Labour

Labour will pass landmark devolution legislation to transfer power from Westminster to local communities.

Labour will deepen devolution for existing Combined Authorities and expand devolution to more areas.

Labour will grant local areas new powers over transport, education, skills, housing, planning, and employment support.

Labour will review Combined Authority governance arrangements to improve decision-making.

Labour will provide greater flexibility and integrated funding settlements for well-managed Mayoral Combined Authorities.

Labour will provide councils with multi-year funding settlements and eliminate wasteful competitive bidding.

Labour will provide capacity support to councils and overhaul the local audit system for better value.

Labour will work with devolved governments to drive growth across the UK.

Labour will create an independent Ethics and Integrity Commission with its own Chair to oversee government probity and standards.

Labour will update post-government employment rules and enforce restrictions on ministers lobbying for companies they previously regulated, with sanctions for violations.

Labour will grant the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests investigative powers and access to evidence needed for misconduct investigations.

Labour will create a Modernisation Committee to reform House of Commons procedures and improve working standards and practices.

Labour will immediately ban MPs from taking paid advisory or consultancy roles.

Labour will introduce legislation to remove hereditary peers' right to sit and vote in the House of Lords.

Labour will introduce a mandatory retirement age of 80 for House of Lords members.

Labour will introduce participation requirements for peers and strengthen removal procedures for disgraced members.

Labour will reform the House of Lords appointments process to improve quality and regional balance.

Labour is committed to replacing the House of Lords with a more representative second chamber reflecting regions and nations.

Labour will improve voter registration and address inconsistencies in voter ID rules to enable legitimate voters to vote.

Labour will give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all elections.

Labour will strengthen rules governing donations to political parties.

Labour will grant devolved legislature members the same free speech protections as Westminster MPs.

Labour will improve structures and institutions of intergovernmental working to enhance relationships and policy collaboration.

Labour will strengthen the Sewel Convention through a new memorandum of understanding on how nations will collaborate.

Labour will create new opportunities for the Prime Minister and devolved government heads to collaborate.

Labour will establish a Council of the Nations and Regions to bring together the Prime Minister, First Ministers, and Combined Authority Mayors.

Labour will make UK-wide bodies more representative of nations and regions.

Labour will have UK trade negotiators work with devolved governments to promote businesses and services internationally.

Labour will restore decision-making power over structural fund allocation to representatives of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Labour will strengthen Scottish democracy and devolution while championing Scotland internationally.

Labour will ensure Scotland's devolution settlement enables collaboration on national government missions.

Labour will maintain the arrangements in the new Scottish fiscal framework.

Labour will take a more collaborative approach with the Scottish Government on international engagement.

Labour will support the Scottish Government to partner with international bodies on devolved issues like global health.

Labour will make the Scotland Office an advocate for Scotland at home and abroad to maximise its influence.

Labour will ensure the Scotland Office ensures Scotland's voice is heard on UK Government competence issues.

Labour will champion 'Brand Scotland' internationally through the Scotland Office and diplomatic and trade networks.

Labour will strengthen the relationship between Westminster and Welsh Government.

Labour will ensure Westminster and Welsh Government work collaboratively to deliver national missions.

Labour will work with the Welsh Government to update the Welsh Fiscal Framework to deliver value for money.

Labour will explore devolving probation services to make them more locally responsive.

Labour will work with the Welsh Government to consider devolving youth justice.

Labour will devolve employment support funding to the Welsh Government.

Labour will work with the Welsh Government to champion Wales internationally through UK diplomatic and trade networks.

Labour will make the Wales Office an advocate for Wales and facilitate closer collaboration between governments.

Labour will ensure the Wales Office ensures Wales's voice is heard on UK Government competence issues.

Labour will work with Northern Ireland's Executive and Assembly to improve public services, generate growth, and ensure devolved government stability.

Labour is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith and protecting the UK internal market.

Labour will champion Northern Ireland internationally and work with the Executive to attract business investment.

Labour will take forward discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive about a fiscal framework.

