Renters could be given the right to keep pets under new plans being unveiled by Labour today as Jeremy Corbyn seeks to become the party of animal welfare.

Labour will today promise to do more to stop people who do not own their home from having to give up their pets when they move, amid fears animal shelters are seeing an increase in abandoned cats and dogs.

The party will also pledge to label all meat according to where it is from, how it was produced and slaughtered in a bid to end animal cruelty.

A ban on exporting animals for slaughter, an end to the badger cull and expanding affordable vet care for pet owners on low incomes have also been proposed by Labour.

The document also states those on low incomes could get help with vets bills and calls on drivers to be forced to report accidents where animals are hit or killed on the road.

The 50 pledges come as the Conservative party has made a series of high-profile announcements in recent weeks, including banning puppy farming and micro-beads in a bid to win the votes of animal rights and environmental activists.