Wes Streeting calls for equal tax on income and capital gains in Labour leadership pitch

MP says current system is unfair and his idea would result in a wealth tax that works'

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The former health secretary Wes Streeting has set out plans for a wealth tax that works", by equalising tax on assets and income.

Streeting said the current system - in which capital gains tax is generally much lower than income tax - was not fair and penalised work.