Labour will uphold the Good Friday Agreement in letter and spirit, including the principle of consent.

Labour will work with the Irish Government to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

Labour will consult the public on proposals for replacing the House of Lords.

Labour will establish a Council of the Nations and Regions to facilitate collaboration between the Prime Minister and devolved government leaders.

Labour will protect devolution and reset relations between UK and Scottish governments.

Labour will strengthen the relationship between Westminster and Welsh governments to deliver national missions.

Labour is committed to replacing the House of Lords with a more representative second chamber and will consult the public on proposals.

Labour will strengthen intergovernmental working structures and formalize the Sewel Convention through a new memorandum of understanding.

Labour will make UK-wide bodies more representative and restore devolved governments' control over structural fund allocation.

Labour will strengthen Scottish devolution and ensure the devolution settlement supports collaboration on national missions.

Labour will adopt a more collaborative approach with the Scottish Government on international engagement within devolved competencies.

Labour will reposition the Scotland Office as an advocate for Scotland on UK Government matters.

Labour will explore devolving probation services and consider devolving youth justice to Wales for more local responsiveness.

Labour will uphold the Good Friday Agreement and strengthen relations with the Irish Government.

Labour will implement strong fiscal rules to govern all government spending and taxation decisions.

Labour's fiscal rule requires the current budget to move into balance so day-to-day costs are met by revenues.

Labour's fiscal rule requires debt to fall as a share of the economy by the fifth year of the forecast.

Labour will strengthen the Office for Budget Responsibility and require all major fiscal events to be subject to independent OBR forecasts.

Labour will appoint a Covid Corruption Commissioner to recover public money lost to pandemic fraud and failed contracts, and will end the link between ministerial access and public contract awards.

Labour will maintain an independent Bank of England targeting 2% inflation to keep mortgage rates low.

Labour will establish a statutory Industrial Strategy Council to provide expert advice and end short-term economic policymaking, working in partnership with industry to drive growth.

The Industrial Strategy Council will include representatives from all nations, regions, business, and trade unions to ensure nationwide economic growth.

Labour will create a pro-business regulatory environment and align procurement and trade policy with industrial strategy priorities.

Labour will support financial services innovation through Open Banking and Open Finance initiatives with a pro-innovation regulatory framework.

Labour will establish a £7.3 billion National Wealth Fund to make transformative investments supporting growth and clean energy missions across the country.

The National Wealth Fund will allocate £7.3 billion across ports, automotive gigafactories, steel, carbon capture, and green hydrogen manufacturing to attract three pounds of private investment per pound of public investment.

Labour will reform workplace pension schemes to increase consolidation and scale, delivering better returns for savers and greater productive investment in UK markets.

Labour will conduct a review of the pensions landscape to identify further steps for improving pension outcomes and increasing UK market investment.

Labour will limit major fiscal events to once per year to provide certainty and allow long-term planning for families and businesses.

Labour will update national planning policy to facilitate construction of laboratories, digital infrastructure, and gigafactories.

Labour will reform economic regulation to support growth, investment, competition, consumer interests, and innovation.

Labour will scrutinise any Royal Mail takeover to protect workforce, customers, and the universal service obligation.

Labour will explore new governance models for Royal Mail to give workers and customers greater voice in the company's direction.

Labour will support AI sector development and remove planning barriers for datacentres to make Britain attractive for business.

Labour will establish a National Data Library to consolidate research programmes and enable data-driven public services with safeguards.

Labour will replace short-term R&D funding with ten-year budgets to enable industry partnerships and maintain UK innovation leadership.

Labour will support university spinouts and ensure start-ups have access to growth financing.

Labour will simplify government procurement to support innovation with a mission-driven approach.

Labour will establish a Regulatory Innovation Office to coordinate regulatory updates, accelerate approvals, and address cross-sector issues.

Labour will introduce binding AI regulation for major AI developers and ban sexually explicit deepfakes.

Labour will support diverse business models including cooperatives and mutuals, aiming to double the size of the cooperative sector.

