fake choice at the moment because the power that comes in your electricity that comes into your house is the same electricity.”

The LBC host quipped: “But you can change if you’re not happy.”

Mr Russell-Moyle replied: “Yes but you can change to another person who is the middle man they’re not the actually person that pipes it in they are the middle men.

“We are getting rid of the middle men.”

Mr Mair then asked the caller: “Richard are you sold?”

Richard responded: “Jeremy Corbyn in his manifesto speech reminded me of Del Boy at the market, saying come and buy our hair dryers, usual cost £57 for £2.50, and when you get home and turn them on the TV goes off.

“What he is saying is everything is free, everything is wonderful, and I think for people to believe that they’ve got to be so gullible because it just will never happen.”

The Labour Party launched its manifesto on Thursday, promising “radical” change to “transform” the UK.

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Launching the manifesto, the Labour Party leader set out plans for a windfall tax on oil firms and scrapping rises in the state pension age.

He promised the party would renationalise rail, mail, water and energy, and pay for extra expenditures by increasing tax for higher earners while reversing corporation tax cuts.

However, the manifesto admits the ambitious plans to increase revenue would not be able to happen immediately, in line with policy changes.

Instead, the money would first need to be borrowed, as taxes were raised incrementally.

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