Conservative

The party pledges to continue direct investment in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland while protecting the UK internal market.

The party commits to repealing or reforming over half of inherited EU laws by July 2026, continuing to remove EU legislation from the statute book.

The party commits to ensuring every part of England that wants a devolution deal has one by 2030, offering level 4 powers to areas with directly elected leaders.

The party will maintain First Past the Post voting, keep the voting age at 18, and maintain voter ID requirements.

The party will legislate to create comparable data on public service performance across the UK.

The party will protect the UK's internal market and secure Northern Ireland's place within it.

The party will establish a new Intertrade UK body to promote trade within the United Kingdom.

The party will extend the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for three more years, providing £540 million annually to communities across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The party will expand the Long-Term Plan for Towns to support nine additional towns across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland with £20 million endowments.

The party will maintain the Community Ownership Fund for three more years to help community groups save at-risk assets.

The party will continue the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme throughout the next Parliament across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The party will support Freeports and investment zones in Scotland and Wales, and establish an Enhanced Investment Zone in Northern Ireland.

The party will extend the Enhanced Investment Zone to cover Stranraer and Cairnryan on Scotland's west coast.

The party will continue the Islands Forum to address the unique needs of island communities across the UK.

The party will continue supporting the North Sea Transition Deal and Aberdeen City Region Deal, with the Investment Zone providing £160 million over ten years.

The party will expand Levelling Up Partnerships to Wales and support Welsh language through broadcasting and government services.

The party provided Northern Ireland with a record £15 billion annual block grant and a £3.3 billion spending package to support devolution restoration.

The party commits to repealing or reforming over half of inherited EU laws by July 2026, building on over 2,000 already repealed or reformed.

The party pledges to continue removing EU laws from the UK statute book.

The party will legislate to provide comparable data across the UK to enable accurate comparison of public service performance.

The party commits to repealing or reforming over half of inherited EU laws by July 2026.

The party commits to ensuring every part of England that wants one will have a devolution deal by 2030.

The party commits to offering level 4 devolution powers to areas with devolution deals and directly elected leaders, beginning with Tees Valley.

The party will fully implement all commitments in the Windsor Framework and Safeguarding the Union Command Paper.

The party commits to pursue additional trade deals, accelerate infrastructure, unlock 100,000 homes, reduce business regulation, and expand fishing opportunities.

The party commits to provide a £4.3 billion business rates support package over five years for small businesses and high streets.

The party commits to reduce business rates for high street, leisure, and hospitality businesses by increasing the multiplier on distribution warehouses.

The party commits to improve SME access to finance through Open Finance expansion and exploring Regional Mutual Banks.

The party pledges to reduce reporting requirements for companies and raise the employee threshold for medium-sized classification, saving small businesses administrative time.

The party commits to promote digital invoicing and strengthen enforcement of the Prompt Payment Code to improve small business cashflow.

The party pledges to ensure Basel III capital requirements do not restrict lending to small and medium-sized enterprises.

The party commits to continue programmes supporting female and disabled entrepreneurs.

The party pledges to establish a £250 million Invest In Women Fund to support female entrepreneurs.

The party commits to prioritise SME procurement opportunities in local economies through public sector organisations.

The party commits to achieve 85% gigabit broadband coverage by 2025 and nationwide coverage by 2030.

The party commits to achieve standalone 5G coverage in all populated areas and maintain UK leadership in 6G development.

The party commits to increasing annual public spending on research and development from £20 billion to £22 billion.

The party commits to continuing investment of over £1.5 billion in large-scale compute clusters to support artificial intelligence development and safety research.

The party pledges £4.5 billion to support strategic manufacturing sectors including automotive, aerospace, life sciences, and clean energy.

The party commits to distributing £1.6 billion across the country through specialist Catapult centres by 2028 to support innovation and research commercialisation.

The party commits to implementing Edinburgh Reforms and Mansion House reforms to maintain the UK's position as a leading global financial centre, including a retail sale of NatWest shares.

The party pledges to support domestic car manufacturers facing competition in the electric vehicle market and will intervene if other countries breach global trade rules.

The party commits to completing free trade agreements with India and the Gulf Cooperation Council, and pursuing agreements with Israel and Switzerland.

The party commits to building on the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU while refusing any terms that compromise UK sovereignty, and will enforce EU compliance with existing commitments.

The party commits to excluding the NHS from trade negotiations, maintaining high food and drink import standards, and protecting UK agriculture in trade agreements.

The party pledges to pursue a free trade agreement with the United States when conditions permit.

The party commits to avoiding union-related regulatory changes and will reform the UK regulatory landscape to benefit business, consumers, and the environment.

The party pledges to halve spending on external consultants and introduce controls on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.

The party commits to controlling spending by quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations).

The party pledges to relocate 25,000 civil servants outside London, expanding on existing regional hubs.

The party commits to requiring external advertising of civil service jobs to improve recruitment quality.

The party pledges to double digital and artificial intelligence expertise in the civil service to improve public service delivery.

The party commits to requiring all government departments to deliver plans for 2% annual productivity growth at the next Spending Review.

The party commits to reducing the average approval time for major infrastructure projects from four years to one year.

The party commits to reducing infrastructure costs by allowing faster modifications to approved projects.

The party pledges to regularly update National Policy Statements to guide infrastructure planning.

The party commits to refocusing statutory consultees' role in planning to improve projects efficiently rather than adding delays.

The party pledges to amend the law to prevent meritless judicial reviews from delaying infrastructure projects.

The party will preserve investment allowances that incentivise North Sea investment.

The party will invest £1.1 billion in the Green Industries Growth Accelerator to strengthen British manufacturing and supply chains for the energy transition.

The party will offer financial bonuses to energy firms that invest in manufacturing in disadvantaged areas or sustainable supply chains.

The party commits to supporting steel production in Scunthorpe and the North East.

The party commits to maintaining the energy price cap and ensuring regulators have powers to protect consumers as the market evolves.

The party commits to reviewing and reforming energy standing charges to minimise costs.

The party will implement the Pumpwatch scheme requiring petrol retailers to display live price information.

The party commits to introducing more efficient local electricity markets to reduce household costs.

The party commits to offering households the option of smart energy tariffs.

The party will implement Winser Review recommendations to reduce grid connection waiting times and lower household costs.

The party commits to providing 105 towns with £20 million endowment funds for local priorities including high street revival and housing.

The party commits to extending the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for three years and using it to support National Service and community groups.

The party commits to creating additional Freeports and Business Rates Retention zones with an application round in the next Parliament.

The party commits to allowing councils to retain all business rates growth in defined zones for 25 years to fund infrastructure and local industry.

The party commits to continuing Investment Zones with £160 million to support local growth.

The party commits to changing planning laws to support local market days and regenerate shopping centres.

The party will create additional Freeports and Business Rates Retention zones, allowing councils to retain business rates growth for 25 years to fund infrastructure and local industry support.

The party will reform planning laws to enable local market days and shopping centre regeneration, increase fines for utility companies and chewing-gum removal, and introduce driving licence penalty points for fly-tipping.

The party will increase the farming budget by £1 billion over the Parliament with annual inflation increases for grants and environmental schemes.

The party will ringfence agricultural funding for farming communities across the UK and establish a £20 million Farming Innovation Fund.

The party will introduce a legally binding food security target and create a UK Food Security Index to guide farming investment.

The party will reform public sector food procurement to ensure at least 50% is sourced locally or to higher environmental standards.

The party will streamline planning permissions for farm infrastructure including glasshouses, storage facilities, and small reservoirs.

The party will prioritise R&D investment in advanced farming technologies including fertiliser innovation and vertical farming.

The party will replicate the £100 million UK Seafood Fund to support harbour upgrades, fish processing technology, and aquaculture, with focus on small businesses and inshore fleets.

The party will prioritise inshore fishing fleet interests in marine planning decisions.

The party will seek to remove tariffs on Scotch whisky with the US and negotiate tariff reductions with India.

The party will increase the UK-wide farming budget by £1 billion over the next Parliament with inflation-linked funding to Scotland.

The party will require the Scottish Government to report annually on farming funding use and establish a UK-wide food security target in law.

The party will establish a UK Farming Innovation Fund to provide grants for innovative agricultural projects to Scottish farmers.

The party will provide £100 million for the UK Seafood Fund to support Scottish fishing businesses and inshore fleets.

The party will increase the UK-wide farming budget by £1 billion with inflation-linked increases to Welsh farmers and provide £20 million for innovative agricultural grants.

The party will legislate for a UK-wide food security target, adopt consistent biosecurity measures, and require annual reporting on agricultural funding.

The party is investing £500 million in Port Talbot steelmaking with an additional £80 million for area transition support.

The party commits to delivering an electric arc furnace at Port Talbot and supporting the area through the Celtic Freeport.

The party is delivering over £1 billion in levelling up funding to Northern Ireland, including £150 million for an Enhanced Investment Zone.

The party pledges to take a tough approach in ensuring the EU meets its Trade and Cooperation Agreement commitments and does not discriminate against UK exporters.

The party will provide an additional £100 million for the UK Seafood Fund to support fishing businesses and fleets.

The party commits to requiring all government departments to achieve 2% annual productivity growth targets at the next Spending Review.

The party has committed a £500 million grant as part of a £1.25 billion investment to support Tata Steel's Port Talbot facility.

The party commits to maintaining the energy price cap to protect households from supplier overcharging.

The party commits to creating additional Freeports and Business Rates Retention zones.

The party commits to extending Freeports to more areas with an application round in the next Parliament.

The party commits to replicating Sunderland's Crown Works Studios model in other areas.

The party commits to allowing councils to retain all business rates growth in defined zones for 25 years for infrastructure and local industry investment.

The party pledges to develop and support UK science and innovation expertise in the space industry.

The party pledges to maintain high standards of consumer protection and prudential regulation to prevent future banking crises.

The party will give local people final say on council tax rises and ban four-day working weeks in local authorities.

The party pledges to reform the UK regulatory landscape to improve outcomes for business, consumers, and the environment.

The party has provided Northern Ireland with a record £15 billion annual block grant, a £3.3 billion spending package, and over £1 billion in levelling up funding including £150 million for an Enhanced Investment Zone.

The party pledges to introduce compulsory National Service for all 18-year-old school leavers, offering a choice between military or civic service.

The party commits to fund 100,000 apprenticeships by reducing poor-quality university degree provision.

The party pledges to mandate mobile phone bans during school hours and require transparency for parents regarding curriculum content, particularly on sensitive topics.

The party commits to introduce the Advanced British Standard to broaden 16-19 education and integrate academic and technical learning.

The party will make mobile phone bans during the school day mandatory for all schools and provide funding to support implementation.

The party commits to protecting per-pupil school spending in real terms throughout the next Parliament.

The party will provide tax-free bonuses of up to £30,000 over five years to new teachers in priority areas and STEM subjects, extending to further education.

The party will require two hours of PE per week in all primary and secondary schools and extend the PE and Sport Premium to secondary schools.

The party will increase funding for School Games Organisers and work with sporting bodies to create more UK-wide school competitions.

The party will introduce the Advanced British Standard for 16-19 education, combining academic and technical routes with mandatory English and maths to age 18.

The party will legislate to create a register of children not in school and continue improving attendance through mental health support.

The party will introduce legislation guaranteeing parents the right to see all school materials, particularly on relationships and sex education.

The party commits to expanding strong academy trusts and continuing to deliver free schools.

The party will remove the cap on faith school expansion to allow more faith-based places.

The party will rebuild or refurbish over 500 schools, including all schools with RAAC, through the School Rebuilding Programme.

The party will create 60,000 additional school places and 15 new free schools for children with special educational needs.

The party commits to supporting independent special schools without taxation to preserve parental choice.

The party commits to creating 100,000 additional apprenticeships per year in England by the end of the next Parliament.

The party will change the law to prevent university courses with excessive dropout rates or poor graduate outcomes from recruiting students.

The party has reformed student loans so repayment does not exceed the original amount borrowed in real terms.

The party will work with universities to ensure students receive promised contact hours and timely exam marking.

The party commits to supporting the National Citizen Service to develop young people's skills and confidence.

The party will introduce the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, allowing adults to access loans for retraining and upskilling from the 2025 academic year.

The party commits to expanding adult skills programmes including Skills Bootcamps to address skills shortages.

The party will legislate to require schools to follow government guidance on gender-questioning students and mandate parental involvement in decisions about children's gender identity.

The party will continue efforts to improve school attendance through mental health support and other measures.

The party will introduce legislation to create a register of children not in school, including home-schooled children.

The party will protect parental school choice, preserve independent and grammar schools, and lift the cap on faith school expansion.

The party will require schools to ban mobile phone use during the school day to improve attainment and behaviour.

The party commits to requiring all young people to study English and maths until age 18 with increased classroom time.

The party will introduce the Advanced British Standard as a new 16-19 education qualification combining elements of A Levels and T Levels.

The party will protect parental choice in school selection, including preserving independent and grammar school rights.

The party pledges to reduce net zero costs for consumers by banning new green levies while accelerating renewable energy deployment.

The party commits to support farmers with a legal food security target and additional investment, while protecting prime agricultural land from solar development.

The party commits to support aviation sector growth and decarbonisation through backing British Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

The party commits to reforming environmental regulations to streamline planning for homes, prisons, and energy schemes while maintaining nature protection.

The party pledges to ensure environmental offset requirements for new infrastructure and homes are proportionate while maintaining environmental standards.

The party commits to maintaining climate leadership and continuing efforts to tackle global warming and biodiversity loss.

The party pledges to ring-fence its commitment to International Climate Finance.

The party commits to helping Small Island Development States access climate finance for adaptation and resilience.

The party commits to legislating for annual licensing rounds for North Sea oil and gas production to secure energy supply and protect jobs in the industry.

The party commits to tripling offshore wind capacity to boost energy production and support industrial development in regional clusters.

The party will establish two carbon capture and storage clusters across specified regions to reduce emissions and create jobs, with further projects to follow.

The party commits to approving two new fleets of Small Modular Reactors within 100 days to expand nuclear capacity and create jobs.