Labour will work with cooperatives and mutuals to address barriers to finance access.

Labour will improve export guidance and remove barriers for small business exporters.

Labour will reform the British Business Bank with a stronger regional mandate to improve SME access to capital.

Labour will reform procurement rules to increase small business access to government contracts.

Labour will strengthen the Post Office network and support new services like banking hubs to revitalise high streets.

Labour will introduce a statutory requirement for Local Growth Plans covering towns and cities.

Labour will implement stricter energy market regulation, work to reduce standing charges, strengthen the regulator's enforcement powers, and introduce automatic compensation for customer failures.

Labour will establish a National Wealth Fund to directly invest in ports, hydrogen, and industrial clusters across the country.

Labour will negotiate veterinary and professional qualification agreements with the EU to reduce trade barriers and support touring artists and service exporters.

Labour will create long-term business-government partnerships to drive innovation and strengthen economic resilience.

Labour will leverage diplomatic channels to attract foreign investment, expand export markets, and influence emerging regulations.

Labour will pursue targeted trade agreements aligned with industrial strategy to benefit all UK nations.

Labour will publish a trade strategy and use all available tools to secure market access for UK businesses.

Labour will ensure trade agreements promote high food production standards.

Labour will negotiate sector-specific deals and mutual recognition agreements to boost UK services exports.

Labour will lead efforts to modernize international trade rules through WTO and CPTPP to benefit Britain.

Labour will establish a strategic partnership with India including a free trade agreement and cooperation on security, education, technology, and climate.

Labour will reduce government consultancy spending by half.

Labour will require all major fiscal events to be subject to independent Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts.

Labour will appoint a Covid Corruption Commissioner to recover public money lost to pandemic-related fraud and failed contracts.

Labour will establish a National Wealth Fund capitalised with £7.3 billion to support growth and clean energy missions, targeting three pounds of private investment for every pound of public investment.

Labour will invest £1.8 billion to upgrade ports and build supply chains across the UK.

Labour will invest £1.5 billion in new gigafactories to support the automotive industry.

Labour will invest £2.5 billion to rebuild the steel industry.

Labour will support AI sector development, remove planning barriers for datacentres, and create a National Data Library for data-driven public services.

Labour will establish a National Wealth Fund.

Labour will establish a National Data Library to consolidate research programmes and enable data-driven public services with safeguards.

Labour will reform workplace pension schemes to improve consolidation and scale, and review the pensions landscape to increase UK market investment.

Labour will allocate specific funding totalling £7.3 billion across ports, automotive gigafactories, steel industry, carbon capture, and green hydrogen manufacturing.

Labour will aim to double the size of the UK's cooperative and mutuals sector by addressing barriers to finance access.

Labour will support university spinouts and startup financing while simplifying procurement to reduce micromanagement.

Labour will introduce free breakfast clubs in every primary school.

Labour will establish a youth guarantee providing all 18-21 year-olds access to training, apprenticeships, or job support.

Labour will guarantee two weeks of work experience for every young person and improve careers advice in schools and colleges.

Labour will ensure schools teach about misogyny, healthy relationships, and consent.

Labour will establish 3,000 new primary school-based nurseries to expand government-funded childcare hours.

Labour will review and reform parental leave policies to better support working families.

Labour will enhance support for children in care through various placements and strengthen social care regulation.

Labour will implement a unified data-sharing system across public services to improve support for children and families.

Labour will remove VAT exemptions and business rates relief for private schools to fund state school investment.

Labour commits to hire 6,500 additional specialist teachers.

Labour will prioritise teacher recruitment in shortage subjects and improve teacher retention.

Labour will review teacher bursary allocation and retention payment structures.

Labour will update the Early Career Framework and require all new teachers to have or work towards qualified teacher status.

Labour will establish a teacher training entitlement guaranteeing ongoing professional development.

Labour will restore the School Support Staff Negotiating Body to address recruitment and retention challenges.

Labour will enhance maths teaching quality in early years and primary education.

Labour will fund evidence-based language development programmes in primary schools.

