Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visits Plymouth
He visited City College Plymouth and the new Oceansgate development in Devonport
The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has been visiting Plymouth today (7 April).
He met Plymouth MP Luke Pollard last night for fish and chips on the Barbican.
Sir Keir then visited City College Plymouth to meet staff and students, Oceansgate at Devonport to meet international workers and representatives of the GMB trade union, who work at the dockyard.
He is also supporting the local council’s election campaign by knocking on doors across the city.
On Twitter, he said: "I'm looking forward to campaigning on the #LabourDoorstep - speaking to residents about how Labour can build a fairer country as we emerge from this crisis."
The Labour leader’s visit comes as the party pledges to back the “British-built-by-default” campaign.
It urges ministers to give greater protection to UK jobs and safeguarding British defence manufacturers.
Sir Keir was also questioned about the coronavirus pandemic and the safety of the coronavirus vaccines that are currently being rolled out.
The UK's and the EU's medicines regulators have been giving an update on possible links between the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots this afternoon.
A British trial of the jab on children was paused last night over safety concerns.
Sir Keir, who is 58, said he was given the Oxford-AstraZeneca and said he had no side effects.