The party will streamline nuclear reactor approval processes by allowing concurrent regulatory assessment and improving coordination with overseas regulators.

The party commits to delivering a new nuclear power plant at Wylfa and supporting completion of projects at Hinkley Point and Sizewell.

The party will introduce an import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027 to equalise carbon costs for imported goods with UK-produced equivalents.

The party commits to a pragmatic approach to net zero that does not force households to replace existing boilers with heat pumps.

The party commits to holding a parliamentary vote on the next stage of the net zero pathway before adopting new targets.

The party commits to ensuring annual green levies on household energy bills are lower each year of the next Parliament compared to 2023 levels.

The party will reform the Climate Change Committee to explicitly consider household costs and energy security in its climate advice.

The party rules out introducing further green levies, road pricing schemes, or a frequent flyer levy.

The party commits to reviewing alternative network technologies to overhead pylons with a presumption towards undergrounding where cost-effective.

The party commits to investing £6 billion in energy efficiency improvements over three years to upgrade approximately one million homes.

The party will establish an energy efficiency voucher scheme available to all English households to support installation of efficiency measures and solar panels.

The party commits to ensuring local communities hosting onshore wind farms receive direct benefits, potentially including energy bill discounts.

The party commits to protecting best agricultural land from solar development while facilitating solar on brownfield sites and rooftops.

The party will prevent clustering of multiple solar farms in one area and maintain the moratorium on fracking.

The party will improve the accountability and consultation practices of Natural England and the Environment Agency to better consider rural economic impacts.

The party will maintain record flood defence funding of £5.6 billion and support affected communities through recovery frameworks.

The party will maintain its deep sea mining moratorium and ratify the Global Oceans Treaty early in the next Parliament.

The party will ban hunting trophy imports and tackle puppy smuggling and livestock worrying.

The party commits to maintaining record-level funding for flood defences to protect properties and agricultural land.

The party will use water company fines to fund river restoration projects and create a river recovery network across England.

The party will deliver tree planting and peatland commitments through Nature for Climate funding and private investment.

The party will launch a design competition for urban greening projects in Leeds, Cambridge, and inner London.

The party will streamline planning processes and permits for tree planting in suitable areas.

The party will introduce forest risk commodities legislation early in the next Parliament to address illegal deforestation.

The party will designate an 11th National Park and invest in improving existing National Parks and protected landscapes.

The party will use the Landscape Recovery Scheme to support community-led local projects.

The party will continue supporting programmes that provide disadvantaged children and young people with access to green spaces.

The party will deliver commitments on National Trails including the Coast to Coast Path and the King Charles III England Coast Path.

The party will work with landowners and charities to expand access to nature routes while rejecting a universal Right to Roam.

The party will enhance penalties for fly tipping and provide councils with new tools to tackle organised waste crime.

The party will continue developing a UK-wide Deposit Return Scheme while managing impacts on businesses and consumers.

The party will prevent new waste incinerators from being built and revoke permits where substantial construction has not begun.

The party will legislate to require annual oil and gas licensing rounds and maintain investment allowances for the oil and gas sector while supporting renewables.

The party will provide £15 million to support skills programmes for Scotland's transition to new energy industries.

The party will continue preparing for nuclear energy projects in Scotland.

The party commits to providing £15 million to support skills programmes in the Energy Transition Zone.

The party will continue supporting floating offshore wind development in the Celtic Sea.

The party will deliver a mega-nuclear power station at Wylfa and support small modular reactor development in Wales.

The party commits to building new gas power stations to provide backup energy capacity when renewable sources are insufficient.

The party commits to maintaining the current moratorium on fracking.

The party will improve accountability and consultation practices of Natural England and the Environment Agency to balance environmental and rural economic concerns.

The party will consult UK overseas territories on expanding the Blue Belt ocean protection programme.

The party will legislate to require annual oil and gas licensing rounds and maintain investment allowances for the sector while supporting renewables.

The party will provide £15 million to fund skills programmes for the Energy Transition Zone.

The party commits to not mandating the replacement of existing boilers with heat pumps, allowing households time to make their own decisions.

The party commits to ensuring annual policy costs and levies on household energy bills are lower each year than 2023 levels.

The party will review alternative network technologies and consider a presumption towards undergrounding where cost-effective.

The party has modified planning rules to protect prime agricultural land for food production while facilitating solar deployment on brownfield sites and rooftops.

The party has implemented planning rules to prevent clustering of multiple solar farms in single areas to protect rural landscapes.

The party commits to investing £6 billion in energy efficiency over three years to improve approximately one million homes.

The party will maintain the Hunting Act and improve accountability of Natural England and the Environment Agency to balance rural economic impacts.

The party will ban hunting trophy imports and tackle puppy smuggling and livestock worrying.

The party will maintain record flood defence funding and support affected communities through recovery frameworks.

The party pledges to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 to meet NATO standards.

The party commits to reducing the civil service to pre-pandemic levels to fund an increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.

The party commits to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 as a fully funded plan.

The party pledges to invest in future military capabilities and equipment for the Armed Forces.

The party commits to maintaining support for Trident and investing up to £763 million in nuclear skills by 2030.

The party will campaign to establish 2.5% defence spending as a new baseline requirement for all NATO members by 2030.

The party commits to investing at least £10 billion in UK munitions production over the next decade to strengthen the defence industrial base.

The party will establish a Defence Innovation Agency and commit to scaling R&D funding to at least 5% of the defence budget plus an additional 2% for exploitation.

The party pledges to maintain current levels of military support to Ukraine and secure additional supplies, while building international agreement to use frozen Russian assets.

The party commits to delivering a comprehensive National Defence and Resilience Plan addressing security, preparedness and resilience.

The party pledges to improve the quality of Service Family Accommodation and enhance support for military families.

The party commits to maintaining the Office for Veterans Affairs as a Cabinet-level position with a dedicated Minister.

The party pledges to maintain the Office for Veterans Affairs budget at £10 million for the duration of the next Parliament.

The party commits to retaining the National Insurance holiday for veteran employers and ensuring military pensions are not counted as income for benefits purposes.

The party pledges to extend visa fee waivers for Commonwealth military personnel to include their direct dependants.

The party commits to fully implementing the findings of the independent review into Veterans UK.

The party pledges to introduce measures requiring public bodies to record military service status.

The party commits to reducing the cost of the Veterans Railcard to match the HM Forces Railcard price.

The party pledges to pass a Veterans' Bill enshrining veterans' rights in law, ensuring service qualifications are recognised, creating a legal duty to support veterans, and expanding the Armed Forces Covenant.

The party commits to changing the law to make Veterans ID cards valid identification for all future elections.

The party pledges to implement an Integrated Procurement Model to improve defence procurement efficiency and boost private sector investment.

The party commits to improving defence productivity and achieving the status of Europe's largest defence exporter by 2030.

The party pledges to place Russia, Iran and China within an enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

The party commits to strengthening relationships with like-minded partners and continuing investment in collective security through international organisations.

The party pledges to maintain and build upon the UK-US special relationship, particularly on trade and national security.

The party commits to strengthening the Commonwealth through deepened cooperation, enhanced trade, investment support, and climate resilience assistance.

The party pledges to strengthen post-Brexit European relationships through the Joint Expeditionary Force and new defensive treaties with Germany and Poland.

The party commits to strengthening national security protections against China, raising human rights concerns internationally, and using asset freezes and travel bans.

The party pledges to maintain and expand Indo-Pacific relationships through CPTPP, AUKUS, and bilateral trade and security agreements with multiple countries.

The party commits to deepening ties with Gulf and Middle East partners based on shared interests.

The party pledges to sign partnership agreements with each British Overseas Territory covering defence, trade and investment cooperation.

The party commits to maintaining the merger of the Foreign Office and Department for International Development.

The party pledges to return to 0.7% GNI development spending when fiscal circumstances permit.

The party commits to assessing all development spending against a strict national interest test.

The party pledges to align aid and development with strategic objectives, focusing on fragile states and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The party commits to using its influence to increase Multilateral Development Bank funding and deliver debt relief.

The party pledges to expand international campaigns on girls' education, women's rights, religious freedom, media freedom, and combating human trafficking and slavery.

The party commits to supporting marginalised communities and protecting persecuted groups, while continuing campaigns against child marriage and FGM.

The party pledges to scale up global health interventions and continue support for GAVI and the Global Fund.

The party commits to defending values and rights globally through travel bans and sanctions on individuals and entities.

The party pledges to appoint a Minister for British Citizens Overseas to represent them across government.

The party commits to introducing a new model for complex detention cases with Family Advocates to assist British nationals abroad.

The party pledges to use diplomatic efforts to promote reconciliation and stability in conflict zones and territorial disputes.

The party commits to supporting Israel's security, maintaining aid access, pursuing a two-state solution, and seeking diplomatic breakthroughs in multiple regions.

The party pledges to reintroduce legislation banning public bodies from imposing boycott or divestment campaigns against foreign countries.

The party commits to intensifying efforts against money laundering and requiring open beneficial ownership registers in Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

The party will prioritise farmers in trade negotiations, continue annual Farm to Fork Summits, and support agri-food attachés to develop new markets.

The party commits to not accepting any changes to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement that would compromise UK sovereignty or involve submission to EU courts or dynamic alignment.

The party pledges to maintain climate leadership and continue ring-fenced International Climate Finance commitments.

The party commits to appointing a dedicated Minister for British Citizens Overseas.

The party pledges to introduce a new model for complex detention cases with Family Advocates to provide specialist assistance.

The party commits to using diplomatic efforts to promote reconciliation and stability in conflict zones and territorial disputes.

The party pledges to support Israel's right to defend itself, maintain aid access for conflict-affected populations, and pursue a two-state solution.

The party commits to intensifying diplomatic efforts to achieve breakthroughs in Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Myanmar.

The party will publish a new Soft Power Strategy to support embassies and the British Council in promoting British values globally.

The party commits to promoting international media freedom and combating human trafficking and modern slavery.

The party will expand campaigns on girls' education, women's rights, and reproductive health, and establish the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief as a statutory role.

The party will support the BBC World Service and promote English language learning globally.

The party pledges to increase NHS funding above inflation annually, recruit 92,000 nurses and 28,000 doctors, and expand community-based care through Pharmacy First, new GP surgeries, and diagnostic centres.

The party commits to increasing NHS spending faster than inflation annually throughout the next Parliament.

The party pledges to increase NHS nursing staff by 92,000 and doctors by 28,000 by the end of the next Parliament.

The party commits to increasing dental training places by 40 percent.

The party will provide multi-year funding to local authorities for social care and implement reforms from the 'People at the Heart of Care' White Paper.

The party will implement social care cost caps starting October 2025.

The party commits to building 40 new hospitals by 2030 and increasing investment in community-based healthcare services.

The party will create 2.5 million additional NHS dental appointments by offering financial incentives to dentists to take on new patients.

The party will reform dental contracts and require newly qualified dentists to work in the NHS or repay training costs.

The party will launch a 'Smile for Life' programme to promote oral health.

The party will offer financial incentives and mobile dental services to improve dental access in rural and coastal areas.

The party commits to training additional NHS staff in rural and coastal areas to improve service access.

The party will amend the NHS Constitution to recognise and address the specific healthcare needs of rural and coastal communities.

The party will expand Pharmacy First services to cover menopause, contraception, and chest infections, reducing GP appointment demand by 20 million annually.

The party will build or upgrade 250 GP surgeries, prioritising areas with new housing development.

The party will establish 50 additional Community Diagnostic Centres to provide 2.5 million extra diagnostic checks annually.

The party will expand patient choice and enable NHS, charity, and independent providers to deliver free NHS services meeting NHS standards.

The party will extend patient choice to additional community services including diagnostics and mental health services.

The party will implement Martha's Rule nationwide, allowing patients to request a second medical opinion.

The party will support the life sciences sector through flexible post-Brexit regulation and a well-resourced medicines regulator.

The party will fund research into treatments for Parkinson's and motor neurone disease and attract more commercial clinical trials.

The party will streamline approval processes for new medicines and align NHS cost-effectiveness thresholds with NICE standards.

The party will create a fast-track pathway for adopting cost-effective medical technology and AI across the NHS.

The party will reduce NHS management by 5,500 positions to free £550 million for frontline services.

The party will review NHS whistleblowing protections and consult on a disbarring system for NHS managers.

The party will develop and implement a strategy to prevent major health conditions and improve care for those affected.

The party will implement its Rare Diseases Action Plan.

The party commits to modernising services for autism and learning disabilities.

The party will introduce a Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the first parliamentary session.

The party will legislate to restrict advertising of high-fat, high-salt, and high-sugar products to combat obesity.

The party will research the health impacts of ultra-processed food to inform public health guidance.

The party will provide digital health checks to 250,000 additional people annually to prevent cardiovascular disease.

The party will implement the NHS Vaccination Strategy.

The party will implement the HIV Action Plan with the goal of eliminating new HIV transmissions by 2030.

The party will expand HIV opt-out testing in emergency departments pending evaluation.

The party will invest £3.4 billion in NHS technology to improve services for staff and patients.

The party will implement a productivity plan targeting 1.9% annual NHS productivity growth to achieve £35 billion in savings.

The party will make the NHS App the primary platform for patients to access medical records, prescriptions, appointments, and vaccination bookings.

The party will deploy AI to reduce administrative burden on doctors and nurses.

The party will replace outdated NHS computers and implement a Federated Data Platform to reduce IT-related time losses.

The party will fund technology to accelerate and improve scan reading, benefiting 130,000 patients annually.

The party will establish performance incentives to reward high-performing healthcare providers.

The party will expand Mental Health Support Teams to all schools and colleges in England by 2030.

The party will establish mental health support hubs for young people aged 11-25 in every local community by 2030.

The party will increase NHS Talking Therapies capacity by 50 percent.

The party will expand Individual Placement and Support services for severe mental illness by 140,000 places.

The party will legislate to improve treatment and support for severe mental health conditions in the first parliamentary session.

The party will develop a comprehensive national maternity care strategy based on birth trauma inquiry recommendations.

The party will increase maternal safety funding, expand mental health services for new mothers, and improve perinatal pelvic health and postnatal care.