Labour will establish a mentoring programme to develop school leadership capacity.

Labour will create regional teams to support school improvement and share best practices.

Labour will replace single-grade school inspections with detailed report cards showing school performance.

Labour will include Multi-Academy Trusts in inspections and conduct annual reviews of safeguarding, attendance, and off-rolling.

Labour will conduct a comprehensive curriculum and assessment review involving educators, parents, and employers.

Labour will improve SEND provision through enhanced mainstream school inclusivity and specialist special school support.

Labour will require schools to cooperate with local authorities on admissions, SEND inclusion, and place planning.

Labour will fund free breakfast clubs in every primary school accessible to all children.

Labour will limit the number of branded uniform and PE kit items that schools can require to reduce costs for families.

Labour will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school to offer early support to young people.

Labour will guarantee training, an apprenticeship, or help finding work for all 18- to 21-year-olds.

Labour will establish Skills England to coordinate business, training providers, unions, and government to develop a highly trained workforce.

Skills England will work with the Migration Advisory Committee to ensure training aligns with labour market needs.

Labour will devolve adult skills funding to Combined Authorities to give local leaders greater control over skills development.

Labour will transform Further Education colleges into specialist Technical Excellence Colleges working with businesses and unions to provide job opportunities.

Labour will replace the Apprenticeships Levy with a flexible Growth and Skills Levy, with Skills England consulting on eligible courses.

Labour will develop a post-16 skills strategy integrating further and higher education and strengthening regulation.

Labour will improve access to universities and raise teaching standards.

Labour will work with universities to create a secure future for higher education and support students and the economy.

Labour will support children to study creative or vocational subjects until age 16 and ensure accountability measures reflect this.

Labour will protect time for physical education and support grassroots clubs to expand access to sport.

Labour will establish free breakfast clubs in all primary schools.

Labour will recruit 6,500 new expert teachers.

Labour will expand teacher and headteacher training programmes.

Labour will provide work experience and careers guidance to all young people.

Labour will support early language development programmes in primary schools.

Labour will reform the Ofsted inspection system.

Labour will create over 3,000 new nurseries.

Labour will establish Young Futures Hubs.

Labour will deploy youth workers in A&E units and custody centres, and youth mentors in pupil referral units.

Labour will recruit 6,500 new teachers, prioritising shortage subjects and improving retention.

Labour will establish 3,000 new primary school-based nurseries to expand funded childcare provision.

Labour will accelerate electric vehicle charging infrastructure, restore the 2030 phase-out date for petrol cars, and standardise battery condition information for second-hand EV buyers.

Labour will double onshore wind, triple solar power, and quadruple offshore wind by 2030.

Labour will invest in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, marine energy, and long-term energy storage.

Labour will introduce a new Energy Independence Act to establish the framework for energy and climate policies.

Labour will ensure long-term nuclear security, extend existing plant lifetimes, and complete Hinkley Point C.

Labour will develop new nuclear power stations including Sizewell C and Small Modular Reactors.

Labour will maintain a strategic reserve of gas power stations for energy security.

Labour will manage a phased transition in the North Sea while maintaining the role of oil and gas in the energy mix.

Labour will develop future energy production and storage using existing offshore infrastructure and workforce.

Labour will not revoke existing oil and gas licences and will partner with business and workers to manage existing fields.

Labour will not issue new oil and gas exploration licences.

Labour will not grant new coal licences and will ban fracking.

Labour will retain the Energy Security Investment Mechanism.

Labour will create a new publicly-owned company called Great British Energy.

Great British Energy will co-invest in clean energy technologies, support capital-intensive projects, and deploy local energy production.

Labour will capitalise Great British Energy with £8.3 billion over the next parliament.

Labour will headquarter Great British Energy in Scotland.

Labour will deploy distributed energy production capacity through a Local Power Plan.

Great British Energy will partner with energy companies, local authorities, and co-operatives to install thousands of clean power projects.

Labour will invite communities to propose energy projects and ensure local people benefit directly from energy production.

