Labour will ban Uber and AirBnB if they gain control of councils, a minister has warned as she brands the Conservatives the party of the “gig economy”.

Liz Truss, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, writes in the Telegraph about how the Tory party is the true party of young people, as it allows them to innovate in the new economy.

She warns that the Labour Party will ban start-ups such as Uber, Deliveroo and AirBnB, or stifle them with regulation so they fail, pointing to Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan’s battle with Uber in London. This caused the ride-hailing app to lose its license, a decision the company is now appealing.

Transport for London (TfL) criticised the firm's record on reporting criminal offences and carrying out driver background checks.

Labour MP Karen Buck is also pushing for tighter regulations on holiday letting service AirBnB, introducing a 10-minute Rule Bill in the House of Commons to highlight the “dangers” of short-lets. The Bill aims at limiting the number of days in a year a property can be let out for.