The party will establish women's health hubs in every integrated care system.

The party will expand fracture liaison services nationwide by 2030 to address osteoporosis in women.

The party will fund research into maternity care disparities through the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

The party will fully implement the Cass Review recommendations to ensure evidence-based gender care for young people.

The party will legislate to ban private prescription and supply of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria.

The party will amend the NHS Constitution to guarantee patients' right to single-sex accommodation and same-sex intimate care.

The party will prevent NHS services from replacing sex-specific terminology with gender-neutral language.

The party will establish licensing and age restrictions for non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

The party commits to supporting palliative care and hospice services.

The party will provide comprehensive compensation to infected blood scandal victims and affected persons.

The party will provide £210,000 interim payments to infected blood scandal victims.

The party will study and respond to the infected blood scandal inquiry recommendations.

The party will assess options to expand NHS service choice and improve interoperability between NHS systems across the UK.

The party will expand opportunities for NHS, charity, and independent providers to deliver free NHS services meeting NHS standards.

The party will implement the HIV Action Plan to end new transmissions by 2030 and expand opt-out testing in emergency departments.

The party will provide comprehensive compensation to infected blood scandal victims and affected persons.

The party will improve data comparability across the UK to enable accountability for Welsh public services performance.

The party commits to continuing support for children's and adult hospice services.

The party pledges to build 1.6 million homes, permanently abolish Stamp Duty for first-time buyers on homes up to £425,000, and introduce a new Help to Buy scheme.

The party commits to delivering 1.6 million homes in England during the next Parliament.

The party will abolish nutrient neutrality rules to unlock 100,000 homes while requiring developers to pay mitigation fees.

The party commits to fast-tracking planning for brownfield housing in the 20 largest cities with design codes ensuring local character, and will consider extending full expensing to brownfield development.

The party commits to increasing housing density in inner London and regenerating major sites including Euston, Old Oak Common, and Thamesmead.

The party will establish locally-led urban development corporations to support regeneration in Leeds, Liverpool, York, and Cambridge.

The party commits to supporting smaller builders by requiring councils to reserve land and reducing Section 106 obligations on smaller sites.

The party commits to ensuring Infrastructure Levy funds are used for housing-related infrastructure like GP surgeries and roads.

The party commits to renewing the Affordable Homes Programme to deliver mixed-tenure housing and regenerate estates.

The party commits to protecting the Green Belt from uncontrolled development while enabling housing in appropriate urban locations.

The party commits to ensuring most first-time buyers pay no Stamp Duty and permanently raising the threshold to £425,000.

The party commits to launching an improved Help to Buy scheme offering equity loans up to 20% for first-time buyers with 5% deposits.

The party commits to continuing the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme and expanding shared ownership support.

The party commits to legislating for Local Connection and UK Connection tests for social housing allocation.

The party commits to implementing a three-strikes policy for social housing landlords to evict tenants engaged in anti-social behaviour.

The party commits to protecting Right to Buy discounts and ensuring they rise with inflation.

The party commits to capping ground rents at £250 and reducing them to peppercorn levels over time.

The party commits to ending forfeiture misuse and facilitating commonhold conversion for leaseholders.

The party commits to passing a Renters Reform Bill that abolishes Section 21 and strengthens grounds for evicting tenants engaged in anti-social behaviour.

The party commits to continuing efforts to end rough sleeping and reviewing temporary accommodation quality.

The party commits to requiring developer-funded remediation programmes for mid- and high-rise buildings with historic safety issues.

The party commits to giving councils powers to manage the growth of holiday lets.

The party commits to simplifying the planning process for self-build homes and supporting community housing schemes.

The party commits to encouraging diverse housing types, particularly for older people.

The party commits to accelerating removal of illegal traveller sites and expanding council planning powers to prevent unauthorised traveller development.

The party will establish a dedicated taskforce in Homes England to increase affordable housing in rural areas through exception sites and regeneration.

The party will empower councils to regulate the growth of holiday lets to prevent community disruption.

The party commits to ensuring most first-time buyers pay no Stamp Duty to reduce upfront home purchase costs.

The party commits to delivering record numbers of homes on brownfield land by creating a fast-track planning route in the 20 largest cities.

The party commits to increasing housing density in inner London to European levels and requiring the Mayor to plan for more homes on brownfield sites.

The party commits to regenerating major London sites including Euston, Old Oak Common, and Thamesmead.

The party will create locally-led urban development corporations in partnership with private sector and institutional investors to unlock regeneration schemes.

The party commits to supporting new urban quarters in Leeds, Liverpool, and York, and advancing the Cambridge 2050 plan.

The party commits to ensuring local authorities use the Infrastructure Levy to fund GP surgeries, roads, and infrastructure supporting new homes.

The party commits to restricting Infrastructure Levy spending to projects directly supporting new homes.

The party commits to protecting the Green Belt from uncontrolled development while enabling home building in appropriate urban locations.

The party commits to maintaining national planning protections that prevent top-down removal of Green Belt designations.

The party commits to launching an improved Help to Buy scheme offering equity loans of up to 20% for new build homes.

The party commits to enabling first-time buyers to purchase homes with 5% deposits on affordable interest terms.

The Help to Buy scheme will be partially funded by house builder contributions.

The party rules out reducing Right to Buy discounts to previous Labour Government levels.

The party commits to protecting laws ensuring Right to Buy discounts rise with inflation and opposing abolition.

The party commits to completing leasehold reform to benefit over four million leaseholders.

The party commits to capping ground rents at £250 and reducing them to peppercorn levels over time.

The party commits to passing a Renters Reform Bill to improve fairness in the rental market.

The party commits to abolishing Section 21 evictions and strengthening grounds for evicting tenants for anti-social behaviour.

The party commits to continuing efforts to end rough sleeping and prevent homelessness.

The party commits to delivering Local Authority Housing Fund commitments and reviewing temporary accommodation quality.

The party commits to establish a legal migration cap that guarantees annual reductions while maintaining skilled worker access.

The party pledges to remove illegal migrants to Rwanda to prevent boat crossings.

The party commits to negotiate with other countries to reform asylum treaties.

The party pledges to conduct monthly flights removing illegal migrants to Rwanda starting in July until boat arrivals cease.

The party pledges to bring the Illegal Migration Act into force, process all asylum claims within six months, and end hotel use for migrants.

The party commits to cracking down on organised immigration crime and people smuggling through law enforcement and intelligence services.

The party pledges to hold an international summit to reform asylum laws and restrict visa access from non-cooperating countries.

The party commits to signing further returns agreements with countries to remove people with no right to remain.

The party pledges to maintain existing visa schemes and give parliament control over safe and legal refugee routes with a capacity-based cap.

The party pledges to automatically raise Skilled Worker and family visa thresholds with inflation.

The party pledges to require pre-travel health checks and increase the Immigration Health Surcharge or require health insurance for migrants likely to burden the NHS.

The party pledges to increase all visa fees and remove the student discount on the Immigration Health Surcharge.

The party commits to attracting international students, continuing the Windrush Compensation Scheme, and maintaining EU Settled Status rights.

The party pledges to introduce a binding legal cap on work and family visas to protect public services.

The party commits to setting the migration cap based on explicit analysis of costs and benefits.

The party pledges that the migration cap will decrease annually and cannot be exceeded.

The party commits to giving parliament an annual vote on the migration cap level.

The party pledges not to allow free movement to return.

The party will introduce a five-year tapered visa scheme for seasonal agricultural workers while investing in automation and agri-food skills development.

The party will continue delivering the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

The party will hold an international summit and work with other countries to reform international asylum laws.

The party commits to maintaining the EU Settled Status Scheme and its protections.

The party will restrict visa access from countries that do not cooperate on illegal migration.

The party will require pre-travel health checks and increase the Immigration Health Surcharge or mandate health insurance for migrants.

The party commits to attracting top students and ensuring their integration into communities and the economy.

The party commits to conducting monthly deportation flights to Rwanda starting in July to remove illegal migrants.

The party will implement the Illegal Migration Act, process all asylum claims within six months, and end hotel use for migrants.

The party has restricted international students and care workers from bringing dependants.

The party commits to recruit 8,000 additional full-time police officers to provide neighbourhood policing coverage.

The party pledges to reduce anti-social behaviour through Hotspot Policing, expanded community payback, and legislation enabling eviction of disruptive social tenants.

The party will recruit 8,000 additional police officers for neighbourhood policing in every ward.

The party will provide police with new powers and technology including facial recognition and knife seizure authority.

The party will introduce licensing for specialist police roles, continuous vetting, and enhanced collaboration between crime and counter-terrorism agencies.

The party will introduce Martyn's Law requiring premises to take proportionate measures to prepare for terrorist attacks.

The party will expand community payback and electronic tagging as sentencing options.

The party will fund nationwide rollout of Hotspot Policing to reduce anti-social behaviour.

The party will ban SIM farms and cold calls on financial products to combat fraud.

The party will create new criminal offences for drink spiking, deepfake creation, and non-consensual intimate image taking.

The party will introduce a mandatory 25-year prison sentence for domestic murders with new aggravating factors.

The party will provide sentencing leniency for those who kill domestic abusers.

The party will review homicide sentencing to close loopholes allowing lenient sentences.

The party will make 'rough sex' an aggravating factor in murder sentencing.

The party will implement a new rape investigation model and pre-recorded cross-examination for victims in all Crown courts.

The party will consider recommendations from the Independent Review of Pornography and implement safeguards.

The party will make life imprisonment without parole mandatory for heinous murderers and require serious sexual offenders to serve full sentences.

The party will increase sentences for knife crime, grooming gangs, and retail worker assaults, and combat organised crime use of technology.

The party will implement additional measures targeting prolific offenders.

The party will give judges power to impose increased sentences for offenders who fail to attend hearings.

The party will maintain the joint enterprise doctrine to hold accomplices accountable.

The party will build four new prisons to complete a 20,000-place prison expansion by 2030.

The party will remove EU-era regulations and streamline planning to facilitate prison construction.

The party will increase deportations of foreign national offenders through expanded removal schemes and prisoner transfer agreements.

The party will continue the ban on prisoner voting.

The party will invest in rehabilitation services and implement a ten-year drugs plan to reduce reoffending.

The party will establish a permanent Independent Public Advocate to support victims of major disasters.

The party will expand legal aid for inquests related to major incidents and terrorist attacks.

The party will implement mandatory reporting provisions from the Criminal Justice Bill.

The party will create a redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse victims.

The party will include grooming gang victims in the redress scheme and issue a national apology.

The party will restrict sex offenders from changing their names.

The party will reduce court backlogs by maintaining Nightingale courts and funding additional sitting days.

The party will digitise court processes and expand remote hearing capabilities.

The party will fund 100 criminal law pupillages and maintain legal aid access.

The party will expand Pathfinder Courts and mediation vouchers for family law disputes.

The party will support the legal services sector through an Arbitration Bill.

The party will legislate to enable third-party funding of litigation for individuals and small businesses.

The party will deny government funding and official access to groups promoting violence, hatred, or intolerance.

The party will introduce additional protest restrictions including bans on face coverings, pyrotechnics, and climbing on war memorials.

The party will strengthen police powers to prevent protests by considering cumulative impact.

The party will ban protests outside schools.

The party will protect teachers promoting British values from blasphemy accusations.

The party will require police and prosecutors to publish guidance on statements and symbols that may constitute offences in protest contexts.

The party will explore mechanisms for protest organisers to reimburse policing costs.

The party will provide security for elected representatives.

The party will provide £54 million for Jewish community security and fund antisemitism education.

The party will construct the UK Holocaust Memorial.

The party will provide £117 million over four years for mosque security and support Tell MAMA's anti-Muslim hatred work.

The party commits to making fly tipping an offence that carries driving licence penalty points.

The party will ensure the Post Office Horizon scandal redress scheme is operational and making payments to claimants by end of July.

The party will deploy additional neighbourhood police officers across Wales and introduce tougher sentencing.

The party established the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery with £250 million funding to help victims and survivors access information.

The party will continue implementing legacy legislation and supporting the Commission to provide answers to victims and survivors.

The party will introduce licensing for specialist police roles and legislate for continuous vetting with dismissal provisions.

The party will enhance collaboration between the National Crime Agency and Counter Terrorism Policing.

The party will ban SIM farms and cold calls on financial products to combat fraud.

The party will introduce aggravating factors for domestic abuse murders involving coercive control or gratuitous violence.

The party will establish a mandatory 25-year minimum sentence for domestic murders.

The party will implement a new rape investigation model and pre-recorded cross-examination for victims in all Crown courts.

The party will expand mandatory life sentences without parole for heinous murders and require serious sexual offenders to serve full sentences.

The party will invest in rehabilitation services including drug treatment, education, and employment support to reduce reoffending.

The party will implement a ten-year drugs strategy to reduce crime and support rehabilitation.

The party will introduce powers to ban face coverings, pyrotechnics, and climbing on war memorials during protests.

The party will provide £54 million to the Community Security Trust for Jewish institution security and fund antisemitism education.

The party will provide £117 million over four years for mosque security and support Tell MAMA's anti-Muslim hatred work.

The party will provide full support to the Police Service of Northern Ireland and security agencies.

The party will continue efforts to eliminate all paramilitary activity.

The party commits to supporting lawful police use of force with proportionate accountability mechanisms.

The party will provide full support to the Police Service of Northern Ireland and continue efforts to end paramilitary activity.

The party commits to amend the Equality Act to define sex as biological sex to protect female-only spaces and fair competition in sport.

The party will introduce compulsory National Service for all 18-year-olds, offering a choice between civic service (25 days/year volunteering) or military service (full-time paid placement).

The party will establish a Royal Commission to design modernised National Service, backed by funding rising to £2.5 billion annually and new legislation.

The party commits to raising fines on utility firms for improper road and pavement restoration.

The party will require local referendums on council tax increases and ban four-day working weeks in local authorities.

The party will enhance council transparency and accountability through the Office for Local Government.

The party will provide targeted grant funding to coastal and rural local authorities to reflect their unique circumstances.