Labour will implement tougher energy market regulation prioritising consumers and attracting investment to cut bills.

Labour will establish a Local Power Plan to deploy distributed clean energy generation through partnerships with energy companies, local authorities, and co-operatives, installing thousands of wind, solar, and hydropower projects.

Labour will upgrade the national transmission infrastructure in partnership with industry to improve grid capacity.

Labour will support the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism to protect British industries and prevent dumping of lower-quality goods.

Labour will reverse the Conservative decision preventing the Bank of England from considering climate change in its mandates.

Labour will mandate UK-regulated financial institutions and FTSE 100 companies to develop and implement transition plans aligned with the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal.

Labour will improve resilience across government, local authorities, communities, and emergency services, including formal engagement with Fire and Rescue services to establish national standards.

Labour will create nine National River Walks across English regions and establish three new National Forests while planting millions of trees.

Labour will expand nature-rich habitats including wetlands, peat bogs, and forests on public land.

Labour will transition to a circular economy to reduce waste.

Labour will place failing water companies under special measures, give regulators power to block executive bonuses for pollution, impose automatic fines, and ensure independent monitoring of outlets.

Labour will set a target for 50% of public sector food procurement to be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards.

Labour will introduce a land-use framework and reform environment land management schemes to benefit farmers and nature.

Labour will work with farmers and scientists to eradicate Bovine TB and end the badger cull.

Labour will ban trail hunting, the import of hunting trophies, puppy smuggling and farming, and the use of snare traps.

Labour will work towards phasing out animal testing in partnership with scientists, industry, and civil society.

Labour will return to the forefront of climate action by creating green jobs and driving the energy transition globally.

Labour will establish a Clean Power Alliance with leading climate action countries.

Labour will accelerate climate action by partnering with vulnerable nations and COP30 hosts.

The Clean Power Alliance will reduce energy bills while advancing clean energy transition and supply chain resilience.

Labour will invest £1 billion to accelerate carbon capture deployment.

Labour will invest £500 million to support green hydrogen manufacturing.

Labour will ban trail hunting and hunting trophy imports, end puppy smuggling and farming, ban snare traps, and work towards phasing out animal testing.

Labour will fund the Green Prosperity Plan through a windfall tax on oil and gas companies and responsible borrowing to catalyse private investment.

Labour will double onshore wind, triple solar power, and quadruple offshore wind capacity by 2030.

Labour will establish Great British Energy.

Great British Energy will create jobs and supply chains across the UK with headquarters in Scotland.

Labour commits to conducting a Strategic Defence Review in its first year and establishing a path to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence.

Labour will negotiate a new security agreement with the EU for real-time intelligence sharing and joint police investigations.

Labour reaffirms its unshakeable commitment to NATO as the cornerstone of European and global security.

Labour will position Britain as a leading European nation with an improved relationship with European partners while remaining outside the EU.

Labour will be a good partner for international development and a defender of international rule of law.

Labour will continue working with the United States on economic cooperation, defence, and intelligence based on shared values.

Labour will keep Britain outside the EU while working to make Brexit function effectively.

Labour will reset relations with European partners and deepen ties with them.

Labour will not return to the single market, customs union, or freedom of movement.

Labour will improve UK-EU trade and investment relations by removing unnecessary trade barriers.

Labour will negotiate a veterinary agreement to reduce border checks, support touring artists, and secure mutual recognition of professional qualifications.

Labour will seek an ambitious UK-EU security pact to strengthen cooperation on shared threats.

Labour will rebuild relationships with France and Germany through increased defence and security cooperation.

Labour will seek new bilateral agreements and closer working with Joint Expeditionary Force partners.

Labour will work with allies to build, strengthen, and reform multilateral institutions.

Labour will use the UK's position in NATO, UN, G7, G20, and Commonwealth to address threats and uphold human rights and international law.

Labour commits to maintaining UK membership of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Labour will conduct a Strategic Defence Review to evaluate security threats and required military capabilities.

Labour will enshrine the Armed Forces Covenant in law and create an independent commissioner to improve military service conditions.