The party will maintain Royal Mail's universal postal service with six-day delivery including Saturday deliveries.

The party has legislated to protect bank branch access and established Banking Hubs for free cash and banking services.

The party will introduce legislation to clarify that sex in the Equality Act refers to biological sex and protect single-sex services and spaces.

The party will legislate to ensure individuals can have only one legal sex in the UK.

The party will not amend the Hunting Act.

The party has legislated to protect pets and restrict dangerous dog breeds including XL Bullies.

The party will improve the accountability of public arms-length bodies like Natural England and the Environment Agency and require them to consider rural economic impacts in their decisions.

The party will ban executive bonuses for water companies that commit serious criminal breaches.

The party will extend the £50 water rebate for South West customers throughout the next Parliament.

The party will reform the regulatory Price Review process for water companies to improve outcomes and accountability.

The party commits to providing 105 towns with £20 million endowment funds for local-led regeneration.

The party will extend the endowment fund programme to 30 additional towns for high street revival and town centre housing.

The party commits to extending the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for three years and transitioning it to support National Service.

Both the extended Shared Prosperity Fund and National Service will fund community groups to improve life chances and skills.

The party will maintain the Hunting Act without changes.

and the next step in our longterm ambition to end the double tax on work when financial conditions allow.

Seize the benefits of Brexit by signing further trade deals,

speeding up infrastructure and unblocking 100,000 homes,

cutting red tape for business,

and creating new fishing opportunities.

Fund 100,000 high-quality apprenticeships for young people,

paid for by curbing the number of poor-quality university degrees that leave young people worse off.

and ensuring parents can see what their children are being taught, especially on sensitive matters like sex education.

and removing the artificial divide between academic and technical learning.

so we can protect British interests at home and abroad in an increasingly hostile world.

while bringing in the skills our businesses and NHS needs.

Increase NHS spending above inflation every year,

recruiting 92,000 more nurses

and 28,000 more doctors,

driving up productivity in the NHS

and moving care closer to people’s homes through Pharmacy First,

new and modernised GP surgeries

and more Community Diagnostic Centres.

Deliver 1.6 million well-designed homes in the right places

while protecting our countryside,

and introduce a new Help to Buy scheme.

expanding community payback

and legislating to evict social tenants who repeatedly disrupt their neighbours.

Back drivers by stopping road pricing,

and applying local referendums to new 20mph zones and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

and protecting our best agricultural land from solar farms.

protect the UK’s internal market

and the integrity of our United Kingdom.

In 2010 we inherited an economy in tatters, with Labour admitting themselves there was ‘no money’.

We have faced three generational global economic challenges: the aftermath of the financial crisis; a global pandemic; a

Against this backdrop, since 2010 the UK has had the third highest growth rate in the G7.

We have created four million more jobs,

cut taxes for working people and pensioners

and repaired the public finances.

The UK economy is now growing faster than Germany, France, Italy and the United States,

real wages have been rising for nearly a year,

inflation has fallen from 11.1% to 2.3%, lower than in Europe and the US,

and debt as a share of GDP is forecast to start falling next year.

The plan we set out last year, to halve inflation, grow the economy and reduce debt, is working.

Economic security is the bedrock of any future success, which is why we have a clear plan to take the bold action needed

reducing borrowing and debt;

backing businesses to invest, innovate and trade;

cutting taxes and reforming our welfare system;

delivering world-class education; and

delivering an affordable transition to domestic, sustainable energy.

Sustainable public finances are essential for a strong economic plan.

It was only because of the difficult decisions we took to repair the public finances after 2010, which saw the deficit f

The only way to give people the peace of mind that government will be able to support them again when future shocks hit

The alternative is to let borrowing get out of control, driving inflation and interest rates up, and leaving our childre

In the next Parliament, we will continue to meet our fiscal rules of having public sector net debt falling and for publi

The measures in this manifesto are fully funded and would result in lower borrowing in 2029-30, which will be the target

The Conservative Party will always be the party of business.

It is the private sector which will unlock the investment, growth and opportunities of the future.

That is why a tax system that incentivises business to invest is at the heart of our economic plan.

We introduced the biggest business tax cut in modern British history, which hundreds of business leaders have described

So more businesses can benefit, we will look to extend our ‘full expensing’ policy to leasing, once the fiscal condition

And we will not raise corporation tax.

For the very smallest businesses, the four million people who are self-employed, we will abolish the main rate of Nation

We will back the risk takers and entrepreneurs who help drive our economy.

Small and medium-sized businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and we are making the UK the best place in the world

We have great foundations: world-class talent,

an internationally envied legal system

and a business-friendly regulatory environment.

We want small businesses to get a bigger share of public contracts and have improved the public sector procurement syste

We have made it easier and cheaper for small businesses to hire an apprentice.

And we have taken 28,000 small businesses out of paying VAT altogether by raising the VAT registration threshold to £90,

In the next Parliament, we will deliver a ten point plan to support SMEs:

and by exploring the creation of Regional Mutual Banks.

4. Take more companies out of the scope of burdensome reporting requirements.

Making use of freedoms granted by Brexit, we will lift the employee threshold allowing more companies to be considered m

This is expected to save small businesses at least one million hours of admin per year.

We will not increase Capital Gains Tax.

building on our creation of the Small Business Commissioner with powers to tackle unfavourable payment practices.

A Conservative Government will continue to invest in the digital, transport and energy infrastructure needed for busines

We have transformed our digital infrastructure by rolling out gigabit broadband to over a million hard to reach premises

and to keep the UK at the forefront of adopting and developing 6G.

Every penny saved in the North or Midlands will be spent there.

Savings from our new plan for Euston, which will see 10,000 new homes built,

have freed up £6.5 billion for transport across the rest of the country.

Labour has no plan.

They neither support the second phase of HS2 nor our alternative package of investment, meaning they won’t back schemes

This will cut congestion and upgrade local bus and train stations.

We will bring forward funding into this financial year and the next.

We will scrap rules that stop Mayors investing in strategic roads.

Deliver our plan for Northern Powerhouse Rail bringing more frequent trains, more capacity and faster journeys.

Savings from HS2 enable us to fund electrification to Hull and build a new station in Bradford.

This will improve journey times and deliver more frequent rail services at 50 stations, benefiting over seven million pe

We will upgrade the line between Newark and Nottingham to halve journey times between Nottingham and Leeds.

We are committed to all the schemes set out in the Network North Command Paper.

This comes on top of £44 billion of funding for Network Rail over the next five years and our investment in the Transpen

and support the growth of the rail freight sector.

We have invested £40 billion in England’s strategic roads between 2015 and 2025, with further investment to come in the

This is alongside the road schemes set out in our Network North plan, including the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham.

and delivering the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate to support manufacturers to safeguard skilled British jobs.

We will support domestic flights including through Public Service Obligations, protecting vital routes within the UK, in

Recognising the current challenges with cross-Solent transport, we will establish a review to explore all options to pro

We can only achieve our infrastructure ambitions if we continue to simplify the planning system to make it easier to bui

while enabling the building of new homes, new prisons and new energy schemes.

Along with the reforms to the EU’s bureaucratic environmental impact assessment regime that we have already started, the

Artificial intelligence (AI) will accelerate human progress in the 21st century, just as the steam engine and electricit

The UK is well positioned to spearhead this transformation and is already leading global work on AI safety.

Over the last 14 years, the Conservatives have turned the UK into a science and innovation superpower.

The UK now has the highest level of direct government funding and tax support for business research and development (R&D

We pioneered the fastest development and deployment of the Covid vaccine.

The UK has Europe’s leading tech ecosystem.

We have secured improved financial terms to join Horizon.

Recent changes worth £280 million a year have simplified and improved R&D tax reliefs, including by bringing more SMEs i

and support research into its safe and responsible use.

We are proud to be the leading market for starting and growing a FinTech firm – part of our world-leading financial and

which supports the employment of almost 2.5 million people.

We will build on the policies set out in the Edinburgh Reforms so that the UK continues to be the world’s most innovativ

The UK car industry is the jewel of our manufacturing crown.

Last year the UK built over a million vehicles and secured £23.7 billion of private and public investment.

We secured a £4 billion investment in a new battery gigafactory to be built in Somerset, safeguarding the future of the

Contrary to dire warnings that Brexit would lead to major brands leaving our shores.

Nissan is delivering up to £2 billion of new investment to produce two new electric vehicle models in Sunderland

and BMW made a £600 million investment to produce iconic all-electric Mini Coopers in Oxfordshire.

We stand ready to support domestic car manufacturers if there is evidence other countries are breaking global trade rule

The UK is a global exporting superpower and is now the fourth biggest exporter in the world, having overtaken France, th

Having left the EU, we have seized the opportunity to negotiate trade deals that suit the UK, boosting our exports

and creating jobs at home.

UK exports are growing, reaching £850 billion last year and service exports are at an all-time high.

We have secured trade deals with 73 countries plus the EU

and last year we removed £1 million of trade barriers every single hour.

Last year we signed a deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a

With the UK as a member, it will account for 15% of global GDP and in time is expected to boost UK GDP by around £2 bill

And we will continue to pursue free trade agreements with countries such as Israel and Switzerland.

We have always been clear the NHS and the services it provides are not on the table in trade negotiations.

All food and drink products imported into the UK, including those from countries we have trade agreements with, must com

We will always stand up for UK agriculture in our trade deals.

The US is our single largest trading partner.

We have signed the Atlantic Declaration and deals with eight US states, including Florida and Texas, with a combined GDP

Conservatives believe in reducing the burden of regulation, freeing up businesses to thrive.

We want small businesses free to innovate,

balanced with proportionate protections for consumers and working people.

We will never introduce Labour’s package of Frenchstyle union rules, which are a threat to jobs, our competitiveness and

We will go further to transform the UK regulatory landscape, making sure regulators deliver the best outcomes for busine

consumers

and the environment.

Thanks to Brexit, we have taken back control of our laws and freed British businesses from unnecessary burdens.

We legislated to remove the principle of EU law supremacy and have undertaken a root-and-branch review of the more than

Our Smarter Regulation approach has already saved 50 million hours of administrative time for business, saving them an e

We have also used post-Brexit tax freedoms, including introducing VAT-free installations of energy-efficient materials a

We will make government more efficient, cut waste and attract the best and the brightest, by:

Halving the amount of taxpayers’ money spent on external consultants.

We will introduce controls on all ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ initiatives and spending.

These reforms will allow us to achieve a significant productivity boost in Whitehall.

If we returned public sector productivity to prepandemic levels that would deliver up to £20 billion of annual savings.

The NHS Productivity Plan shows that the public sector can set out detailed plans for achieving a step-change in product

As Conservatives, we believe in lower taxes because people, not governments, make the best decisions about how to spend

But we can only ever cut taxes responsibly when we have a way to fund it sustainably, consistent with getting debt and b

Because of the support we provided to families and businesses through Covid and the energy shock, we had to make difficu

But we were clear that once inflation was under control and the public finances were on a sustainable path, we would cut

Because of the progress we have made, with inflation back to normal and debt on track to fall from next year, we have be

all without increasing borrowing or cutting spending on public services.

In the first half of this year, we began cutting National Insurance.

It is unfair that working people pay two taxes on their income – income tax and National Insurance – when other people o

Our long-term ambition, when it is affordable to do so, is to keep cutting National Insurance until it’s gone, as part o

This comes on top of the significant above inflation increase to the personal allowance we have delivered since 2010, ne

This means the tax burden on workers is falling, with the average earner paying the lowest effective personal tax rate s

As a further downpayment on our long-term ambition to abolish National Insurance, there is one group for whom we will ma

Last year, the main rate of National Insurance for the self-employed stood at 9%.

To recognise the unique contribution of these risk-takers and entrepreneurs to our economy and the insecurity they face

This will not affect their entitlement to the State Pension.

This is a massive simplification of the tax system which means that 93% of self-employed people – four million of them –

We introduced the National Living Wage in 2016 and this year achieved our ambition of raising it to two thirds of median

and extending it to cover all workers aged over 21.

This ended low pay for those on the National Living Wage, with someone working full-time receiving a pay rise worth £1,8

As a result of our personal tax cuts and increases in the minimum wage, the take-home pay of someone working full time o

We will maintain the National Living Wage in each year of the next Parliament at two-thirds of median earnings.

On current forecasts, that would mean it rising to around £13 per hour, up from a minimum wage of £5.80 under Labour in

The number of payrolled employees is at a near record high,

and there are around four million more people in work than when we came to office in 2010.

We believe that those who have worked hard during their lives should have dignity and security in their retirement.

We came to power in 2010 after Labour had hit pensioners with a £118 billion pensions tax raid and a paltry 75p per week

Since 2010, we have made it a priority to give people peace of mind in their retirement.

We introduced the Triple Lock, which has seen the basic State Pension rise by £3,700 since 2010.

This year, the new State Pension increased by £900.

We will continue to do everything we can to provide pensioners with dignity in retirement and ensure the new State Pensi

This has two elements: 1. Continuing to uprate the State Pension in line with the highest of prices, earnings or 2.5%.

On current forecasts, this will mean the new State Pension increases by a further £430 in April next year to £11,970; an

From April 2025, we will increase the personal allowance for pensioners by introducing a new age-related personal allowa

This is a tax cut of around £100 for eight million pensioners next year – rising to £275 a year by the end of the Parlia

Under our new Pensions Tax Guarantee, the Conservatives will not introduce any new taxes on pensions.

We will maintain the 25% tax free lump sum

and maintain tax relief on pension contributions at their marginal rate.

We will not extend National Insurance to employer pension contributions.

We are carefully considering the Ombudsman report into WASPI women and will work with Parliament to provide an appropria

By opposing the Triple Lock Plus, Labour’s Retirement Tax will mean millions of pensioners paying more tax.

It will also mean that for the first time in history, someone whose only income is the new State Pension will be dragged

It is vital we make sure people and companies are paying the tax they owe.

That’s why, since 2010, Conservative Governments have introduced over 200 measures to tackle tax non-compliance.

In total across all the fiscal events we have delivered since 2010, the OBR has scored these measures as raising £95 bil

The Conservatives have a plan to deliver a brighter future for the UK, one where families are supported and children are

We are delivering the largest ever expansion of childcare in history: Working parents of two-year-olds are now able to a

Once the roll out is completed, families will save an average of £6,900 per year.

and are helping the sector, including childminders, to hire more staff, create more places and spend less time on paperw

But families’ needs don’t stop when children start primary school, which is why Family Hubs support families all the way

They back families in the early years, helping with things like breastfeeding support, antenatal care and early learning

Our plan has already delivered Family Hubs in over 75 local authorities.

We will improve the experiences of children in social care, because every child deserves to live in a safe and loving ho

We will create more places in children’s homes

and helping children grow up in loving adoptive families where that is a better option.

We will also support those leaving care with housing, education and employment,

In April, we raised the threshold at which individuals begin to lose Child Benefit from £50,000 to £60,000 and halved th

This is the right thing for families and the right thing for the economy.

But it still isn’t fair that single earner households can start losing their Child Benefit when a household with two wor

We will end this unfairness by moving to a household rather than individual basis for Child Benefit.

This will benefit over 700,000 households, each gaining an average of £1,480 a year.

Digital technology is a force for good.

But as technology develops, we need to respond to the concerns many parents have.

Children are spending much more of their time using screens, often unsupervised, with research finding 63% of eight to 1

We also know that the number of children suffering from mental illness is rising dramatically

and children spend less time playing, sleeping and socialising.

In the last decade, we have done more to protect children online than any other country.

This includes fining social media companies who shirk their responsibilities to keep children safe.

But we need to do more to protect young people and empower parents to make decisions in the best interests of their chil

We will provide funding for schools to help them ban mobile phones where they need it.

We will urgently consult on introducing further parental controls over access to social media.

We know this is a complex area and we need more effective age verification and parental controls.

That’s why we will consult widely to get this right, including developing the necessary technology, in partnership with

We expect to build on the existing responsibilities set out for social media companies under the Online Safety Act.

We believe in fairness and the value of hard work.

Alongside a tax system that rewards work, we want a welfare system which supports everyone to fulfil their potential and

There should always be a safety net for those who need it most;

but those who can work to support themselves, should work, and they should be better off for doing so.

Since 2010, we have delivered transformational reforms to put work at the heart of our welfare system.

We have rolled out Universal Credit and cut its taper rate by 10p in the pound to make work pay.

We’ve brought discipline to the system through tougher sanctions and conditionality.

We introduced the household benefit cap and the two-child limit to make the system fairer to the taxpayers who pay for i

and ensure benefits are always a safety net, not a lifestyle choice.

All of this has delivered near record levels of employment and low unemployment, with around four million more people in

At the same time, we have protected the most vulnerable, safeguarding millions of jobs through the pandemic

and delivering unprecedented support to help households through the energy shock from Putin’s war.

Since the pandemic, new challenges have emerged.

The number of people who are economically inactive due to ill health has risen from 2 million to 2.8 million,

with a significant increase in mental health conditions among younger people.

As a result, the number of working age people claiming benefits is projected to grow at an unsustainable rate, with all

We are now spending £69 billion a year on benefits for people of working age with a disability or health condition, a fi

By the end of the decade, that spending is projected to increase to £90 billion.

It would be irresponsible not to take bold action to put the welfare system on a sustainable footing.

This next generation of welfare reforms will build a system fit for the post-pandemic world.

They will give everyone who can the best possible chance of returning to work, while providing the right support to thos

With fewer people moving onto welfare and more people in work fulfilling their potential, we will save taxpayers £12 bil

To deliver this, we will take a two-pronged approach.

First, to address the unsustainable rise in benefit claims for people of working age with a disability or health conditi

while delivering a stepchange in mental health provision.

We will improve PIP assessments to provide a more objective consideration of people’s needs and stop the number of claim

While people suffering with mental health conditions face significant challenges, it is not clear that they always face

We will look at the best way to provide support, including whether treatment or services could be more appropriate for s

while also delivering a dramatic expansion in mental health support.

At the same time, we will make the assessment process simpler and fairer for those with the most severe conditions.

Tighten up how the benefits system assesses capability for work.

People are now three times more likely to be assessed as not fit for any work and put on the highest tier of sickness be

The OBR has forecast that these reforms will reduce the number of people on these benefits by 424,000.

Overhaul the fit note process so that people are not being signed off sick as a default.

Currently, 94% of fit notes are being signed off as ‘not fit for work’.

and we will test integrating this with the new WorkWell service to provide tailored support to help people stay in or ge

Second, to make sure that being on benefits remains a safety net, not a lifestyle choice, we will:

Introduce tougher sanctions rules so people who refuse to take up suitable jobs after 12 months on benefits can have the

We will bring forward the new claimant review point for the long-term unemployed from 18 months to 12 months.

At the claimant review, Work Coaches will set renewed conditions for claimants.

If they fail to accept or comply with those conditions, such as refusing a suitable job or a mandatory work placement, t

Accelerate the rollout of Universal Credit to ensure it always pays to work.

Continue to clamp down on fraudsters.

Since 2019 we have delivered cumulative scored savings of £7.7 billion through measures we have taken to tackle fraud in

Despite this, the level of welfare fraud remains far too high, having more than doubled during the pandemic.

To deliver further savings, we will maintain our zero-tolerance approach to fraud.

We hugely value the work that unpaid carers do supporting their loved ones.

We have increased Carer’s Allowance by almost £1,500 since 2010

and given employees who are also unpaid carers entitlement to a period of unpaid leave.

We will continue to stand behind our carers.

The vast majority of parents work incredibly hard to give their children the best start in life, but sadly a small numbe

We’ll also look at how the Service can better support victims of domestic or economic abuse, building on recommendations

>>Education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet, which is why since 2010 we have focused on driving up stand

English children are now the best readers in the Western world and are 11th in the world for maths, up from 27th when La

Children in England now far outperform their peers in Labour-run Wales and SNP-run Scotland.

We will build on this success to make sure every child gets a worldclass education and reaches their full potential.

Today, 90% of schools are Good or Outstanding, up from 68% in 2010.

School funding is at its highest ever level in real terms per pupil

and there are record numbers of teachers, 27,000 more than 2010.

The pupil premium, introduced by the Conservatives in 2011, will allocate almost £3 billion next year to support disadva

Free school meals have been extended to more groups of children than under any other government over the past half a cen

None of this progress has been possible without our great teachers.

We have hit our 2019 manifesto commitment to introduce starting salaries of £30,000

and are backing headteachers to manage behaviour and enforce discipline.

We will attract more talented teachers by expanding our recruitment and retention premium and reducing workload.

We will extend the payments to eligible teachers in our further education colleges.

We will always support and celebrate our further education colleges.

We will champion excellence in our classrooms.

In primary schools, we will support teachers to use tried and tested techniques, including our world-leading phonics pro

We will support children in their transition to secondary school and ensure they continue to receive a broad and enriche

and work with sporting bodies to create more UK-wide school competitions like National Finals, to identify the best spor

We will end the artificial and damaging divide between academic and technical education which has persisted for far too

For children and young people to benefit from the bold reforms we have made to education, they must be in school.

The legacy of Covid has made this more difficult.

This builds on the progress we have already made, having updated Relationships, Sex and Health Education Guidance to int

and guarantee the contested concept of gender identity is not taught to children.

We will expand strong academy trusts.

We will back Ofsted to provide clear judgements to parents on the quality and safety of schools.

and a further 15 new free schools for children with special educational needs.

We will reinvent National Service for this century to give young people valuable life skills and build a stronger nation

National Service will be compulsory, so it becomes a rite of passage for every 18-year-old, but young people will be giv

civic service. The equivalent of one weekend a month (25 days a year) volunteering in the community, alongside work or s

Roles could include special constable, NHS responder or RNLI volunteer;

or military service. A year-long full-time placement in the armed forces or cyber defence.

This placement will be competitive and paid, so our armed forces recruit and train the brightest and the best.

It will be backed by funding rising to £2.5 billion in the final year of the Parliament and a new National Service Act.

We believe in giving young people the best possible start to their adult lives and going to university is not the only r

The Conservatives have prioritised apprenticeships after they were neglected under Labour.

Since 2010, we have delivered 5.8 million apprenticeships

and have created apprenticeship routes into 70% of occupations, including through degree apprenticeships.

We passed new laws requiring children to be taught about technical education opportunities, not just university routes,

and have set up 21 Institutes of Technology.

Courses that have excessive drop-out rates or leave students worse off than had they not gone to university will be prev

This will protect students from being missold and the taxpayer from having to pay where the graduate can’t.

And we will work with universities to ensure students get the contact hours they are promised and their exams get marked

We will deliver the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, giving adults the support they need to train, retrain and upskill fle

From the 2025 academic year, adults will be able to apply for loans to cover new qualifications.

The world is an increasingly dangerous place so we will take bold action to keep the British people safe and our homelan

Our prosperity depends on our ability to preserve international security.

As our record proves, we will do so by deterring our adversaries

and acting as a force for peace and stability in the world.

We will fully deliver our new pledge for the defence of the nation.

This is the biggest strengthening of our defence since the Cold War, ensuring we remain the largest defence power in Eur

It will protect our security,

cement our UK leadership in NATO

and create more jobs in the UK.

If all NATO partners spent 2.5% of GDP on defence, our collective spending would increase by over £140 billion.

Therefore, we will launch a campaign to set a new baseline of 2.5% for all NATO allies by 2030.

We have led the world in support of Ukraine against Putin’s aggression, as the first European country to mobilise lethal

Russia’s attempts to destroy Ukraine are an assault on European security.

We have taken action to prevent Iran and its proxies from attacking the UK and its partners.

We have toughened our cyber defences and national security laws to protect the nation from terrorists and hostile state

We have chased dirty money out of the UK with new measures to protect our economic security.

We have ripped out Huawei from key parts of our telecommunications system

and reduced Chinese influence in our critical national infrastructure and sensitive technological sectors.

Due to our post-Brexit freedoms, we have introduced a new independent sanctions regime that we have used to stand up for

We have agreed new trade and security deals across the world including in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Indo-P

We have delivered major new investment.

The Integrated Review was supported by an additional £24 billion

and the Integrated Review Refresh by an additional £5 billion to invest in stockpiles and our nuclear enterprise.

We have pledged over £12 billion to date on support to Ukraine.

We have created new defence industrial partnerships, including AUKUS to create the world’s most advanced nuclearpowered,

and the Global Combat Air Programme to create a new fighter jet with Italy and Japan .

We will always stand up for British values and interests and will never be afraid to act when it is necessary.

We have been part of a coalition that protected maritime security from Houthi attacks and helped police the airspace of

We will adapt to the lessons from the war in Ukraine which showed us it is vital to be able to replenish equipment quick

and that the acceleration of disruptive technologies is changing the character of warfare.

We will do this in the areas in which we have the most pressing priorities, building on UK expertise.

We will build long-term strategic partnerships with our industrial partners

and invest in high quality British defence industry jobs across the UK.

Accelerating the modernisation of our Armed Forces and investing in technology that is advantageous on the modern battle

together with an additional 2% to exploit that R&D, accelerating investments in new weapon systems.

We will secure additional military supplies for Ukraine

and build international agreement to use immobilised Russian assets to support Ukraine.

This will be based on the latest assessment of threats and risks, bringing together defence and civilian planning to ref

and sit alongside work to build on learnings from Covid to improve the country’s preparedness for risks on the National

We are proud to have created the United Kingdom’s first Office for Veterans Affairs, run by a dedicated Minister who att

We will retain the National Insurance holiday for those who employ veterans

Ensuring qualifications from Service are correctly recognised in civilian life,

creating a legal duty on government to look after our Veterans

and widening the scope of the Armed Forces Covenant in law to include the UK Government and devolved administrations.

Defence already contributes significantly to our economic prosperity, supporting over 400,000 jobs in the UK.

As part of our new investment in defence, we will prioritise growth in UK industries and supporting communities across t

We will make sure new investment is spent more effectively than before.

By delivering our new Integrated Procurement Model, we will make defence procurement faster, smarter and more joined up,

We will ensure we achieve value for money from this investment in defence alongside our procurement reforms.

Since the 2019 election, the Conservative Government has delivered on our promise to make Britain a force for good in th

We are proud of our record in defence and diplomacy in an increasingly contested and dangerous world

and we celebrate the professionalism of our Armed Forces, diplomats, development experts and intelligence agencies.

Our highest priority remains protecting the British homeland, Crown dependencies and Overseas Territories from risks and

As part of that, we continue to ensure the democratic rights of people in Gibraltar, the Falklands and all our Overseas

We believe that the United Kingdom needs to be outward-looking and global in perspective, seizing opportunities to deepe

We have a record in standing up to those who threaten our security and values,

and we are taking new action to protect ourselves, our democracy and our economy at home.

We must be prepared to tackle the axis of authoritarian states and hostile actors who are working together to threaten i

We will strengthen our relationships with like-minded partners around the world.

We will keep investing in our collective security through groups like the G7, Five Eyes and NATO.

We will deepen cooperation with Commonwealth partners and institutions to enhance the benefits of membership,

strengthen intra-Commonwealth trade, support members facing challenges in attracting inward investment

and strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable members to climate change, nature loss and environmental degradatio

In relation to China, we will strengthen our national security protections,

align and cooperate with our partners,

and engage where it is consistent with our interests.

China has disregarded universal human rights and its international commitments, from Tibet and Xinjiang to Hong Kong.

We will continue to raise our grave concerns at the UN and other fora

and use asset freezes and travel bans on those involved under our human rights sanctions regime.

We will bolster the Hiroshima Accord with Japan

and expand trade and security ties with South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore.

We will finalise a free trade agreement with India,

alongside a deeper strategic partnership on technology and defence.

and use this advantage to the maximum benefit in every post overseas.

We will return to spending 0.7% of GNI when fiscal circumstances allow.

We will work with our partners to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and tackle poverty, as set out in the Intern

We will stand up for those persecuted for their faith and put the existing role of Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion

and work to end human trafficking and modern slavery.

We will continue our campaigns against child marriage and FGM.