Labour will develop a defence industrial strategy that integrates security and economic objectives.

Labour will strengthen the defence sector and build resilient supply chains, including steel production, throughout the UK.

Labour will prioritize UK businesses for defence contracts and reform procurement processes to eliminate waste.

Labour will support defence industry exports while maintaining strict adherence to international law.

Labour will establish a military strategic headquarters and appoint a national armaments director to strengthen defence leadership.

Labour commits to sustained military, financial, diplomatic, and political support for Ukraine.

Labour will support accountability measures against Russia, including backing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression.

Labour will work with allies to seize and repurpose frozen Russian state assets for Ukraine's benefit.

Labour will lead efforts to establish a clear pathway for Ukraine's NATO membership.

Labour reaffirms commitment to the AUKUS security partnership with Australia and the United States.

Labour will maximize AUKUS's economic and security benefits to create jobs and investment across UK communities.

Labour will establish a consistent, long-term strategic approach to UK-China relations.

Labour will pursue a balanced approach to China relations based on cooperation, competition, and principled challenge.

Labour will conduct an audit of UK-China relations to improve understanding and response capacity.

Labour commits to defending the sovereignty and self-determination rights of British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

Labour will develop and strengthen strategic partnerships with international allies and regional powers.

Labour will strengthen cooperation with Gulf partners on security, energy, trade, and investment.

Labour will develop a new approach to Africa focused on mutual long-term economic and political benefits.

Labour will enhance UK diplomatic influence to defend national interests, promote progressive values, and protect citizens abroad.

Labour will advocate for an immediate ceasefire, hostage release, international law compliance, and increased aid to Gaza.

Labour commits to recognizing Palestinian statehood as part of a two-state solution ensuring Israeli and Palestinian security.

Labour will enhance support services for British nationals living or working abroad.

Labour will establish a new legal right to consular assistance for victims of human rights violations.

Labour will rebuild UK development capacity through respectful partnerships with the Global South.

Labour will align development work with foreign policy to counter malign influence and address poverty, instability, and climate crisis.

Labour will adopt a development mission focused on poverty elimination and planetary sustainability through multilateral leadership.

Labour will strengthen development capacity within the FCDO.

Labour will prioritize economic transformation, debt relief, women's empowerment, conflict prevention, and climate finance in development work.

Labour commits to restoring development spending to 0.7% of GNI when fiscal conditions permit.

Labour will ensure aid effectiveness through partnership with the Independent Commission for Aid Impact and robust accountability measures.

Labour will remain outside the EU while resetting relations and deepening ties with European partners.

Labour will work with allies to strengthen multilateral institutions and use UK positions in NATO, UN, G7, G20, and Commonwealth to address global threats and uphold human rights.

Labour will eliminate visa costs for non-UK veterans with four or more years of service.

Labour will strengthen support for British nationals abroad by introducing a new right to consular assistance in human rights violation cases.

Labour will seek new bilateral agreements and closer cooperation with Joint Expeditionary Force partners to strengthen NATO.

Labour will negotiate with the EU to reduce trade barriers, including veterinary agreements and professional qualifications recognition.

Labour will strengthen defence and security cooperation with key European allies including France and Germany.

Labour will establish Young Futures Hubs in every community offering open-access drop-in mental health support for children and young people.

Labour will remove indignities for trans people while retaining the requirement for a gender dysphoria diagnosis to access healthcare.

Labour will reform the NHS to focus on prevention of ill health, not just treatment.

Labour will shift NHS focus to management of chronic, long-term conditions.

Labour will deliver a renewed drive to tackle cancer, cardiovascular disease, and suicide while ensuring people live well longer.

Labour will shift the NHS from late diagnosis and treatment to a model delivering more services in local communities.

Labour will use AI technology to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnostic services.

Labour will embed a greater focus on prevention throughout the healthcare system.

Labour will reform the NHS to give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health.

Labour will ensure patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral for consultant-led treatment of non-urgent conditions.

Labour will deliver an extra two million NHS operations, scans, and appointments every year (40,000 more per week).