We will continue our longstanding support for GAVI and the Global Fund - organisations that have saved millions of lives

We will support the BBC World Service,

expand the use of the English language worldwide

and champion English learning around the globe.

We will not apologise for standing up for our values

and we will work against the global rollback on people’s rights and freedoms.

We will use all the tools available to us, including travel bans and sanctions, on individuals and entities that warrant

We have delivered on our manifesto pledge to introduce ‘votes for life’ for British citizens living overseas.

The UK has a strong record of providing world-leading consular support to our citizens overseas and we will ensure Briti

We are proud to be a problem-solving and burden-sharing nation.

We staunchly stand behind Israel’s right to defend itself and to live with security.

We will continue to support access to aid for those affected by the conflict.

>>Illegal migration is unfair.

It is unfair for people to jump the queue in front of people who play by the rules.

It is unfair for taxpayers to pay for the hotels and public services.

And it is unfair for illegal migrants themselves who risk their lives in the hands of people smugglers.

The Conservatives are the only party with a plan to stop the boats and reduce the strain that illegal migration places o

Labour have no plan and would grant an amnesty to thousands of illegal migrants.

We have made progress.

Last year, small boat arrivals to the UK fell by a third.

Our work with international partners prevented more than 26,000 crossings last year.

Our Albania deal shows that deterrence works, with numbers down 90%.

But the only way to stop the boats entirely is to remove the incentive to come – by making clear that if you come here i

Only then will the boats stop coming and people stop dying in the Channel.

We will: Establish a deterrent.

If we are forced to choose between our security and the jurisdiction of a foreign court, including the ECtHR, we will al

End the legal merry-go-round.

We will stop illegal migrants from bringing spurious challenges to block their removal by bringing our Illegal Migration

with all claims processed in six months

and the use of hotels ended.

We will sign further returns deals like the one we have already agreed with Albania.

With control of our borders, we can do more to help refugees fleeing persecution.

In addition to maintaining visa schemes for people fleeing Hong Kong,

Ukraine and our Afghan settlement schemes, we will give parliament control of how many places we offer on safe and legal

with a cap based on the capacity of local areas.

Immigration is too high.

We want to attract the brightest and best skilled migrants to the UK to contribute to our businesses and public services

We must bring migration numbers down to sustainable levels to reduce the impacts on public services and housing and to r

We have already implemented changes which mean that 300,000 people who were eligible to come the UK last year now couldn

We have: Ended the ability of almost all international students and all care workers to bring dependants.

Scrapped cut-price shortage labour from overseas, by abolishing the 20% going rate salary discount for shortage occupati

Stopped immigration from undercutting British workers, by increasing the salary threshold for Skilled Worker visas by 48

Ensured those sponsoring dependants can support them financially, by raising the minimum income for family visas to £38,

We have taken steps to ensure those coming to the UK do not place a burden on the NHS, by requiring them to pay the Immi

or requiring them to buy health insurance if they are likely to be a burden on the NHS.

We will increase all visa fees

We will ensure those who come here are able to integrate into communities and participate in the economy.

We need to control numbers and give the public confidence they will come down significantly.

whilst we bring the skills our businesses and the NHS needs.

<< Since 2010, we have invested more in the NHS than at any other point in its history.

During Covid, we saw the NHS at its finest, with extraordinary acts of service and sacrifice from health and care profes

Throughout the pandemic, the Conservative Government acted to save lives, protect the NHS and deliver a world leading va

But dealing with a once-in-a-generation pandemic put a strain on our health and social care system and it has taken time

Thanks to record funding, we now have more doctors and nurses than ever before, delivering record numbers of appointment

We are committed to accelerating the NHS’s recovery from the pandemic, delivering safe and effective services

and ongoing improvements in waiting times for primary, elective, cancer and emergency care.

We will return performance to the levels set out in the NHS Constitution by the end of the next Parliament.

We will invest in and modernise the NHS.

We have taken the long-term decision to train the staff the NHS needs, by backing the NHS’s first ever Long-Term Workfor

We are also delivering record increases in training places for other clinicians, such as midwives and paramedics

We will improve working conditions for all NHS staff.

We are committed to supporting a high-quality and sustainable social care system, building on our additional investment

We will attract and retain a high-quality care workforce,

make reforms to shape the market for older people’s housing

and support unpaid carers.

and investing proportionately more in out-of-hospital services over time.

We will modernise NHS primary care services and bring health and care closer to patients.

We will promote good oral health through our ‘Smile for Life’ programme.

and through new dental vans.

The NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan will help shift care away from hospitals and into local communities.

We will protect and promote patients’ right to choose the NHS service that is right for them.

We will support our world-leading life sciences sector,

embracing the opportunities provided by Brexit to pursue nimble and agile regulation,

supported by a well-equipped MHRA.

We will support research into new treatments, including for Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease and secure more commer

and will align NHS England’s cost-effectiveness thresholds for new medicines indications with those used by NICE.

releasing £550 million for frontline services

and simplifying and streamlining oversight and accountability.

We know that, for most people, poor health comes from living with one or more of six major health conditions: cancer, he

and ensure those living with them receive the best possible care.

We will continue to tackle childhood and adult obesity

We will gather new evidence on the impact of ultraprocessed food to support people to make healthier choices.

Patients will use the App to access their medical records, order prescriptions, book vaccine appointments, access a digi

Use AI to free up doctors’ and nurses’ time for frontline patient care.

and digitise NHS processes through the Federated Data Platform.

We will prioritise women’s health, following publication of the first ever Women’s Health Strategy in 2022.

Deliver additional funding for maternal safety

and improve access to mental health services for new mums,

improve perinatal pelvic health services to prevent and support women with birth injuries

and postnatal appointments dedicated to checking mums, not just their babies.

and will legislate to permanently prevent their private prescription and supply.

We will not allow the word ‘woman’ to be erased by health services.

Words such as ‘breastfeeding’ and ‘mother’ will not be replaced by ‘chestfeeding’ and ‘birthing parent’.

We will maintain the position that assisted dying is a matter of conscience and will respect the will of Parliament.

Debates on assisted dying should never distract from the importance of delivering highquality palliative care services a

We have made a wholehearted and unequivocal apology, on behalf of successive governments of all parties, for the infecte

As one of the last acts of Parliament, legislation was passed that brings the Infected Blood Compensation Authority into

Whatever it costs to deliver the scheme, we will pay it.

A scandal like this must never be allowed to happen again, so we will study the Inquiry’s wide-ranging recommendations a

Mental health should have parity of esteem with physical health.

The Conservatives will always back our brave police and security services with the powers and resources needed to keep o

and we will always work to deliver a justice system that is fair to victims and sees offenders repay their debt to socie

Under the Conservatives, violent crime has fallen by 44% since 2010 and neighbourhood crime is down 48%.

Reoffending has fallen from over 30% in 2010 to 25%.

We have recruited 20,000 police officers,

delivered 6,000 prison places as part of the largest prison expansion since the Victorian era

and deported over 18,000 foreign national offenders since 2019 alone.

These full time, fully warranted officers will be dedicated to neighbourhood policing.

We will always back the police in the lawful and professional use of force,

alongside a fair and proportionate accountability system.

Restore public trust in policing.

We will legislate to ensure officers are appropriately vetted during their service and those who fail can be sacked.

This will ensure premises are better prepared for terrorist attacks by requiring them to take proportionate steps to mit

We will keep turning the tide against fraudsters.

In the last year we have reduced fraud by 13%, including through our new National Fraud Squad with 400 officers now in p

and ban cold calls on financial products so fraudsters cannot dupe people into buying fake investments.

We have made violence against women and girls a strategic policing requirement for the first time, making clear to the p

We have strengthened the law to punish predators with new offences for stalking, controlling or coercive behaviour,

non-fatal strangulation and suffocation, sharing of intimate images or ‘revenge porn’, non-consensual taking of images o

We will support victims of domestic abuse including through our Domestic Abuse Act, which created a statutory definition

We have increased rape prosecutions by 56% since 2010

and pre-recorded crossexamination for victims in all Crown courts.

We will carefully consider the recommendations of Baroness Bertin’s Independent Review of Pornography and ensure we have

We will toughen sentencing for the worst offenders.

We have already ended Labour’s automatic halfway release for violent and serious sexual offenders.

and require rapists and other serious sexual offenders to spend the whole of their sentences behind bars.

and expand the use of remote hearings.

and will continue to ensure access to justice through legal aid provision.

and continue mediation vouchers to help more families resolve private law child arrangements without an acrimonious cour

In recent months we have seen shocking increases in protests being used as a cover for extremist disruption and criminal

We cannot allow a small and vocal minority to destroy our democratic values.

We have passed tough new laws to curb disruptive protests.

Our Public Order Act 2023 gave the police new powers to intervene where protests cause serious disruption to communities

We will always support teachers to uphold and promote fundamental British values

and ensure they are protected from accusations of blasphemy.

Abuse or discrimination based on religion is unacceptable.

We will not tolerate antisemitic hatred in any form.

and allocated additional funding to support schools and universities to understand, recognise and tackle antisemitism.

We do not tolerate anti-Muslim hatred and will seek to stamp it out wherever it occurs.

and are proud to support and help fund Tell MAMA’s vital work.

In the last few years, we have faced the greatest shock to our energy security since the 1970s.

Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices spiralling.

Because of the decisions we had taken to boost domestic energy production and invest in renewables, Britain had little r

But when global energy prices spiked, the Government stepped in to pay around half the typical household bill at the pea

Bills are now coming down, and in July will fall to the lowest level in over two years.

But the shock has reminded us of the importance of securing our long-term energy supply.

We are proud of our record and remain committed to delivering net zero by 2050.

Today the UK is home to the five largest offshore wind farms in the world.

Half of our electricity comes from renewables, compared to just 7% when Labour were last in office.

We have reduced emissions further and faster than any of our competitors and the UK is the first major economy to get ha

And we have done this while growing our economy by 80%, demonstrating to other countries that there is a positive econom

We will boost our energy independence in an increasingly unstable world.

and protect high-skilled and well-paid jobs in the industry.

Labour are committed to shutting down the North Sea, rejecting any new licenses.

That would put 200,000 jobs and billions of pounds of tax receipts at risk.

It would leave the UK more dependent on foreign powers and mean higher emissions from imported liquefied gas.

We introduced a windfall tax on oil and gas companies in 2022 to ensure they pay their fair share of tax from extraordin

In total, this is expected to raise over £26 billion.

Conservatives know that if we are forced to choose between clean energy and keeping citizens safe and warm, we will choo

We are delivering record investment into UK renewables.

But we need to go further, unlocking more investment to secure our energy supply in the future.

In the next Parliament we will: Treble our offshore wind capacity, to deliver low-cost, home-grown energy

and support the development of vibrant industrial clusters in places like the North East of England, Scotland and Wales.

cutting carbon

and creating tens of thousands of jobs in these regions,

and progress the second tranche of projects in Aberdeenshire and the Humber.

Scale up nuclear power, building on our work establishing Great British Nuclear.

create well-paid, high-skilled jobs

and deliver cheaper, cleaner and more secure energy.

improving join-up with overseas regulators assessing the same technology

and speeding up planning and environmental approvals.

and work with industry to deliver existing projects at Hinkley Point and Sizewell.

This will help the UK to become a net exporter of electricity.

And by building more electricity links with neighbouring countries, we can increase exports,

make our energy system more efficient

and bring additional revenue to the UK.

We will ensure offshore cables help reduce the amount of onshore infrastructure, such as substations, that we need to bu

As we achieve this transition to net zero, we will take steps to ensure the technology and infrastructure is made here i

or invest in more sustainable supply chains,

creating more good jobs as we get more energy from renewables.

We are strong supporters of domestic steel production and have introduced effective safeguards against steel that is hea

and helped public projects procure more UK-made steel.

This will reduce the risk of industry being displaced to other countries which aren’t taking action on climate change.

The UK has led the world on tackling climate change, having cut our emissions more than any other major economy.

We will get to net zero on the fairest possible path and in a way that brings people with us.

We will seize the opportunities created by the transition, opening up whole new sectors

and creating hundreds of thousands of good jobs in all corners of the country.

Our approach leverages the innovation and investment of the private sector to unleash technologies that cut costs for ho

This has enabled us to overachieve on our targets, become a powerhouse in clean technologies,

and continue to support households.

We reject Labour’s dogmatic, top-down approach that will burden households with higher bills.

We will cut the cost of tackling climate change for households and business, and deliver net zero by 2050, by:

Sticking to our pragmatic, proportionate and realistic approach that eases the burdens on working people.

Ensuring that green levies on household bills are lower.

The cost of renewables such as wind and solar has fallen dramatically.

Energy bills are falling, down 63% since the peak.

We will take further action to ensure they are low as possible for families, by:

Implementing the recommendations of the Winser Review, ensuring networks are able to buy forward with confidence

Almost half of homes in England are now energy efficiency Band C, up from just one in seven in 2010.

We will ensure democratic consent for onshore wind, striking the right balance between energy security and the views of

We will support solar in the right places, not on our best agricultural land.

We have changed planning rules to protect the best agricultural land with a presumption that this is used for food produ

while also making it easier for solar to be located on brownfield sites and on rooftops.

We will deliver a secure future for communities by giving more people a better chance of living where they would like –

We have delivered over 2.5 million homes since 2010, including meeting our commitment to deliver one million homes in th

Home ownership rates plummeted under the last Labour Government so we cannot afford to go back to square one.

with developers required in law to pay a one-off mitigation fee so there is no net additional pollution.

Delivering a record number of homes each year on brownfield land in urban areas.

We will do this by providing a fasttrack route through the planning system for new homes on previously developed land in

Strong design codes will ensure this enables the gentle densification of urban areas, with new family homes and mansion-

We will look at extending ‘full expensing’ to the delivery of brownfield housing.

Raising density levels in inner London to those of European cities like Paris and Barcelona.

We will ensure the London Plan delivers more family homes a year, forcing the Mayor to plan for more homes on brownfield

Supporting local and smaller builders by requiring councils to set land aside for them

and lifting Section 106 burdens on more smaller sites,

while ruling out Labour’s proposed ‘community right to appeal’ which would bring the planning system to its knees.

while ensuring more homes get built where it makes sense, like in inner cities.

As well as building the homes we need, we will also take immediate steps to support more people onto the housing ladder.

while supporting more families to buy through shared ownership.

We will always prioritise giving those who work hard and contribute to our country a leg up in the housing market.

They will be expected to evict tenants whose behaviour is disruptive to neighbours and the local community.

We will protect family homes from higher tax.

we will not increase the rate or level of Stamp Duty to support homeowners.

and make it easier to take up commonhold.

while also supporting more community housing schemes.

while giving councils greater planning powers to prevent unauthorised development by travellers.

Our commitment to levelling up means giving everyone the opportunity to stay local and go far.

Conservatives are committed to delivering stronger communities and safer streets,

unleashing the power of the private sector to unlock jobs and opportunity for all

and boosting local pride.

We have already allocated and will ensure we deliver over £15 billion in dedicated levelling up funding across the UK si

and passed our landmark Levelling Up and Regeneration Act.

We have saved more than 330 pubs, sports clubs, arts venues and other precious community spaces through our Community Ow

and we have unlocked the promise of thousands of jobs with 12 Freeports.

Both schemes will involve funding community groups focused on increasing life chances, instilling civic pride and boosti

Freeports have already generated just under £3 billion in investment,

which in turn will create thousands of jobs.

We want to replicate the example of Sunderland’s Crown Works Studios elsewhere in the country.

We will enable councils to retain all business rates growth within a defined zone for 25 years,

which they can use to finance the delivery of new infrastructure

and invest in supporting burgeoning local industries.

We will change planning laws to support places to bring back local market days

and regenerate defunct shopping centres.

We will continue to make industry pay for removing chewing-gum from streets

Empower communities through devolution and new powers.

By 2030, every part of England that wants one will have a devolution deal.

We will ensure councils provide high quality and value for money services to local communities.

and we will ban the ‘four-day working week’ in local authorities.

alongside providing fairer funding for rural areas through the Rural Services Delivery Grant.

In our first King’s Speech, we will go even further and introduce a Backing Drivers Bill that will: Stop road pricing.

Reverse Labour’s unfair ULEZ expansion in London.

Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ tax rise only has a ‘moderate’ or ‘minor’ effect on pollution.

The expansion impacts thousands of people living around London who had no say in his election and can now no longer affo

We will reverse it.

While 20mph zones can help improve road safety in residential areas or outside schools, misuse undermines public trust a

We are clear they must only be considered on a road-by-road basis and with the support of people who live there.

We will require any new schemes to be put to a referendum and introduce a ‘right to challenge’ existing Low Traffic Neig

Reliable transport links are critical for thriving local communities.

The £36 billion of savings from HS2 will transform local and regional transport, benefitting more people, in more places

But we will also take immediate steps to help people now.

Buses are overwhelmingly the most popular form of public transport, in both urban and rural areas.

Our £2 bus fare has cut bus fares outside London by 6.2%.

We will extend the £2 bus fare cap in England for the entirety of the next Parliament, benefitting young people and low-

while pensioners continue to benefit from the free bus pass.

The extension of the £2 fare cap will be funded by savings from reform of the railway which will save up to £1.5 billion

Too often over the last few years, local Labour politicians have made the journeys on which people rely harder.

We are determined to turn this situation around.

Since 2010, the Conservative Government has consistently been on the side of drivers.

We have prioritised freezes in Fuel Duty

and recently published our ‘Plan for Drivers’ including reforms to make better use of bus lanes,

introduce penalties for overrunning street works

and implement a consistent approach to the enforcement of entering yellow box junctions.

Following the recent consultation, we will allow motorcycles in all bus lanes

and reform motorcycle licensing.

We will roll out the National Parking Platform this year to simplify paying for parking.

and invest in improving the safety of existing ones.

2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the first passenger railway in the UK and we are the only party with a credible plan

Labour’s incoherent and ideological nationalisation plan would put the trade unions in charge, continuing to prolong una

GBR will usher in a revitalised private-public partnership, delivering a modern and innovative railway with reliable ser

We will task GBR with growing the role of the private sector, including supporting the expansion of open access services

We will also look to include measures to reform outdated working practices in the rail industry in the Rail Reform Bill.

Where new schemes are introduced, we will ensure they have local support first.

We will keep our ‘retain and explain’ guidance under review to ensure it supports custodians in the preservation of our

We will continue to support museums and libraries across the country.

Government has the power to leverage philanthropy for good causes and cultural institutions.

We will work with individuals, businesses, charities and other networks to find opportunities to unleash this even furth

We will complete the review of Gift Aid within the next Parliament.

We will ensure Royal Mail continues to deliver the universal postal service in a way which is affordable for customers

as well as being efficient and financially sustainable.

Saturday deliveries are important, particularly to businesses, which is why we are clear they will not be scrapped.

Conservatives are clear we want a continued six-day service, which Labour and the trade unions would put at risk.

We will ensure the new redress scheme is in place and ready to make payments to claimants by the end of July.

We are clear that the Post Office should be a valuable social and economic asset for communities and businesses for year

That requires a change of culture at the top to deliver the scale of change needed across the organisation.

We have already announced over 100 Banking Hubs which enable customers to access free to use cash and everyday banking s

We remain steadfast in our support for the fundamental principles that underpin the UK’s constitutional settlement.

We remain committed to the First Past the Post system for elections, maintaining the direct link with the local voter.

We will not change the voting age from 18.

We will maintain rules to tackle voting fraud, including the requirement to show ID.

Biological sex is a reality.

The overwhelming majority of people in this country recognise that.

It is right that we have in place provisions and protections for those whose sense of self does not match their biologic

However, we will not allow the safety and privacy of women and girls to be undermined.

It has been more than a decade since the Equality Act was passed by a Labour Government.

It has not kept pace with evolving interpretations and is not sufficiently clear on when it means sex and when it means

This will guarantee that single sex services and single sex spaces can be provided, for example in healthcare and sports

In recent years, an increasing number of children have started questioning their gender, the consequences of which are s

This is why we will pass legislation to ensure schools must follow our guidance for teachers on how best to support gend

We are clear that no one in this country should be harmed or harassed for who they are.

That is why we are proud that the UK has one of the world’s strongest legislative frameworks to prevent and tackle discr

Attempts at so-called ‘conversion therapy’ are abhorrent.

But legislation around conversion practices is a very complex issue, with existing criminal law already offering robust

The challenges involved can be seen, for example, with the SNP re-consulting for views on their proposals in Scotland an

In light of the Cass Review Final Report, it is right that we take more time before reaching a final judgement on additi

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, not divisive identity politics.

We value a society that is inclusive no matter what sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion a person is.

Our United Kingdom is a multiethnic, multi-racial, multi-faith success story.

Our Inclusive Britain plan advances opportunity while tackling unfair ethnic disparities across education, employment, h

We are seeing some of the most entrenched disparities in our society narrowing, for example in our justice system and ou

Our ambition is to make this country the most accessible place in the world for people with disabilities to live, work a

We are delivering on our Disability Action Plan to transform the everyday lives of people with disabilities.

We passed the British Sign Language Act to ensure all public services and information are accessible to Deaf people who

The Down Syndrome Act will improve access to services and the quality of life of people with Down’s syndrome.

In the next Parliament we will improve support for people who have guide or assistance dogs

and explore bidding to host and deliver the 2031 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

We are proud of our record on delivering for LGBT people and will continue to do so.

We passed the Same Sex Marriage Act to give same-sex couples the opportunity to enjoy the institution of marriage.

We have delivered the largest national roll out of PrEP in Europe.

<< Our food and farming sectors generate over £120 billion for the UK economy every year.

In the last Parliament, we maintained the farming budget to support our food security.

In England, this has supported farmers with a range of options to choose what works best for them, from business advice

Labour’s actions in Wales show that they will never be on the side of the farming community.

Their blueprint involves top-down targets, fundamentally denying farmers the flexibility they need to achieve environmen

Conservatives will always be on the side of farmers.

Farmers will be able to spend every extra penny on grants to boost domestic food production on top of maintaining our ap

In England, nearly half of all farmers have now signed up to schemes, choosing what works best for their business to inv

We will build on work to date to ensure our schemes work for all farmers, from tenants to the uplands and beyond.

alongside a new UK-wide £20 million Farming Innovation Fund.

The target will apply UK-wide alongside our UK Food Security Index, the first of its kind, helping us to determine where

This will also feed into the development of the Land Use Framework.

while moving away from the reliance on seasonal migrant labour with a five-year visa tapered scheme,

alongside clear investment in automation and promoting agri-food careers and skills.

Always stand up for farmers when negotiating new trade deals.

We will always look for the right deal for farmers.

We will continue to support UK agri-food and drink attachés in our embassies abroad, pioneering new markets and new oppo

We have taken back control of our waters post-Brexit and will continue to back our fishing sector to feed the nation , b

In 2024, we secured quotas worth over £970 million for UK fishermen.

We will go further to seek additional opportunities for our inshore fleet in the 2026 negotiations, and ensure inshore v

The fund could be used to invest in harbour and fish market upgrades, provide new equipment and technology for fish proc

We will particularly concentrate funding on small and medium sized businesses and the inshore fishing fleet.

Conservatives are committed to nurturing a thriving rural economy.

Rural areas already contribute over £250 billion to the economy.

We will build on this, supporting jobs, growth and education in rural communities.

Over 80% of properties across the country can now access high-speed broadband, up from just 7% in 2019, with a record £7

On transport, the £2 fare cap has cut rural bus fares by over 11%

and our commitment in our Backing Drivers Bill not to introduce pay per mile road pricing schemes will ensure people who

We will do more to boost the availability of affordable housing for local people in rural areas.

and create a dedicated taskforce in Homes England to deliver on the mission set out in their Rural Housing Statement to

which can cause nuisance to residents and a broader ‘hollowing out’ of communities.

Conservatives will always seek to preserve and enhance the rural way of life.

Further, public arms-length bodies must be responsive to those they serve.

We will improve their accountability and give them clearer objectives to focus on.

In recent years we have seen increasingly extreme wet weather, underlining the importance of building flood resilience.

Since 2010, Government investment has better protected over 600,000 properties from flooding and coastal erosion,

and since 2015, has protected over 900,000 acres of farmland.

In 2020, we announced a doubling of capital funding into flood defences in England to a record £5.6 billion over 2021-20

This will work alongside the Flood Recovery Framework and Farming Recovery Fund to directly support communities, busines

Our beautiful countryside, coastline, woods and rivers are a crucial part of what makes our country so special.

We are committed to leaving the environment in a better state for future generations.

We introduced our landmark Environment Act including ambitious targets to halt nature’s decline by 2030 and Biodiversity

a world leading scheme to deliver greener new development.

We led international efforts to protect our oceans and seas, building on the success of the Blue Belt programme which pr

whilst ensuring owners are responsible and cracking down on dangerous dogs such as XL Bullies.

and tackling puppy smuggling

and livestock worrying.

Water supply interruptions to customers have decreased five-fold and leakage has been cut by one-third since privatisati

Last year 90% of our designated bathing waters were classified as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, up from 76% in 2010.

But we must go further.

That is why we set out an ambitious Plan for Water, bringing historic levels of transparency and investment,

while keeping bill increases affordable for consumers.

This will build on our legislation for unlimited fines.

This will create a river recovery network, modelled on our nature recovery network, and create new destinations for peop

It will take a more local, tailored approach like the plan for the River Wye.

The next five years will see transformational investment and change in the water sector on a scale never seen before, th

This will consider how we move to a more localised catchment-based and outcome-focussed approach, that better utilises n

We are sticking to our ambitious plan to plant more trees.

and continuing our work to unlock private investment.

This will identify particularly suitable areas for tree planting where processes and permits will be streamlined.

We know that spending time outdoors in nature can significantly benefit our health and wellbeing, especially for childre

That is why we set an ambitious commitment for everyone to have access to nature within 15 minutes’ walk of where they l

We will not impose a universal Right to Roam.

We will deliver our enhanced penalties for fly tipping, giving councils new tools to help tackle offenders.

while working to minimise the impact on businesses and consumers.

This recognises the impact on local communities and that increased recycling rates will reduce the need for incineration

At the core of our national and local identities is culture and sport.

We are proud of our investment in grassroots sports across the country, with over £320 million being delivered between 2

We will look to expand the criteria to ensure more sports benefit from this investment.

and giving them more of a voice through the Independent Football Regulator.

The Conservative Party stands up for women and girls in sport.

We delivered equal access for grassroots sporting facilities for women and girls,

the £30 million Lionesses Futures Fund,

established the Board of Women’s Sport

and are implementing recommendations from the Carney Review of Women’s Football.

We believe apprenticeships are a key pipeline of talent into our world-leading creative industries.

The UK is now the second most popular place in the world to make films and high-end TV.

That’s a direct result of Conservatives taking action: there have been 1 million new jobs since 2010

and the economic value of the creative industries has doubled.

We provided an unprecedented £1.57 billion support package during Covid.

whilst also making the most of the opportunities of AI and its applications for creativity in the future.

As well as standing behind the creative sector we have also stood behind our pubs and hospitality businesses, prioritisi

and freezing alcohol duty.

But, in parts of the country, hospitality and particularly our nighttime economy is in decline.

In Wales, Labour have hiked taxes on business by axing tax relief.

In London, despite the high profile hiring of a ‘Night Czar’ by the Labour Mayor, over 3,000 pubs, bars and nightclubs h

and how to make our towns and cities great places to go out.

The BBC should represent the perspectives of the entire nation with diversity of thought, accuracy and impartiality as i

The Conservative Party is a strong defender of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

We were proud to deliver the Freedom of Speech Act to protect free speech and open debate in our universities.

In recent years, each part of the UK has worked together to tackle shared challenges.

The United Kingdom is a unique and uniquely successful Union, enabling each constituent part to grow and thrive.

As the Conservative and Unionist Party, we are committed to supporting our Union and continuing to deliver for people ac

During the 25th anniversary year of devolution, we celebrate the progress which has been made and the relationships whic

We are focused on working together to deliver for people across the UK, including maintaining meaningful intergovernment

Since the initial devolution settlements, significant further powers have been devolved to Holyrood, Cardiff Bay and Sto

We believe governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland now have the right balance of powers to deliver for peopl

As powers have been transferred, it has become more important than ever that the devolved governments are held responsib

We support greater accountability within the devolved parliaments and centralisation within Scotland, Wales and Northern

Devolved governments should be focused on utilising the powers they have to deliver on people’s priorities and we will c

Intra-UK trade is worth £190 billion, and to boost this, we have legislated to guarantee unfettered access for goods fro

and will establish a new Intertrade UK body to promote trade within the United Kingdom.

The UK Internal Market Act ensures businesses can sell goods and provide services freely across the UK.

Delivering for people right across the country requires joint working between the UK and devolved governments as well as

Our focus on delivery and working with local partners to do so, has paid dividends in recent years, providing:

over £3 billion of investment in levelling up in Scotland;

over £2.5 billion to level up Wales; and

over £1 billion for levelling up projects in Northern Ireland.

The UK Government has a duty to citizens right across the country.

Over the course of the last Parliament we have been building stronger relationships with local authorities and community

We are committed to continuing to fund projects across the UK directly and will:

These schemes improve communities and support infrastructure as well as sports and cultural activities across the UK, si

delivering jobs and investment from the Cromarty Firth to Port Talbot,

and establish an Enhanced Investment Zone in Northern Ireland.

Ten years on from the 2014 independence referendum, the SNP remain focused on the constitution while Scotland has moved

They are distracted from the day job, with falling educational standards, rising drug deaths and long-delayed ferries.

The Conservatives and Unionists will continue to oppose this – the 2014 vote was decisive.

Instead, we will focus on what really matters to people.

We are also boosting Scotland’s economy through mechanisms such as our City and Growth Deals, dedicated British Business

Our new Intertrade UK body will promote trade within the United Kingdom, with 61% of Scotland’s exports going to the res

and work to achieve a significant tariff reduction in India through free trade agreement discussions.

Scottish businesses will also continue to benefit from measures including tax reliefs for creative industries, support f

We will prioritise our energy security.

We have already put the Energy Security Investment Mechanism into legislation, ensuring the energy profits levy will end

We will bring legislate to require annual oil and gas licensing rounds and maintain investment allowances for the oil an

while supporting renewable technologies.

We will support Scotland’s fishing and farming industries.

We have extended the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme until 2029,

introduced a new UK-wide Food Security Index

and will increase the UK-wide farming budget by £1 billion over the next Parliament,

ensuring the ringfenced amount provided to the Scottish Government rises by inflation each year.

and a steadfast commitment to taking back control of our waters, negotiating the best quotas possible and remaining out

providing £5 million for the evaluation of proposals to extend the current Borders Railway from Tweedbank through Hawick

updating the East Coast Main Line timetable to provide faster rail journeys between Edinburgh and London

and providing funding for the UK Islands Forum Connectivity Project.

The Labour Welsh Government have let standards slide across crucial public services while focusing on policies people in

and making investments in industry, local communities and infrastructure.

And we want to go further.

as well as wider improvements to the A55 and the A483 around Wrexham.

and prioritise the Pant- Llanymynech bypass.

and facilitate the electrification of the North Wales Main Line.

We will prioritise development of the Pencoed level crossing

and giving local communities the legal right to challenge existing zones.

as well as grants for innovative agricultural projects from the £20 million UK Farming Innovation Fund

and the extension of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Scheme.

adopt a consistent approach to biosecurity across Great Britain

and require the Welsh Government to provide annual reports on how ringfenced agricultural funding from the UK Government

restore trust in policing

and introduce tougher sentencing to make Wales safer.

Improving the comparability of data across the UK will ensure the current Labour Welsh Government are held to account fo

and improve interoperability between the NHS in different parts of the UK, cross-border healthcare processes and joint w

and support the Welsh language, including by backing Welsh broadcasting and the equitable provision of UK Government ser

And a Welsh Conservative Government would reverse Labour’s plans to expand the Senedd, redirecting the cost towards peop

As Conservatives and Unionists, we continue to hugely value Northern Ireland’s contribution to our Union.

For us, the best future for Northern Ireland will always be as part of a strong, prosperous and dynamic United Kingdom.

We will never be neutral in expressing our support for it.

At the same time, we respect those who seek a different constitutional outcome pursued by exclusively peaceful and democ

We will always govern in the interests of the whole community in Northern Ireland.

Our aim is to build a Northern Ireland where politics works,

the economy grows

and society is stronger and more united.

Our commitment to the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in all its parts remains unwavering.

Fundamental to the Agreement is the consent principle – that there can be no change to the constitutional status of Nort

Conservatives will always uphold the democratic wishes of the people of Northern Ireland.

We are committed to supporting Northern Ireland’s communities and economy to thrive.

To underpin the restoration of devolution, we provided the incoming Executive with a £3.3 billion spending package and s

We hosted an Investment Summit in Northern Ireland last year, showcasing its innovation and technological strengths.

And cutting National Insurance again will benefit 800,000 working people in Northern Ireland.

The Windsor Framework and our Safeguarding the Union Command Paper have addressed the fundamental problems with the old

Through our UK internal market system, we have ensured that goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland that wil

In addition, through the Stormont Brake we have addressed the democratic deficit in the old Protocol.

A Conservative Government will faithfully implement all its commitments in the Windsor Framework and the Command Paper,

While the security situation has been transformed for most people in Northern Ireland over the past three decades, there

The party will improve support for guide and assistance dog owners and explore hosting the 2031 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

The party commits to cultural change at the Post Office to make it a valuable community and business asset.

We will back our maritime sector, including shipping and ports, as it decarbonises.

The abolition of the main rate of Class 4 National Insurance contributions builds on our abolition of Class 2 contributi

We will design a new system which moves the responsibility for issuing fit notes away from our hard-pressed GPs towards

We will push for a two-state solution in the Middle East - our long-standing position has been that we will recognise a

Rural communities are clear that improvements must be made to the ways in which these bodies consult and make decisions,

At the last Spending Review, we provided the Northern Ireland Executive with a record £15 billion a year through the blo

The party commits to reduce employee National Insurance contributions by 2p, bringing the rate down to 6% by April 2027, saving the average worker £1,350 annually.

The party pledges to completely abolish the main rate of self-employed National Insurance by the end of the parliamentary term.

The party commits to introduce Triple Lock Plus, ensuring both the State Pension and pensioners' tax-free allowance rise annually with the highest of inflation, earnings, or 2.5%.

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The party pledges to review the VAT threshold and explore measures to reduce the cliff edge effect at £90,000.

The party commits to maintain tax incentives for small business growth and pledges not to increase Capital Gains Tax.

The party pledges to maintain R&D tax reliefs that provide £280 million annually and have expanded coverage to more small and medium enterprises.

The party commits to maintaining VAT-free energy-efficient material installations, simplified alcohol duties, and a guarantee that draught drink duty in pubs remains lower than in supermarkets.

The party commits to reducing employee National Insurance to 6% by April 2027, halving the rate from the start of the year and providing a £1,350 tax cut for average workers.

The party commits to abolishing the main rate of Class 4 National Insurance for self-employed people by the end of the next Parliament, affecting four million people.

The party pledges not to raise income tax or VAT rates while cutting National Insurance for 29 million people.

The party commits to a Pensions Tax Guarantee that prevents new pension taxes, maintains the 25% tax-free lump sum, and preserves tax relief on contributions.

The party commits to raising at least £6 billion annually by tackling tax avoidance and evasion by the end of the Parliament.

The party will change Child Benefit assessment from individual to household basis, with withdrawal beginning at £120,000 household income and ending at £160,000.

The windfall tax on oil and gas companies will be maintained until 2028-29 or until prices normalise.

The party commits to not increasing council tax bands, conducting revaluations, or cutting discounts under the Family Home Tax Guarantee.

The party commits to maintaining Private Residence Relief and not increasing Capital Gains Tax or Stamp Duty rates.

The party commits to introducing a two-year temporary Capital Gains Tax relief for landlords selling to existing tenants.

The party commits to maintaining the Brexit Pubs Guarantee ensuring draught drink duty remains lower than supermarket prices.

The party will permanently raise the Stamp Duty threshold for first-time buyers to £425,000.

The party commits to protecting family homes from higher tax by not increasing council tax bands, revaluing council tax, or cutting discounts.

The party will cut taxes for working people in Scotland, benefiting 2.4 million people.

The party commits not to increase corporation tax rates.

The party commits to abolishing the main rate of Class 4 National Insurance for self-employed people by the end of the next Parliament, affecting four million people.

The party commits to introducing an age-related personal allowance for pensioners from April 2025, rising by the highest of prices, earnings, or 2.5%, providing a £100 tax cut next year rising to £275 by end of Parliament.

The party commits to abolishing the main rate of Class 4 National Insurance for self-employed people by the end of the next Parliament, affecting four million people.

The party will cut taxes for 1.2 million working people in Wales and invest in industry, communities, and infrastructure.

The party will cut National Insurance again, benefiting 800,000 working people in Northern Ireland.

The party has raised the VAT registration threshold to £90,000, exempting 28,000 small businesses from VAT.

The party expresses a long-term ambition to eventually abolish National Insurance when affordable.

The party commits to invest £36 billion in local transport infrastructure, including £8.3 billion for road repairs, funded by cancelling HS2 phase two.

The party pledges to prevent road pricing, reverse London's ULEZ expansion, and require local referendums for new 20mph zones and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

The party pledges to spend £36 billion from HS2 savings on transport projects, with savings from the North and Midlands reinvested locally.

The party commits to invest £4.7 billion in transport infrastructure for smaller cities, towns, and rural areas in the North and Midlands.

The party pledges to invest £8.3 billion in road repairs and resurfacing, with accelerated funding.

The party commits to provide £8.55 billion to city regions for local priorities and remove restrictions on mayoral strategic road investment.

The party commits to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail with £12 billion investment, including Manchester-Liverpool section, Hull electrification, and a new Bradford station.

The party pledges to invest £1.75 billion in the Midlands Rail Hub to improve services at 50 stations and upgrade the Newark-Nottingham line.

The party commits to invest £1 billion to establish hundreds of new bus routes in the North and Midlands.

The party pledges to improve accessibility at 100 train stations, beginning with 50 previously announced stations.

The party commits to upgrade railways in the South West, including Dawlish, the Energy Coast Line, and Ely Junction.

The party pledges to invest £1 billion to electrify the North Wales Main Line and improve the A75 between Gretna and Stranraer.

The party commits to reopen Beeching lines and stations to reconnect communities and implement all Network North schemes.

The party pledges to complete HS2 between London Euston and the West Midlands and support rail freight growth.

The party commits to introduce legislation enabling automated vehicles on British roads during the next Parliament.

The party pledges to expand nationwide electric vehicle charging infrastructure and implement the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.

The party commits to enabling automated vehicles on British roads through new legislation and will expand nationwide electric vehicle charging infrastructure while implementing a Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.

The party commits to supporting aviation decarbonisation through a Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate, revenue support, and investment in aviation technology, while protecting domestic routes to islands and remote areas.

The party pledges to support maritime decarbonisation and will conduct a review of cross-Solent transport options to increase choice and reduce fares.

The party will extend the £2 bus fare cap throughout the next Parliament, funded by railway reform savings of up to £1.5 billion annually.

The party will launch the National Parking Platform to streamline parking payments and empower councils to ban pavement parking with local consultation.

The party will not build new smart motorways and will invest in improving the safety of existing ones.

The party will prohibit pay-per-mile road pricing and prevent local authorities from implementing it.

The party will reverse the ULEZ expansion in London.

The party will require referendums for new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and 20mph zones and introduce a right to challenge existing schemes.

The party will introduce a Rail Reform Bill to establish Great British Railways as a private-public partnership headquartered in Derby, with expanded open access services and reformed working practices.

The party will introduce mobile contactless pay-as-you-go rail ticketing across the UK.

The party will work with Active Travel England to improve walking and cycling safety, including safe school routes and protection for vulnerable road users, with local consultation.

The party will align penalties for dangerous cyclists who cause injury or death with those for other road users.

The party commits to investing in new technology to expand broadband access to hard-to-reach rural areas.

The party will invest in Scottish road, rail, and ferry improvements, including £5 million for Borders Railway extension evaluation and East Coast Main Line upgrades.

The party will provide match funding to the Welsh Government to reconsider the M4 relief road and third Menai crossing and improve the A55 and A483.

The party will fund Monmouthshire Council to develop plans for a Chepstow bypass and prioritise the Pant-Llanymynech bypass.

The party will commit £1 billion for North Wales Main Line electrification using HS2 savings.

The party will fund rail upgrades at Padeswood and facilitate North Wales Main Line electrification.

The party will prioritise the Pencoed level crossing and South Wales Main Line improvements to deliver new stations and services.

The party will expand the Backing Drivers' Bill to Wales to require local consent for 20mph zones and allow communities to challenge existing ones.

The party's revised Euston plan includes 10,000 new homes and frees £6.5 billion for transport investment elsewhere.

The party commits to provide £44 billion for Network Rail over five years, complete HS2 to the West Midlands, and support rail freight growth.

The party will commit £1 billion to electrify the North Wales Main Line and ensure Wales receives Barnett consequentials from HS2 savings.

The party commits to supporting maritime decarbonisation and will conduct a review of cross-Solent transport options to increase choice and reduce fares.

The party has invested £40 billion in strategic roads and commits to further investment including the Lower Thames Crossing and A303.

The party pledges to provide 30 hours of free childcare per week for working parents from nine months to school age, saving eligible families approximately £6,900 annually.

The party commits to reform Child Benefit to use a household income threshold of £120,000, saving eligible families an average of £1,500.

The party commits to introducing a Triple Lock Plus for pensions, uprating the State Pension by the highest of prices, earnings, or 2.5%, and introducing an age-related personal allowance for pensioners to prevent them entering the tax system.