Labour will incentivise NHS staff to carry out additional appointments outside standard hours.

Labour will pool resources across neighbouring hospitals to introduce shared waiting lists for faster treatment.

Labour will use spare capacity in the independent sector to diagnose and treat patients more quickly.

Labour commits to reforming the NHS to prioritise mental health services with equal attention to physical health.

Labour commits to providing two million additional NHS operations, scans, and appointments annually in England.

Labour will utilise independent sector capacity to speed up patient diagnosis and treatment.

Labour commits to publishing regular independent workforce planning reports across health and social care.

Labour will implement the NHS long-term workforce plan to train sufficient staff for timely patient care.

Labour commits to improving relations with NHS staff through a new approach.

Labour will establish a 'Fit For the Future' fund to double CT and MRI scanners for earlier disease detection.

Labour commits to delivering the New Hospitals Programme to address NHS estate disrepair.

Labour will develop an NHS innovation and adoption strategy as part of its life sciences plan.

Labour will reform NHS procurement and incentive structures to accelerate innovation and regulatory approval for new technologies and medicines.

Labour will streamline clinical trial processes and expand participation through the NHS app.

Labour will redesign the NHS app to give patients greater control over their health management.

Labour will add performance data and health notifications to the NHS app.

Labour will enable patients to view treatment guidelines and hold health services accountable.

Labour commits to supporting NHS trusts with poor maternity care to achieve rapid improvement.

Labour will train additional midwives and set a specific target to eliminate racial disparities in maternal mortality.

Labour will digitise children's health records to improve support for new families.

Labour will integrate vaccinations for babies and children into routine health visits.

Labour will establish professional standards and regulation for NHS managers with accountability for misconduct.

Labour will create a Royal College of Clinical Leadership to represent clinicians' interests.

Labour commits to implementing Cass Review recommendations for gender dysphoria care in young people.

Labour will gradually redirect NHS resources toward primary and community care.

Labour commits to training more GPs, guaranteeing face-to-face appointments, and modernising booking systems.

Labour will incentivise GPs to maintain continuity of care with the same patients.

Labour will establish a Community Pharmacist Prescribing Service to expand pharmacist prescribing authority.

Labour will enable opticians and other professionals to make direct specialist referrals and expand self-referral options.

Labour will pilot Neighbourhood Health Centres integrating multiple health and care services in single locations.

Labour commits to a Dentistry Rescue Plan providing 700,000 additional urgent appointments and recruiting dentists to underserved areas.

Labour will reform dental contracts to emphasise prevention and retain NHS dentists.

Labour will introduce supervised tooth-brushing programmes for young children in high-need areas.

Labour commits to creating a National Care Service with national standards ensuring consistent care delivery.

Labour will deliver care locally with a 'home first' principle supporting independent living.

Labour will establish standards ensuring high-quality, sustainable care and provider accountability.

Labour will establish local NHS-social care partnerships to improve hospital discharge processes.

Labour will establish a Fair Pay Agreement in adult social care setting pay, terms, and conditions.

Labour will consult on and implement a Fair Pay Agreement with training standards, learning from international examples.

Labour commits to guaranteeing visiting rights for residential care residents.

Labour will task regulators to assess social care workers' role in basic health treatment and monitoring.

Labour commits to building consensus for long-term National Care Service reform.

Labour commits to recruiting 8,500 additional mental health staff to reduce waiting times and enable early intervention.

Labour will train new mental health staff to support suicide prevention.

Labour will establish Young Futures hubs providing accessible mental health services for young people in all communities.

Labour commits to modernising mental health legislation to enhance patient choice, autonomy, and rights.

Labour will ban cigarette sales to future generations and integrate smoking cessation into hospital care.

Labour will ban vape branding and advertising targeting children.

Labour commits to banning junk food advertising to children and restricting high-caffeine energy drink sales to under-16s.

Labour will implement Online Safety Act provisions and explore additional measures for online safety.

Labour will grant coroners expanded powers to access technology company data following child deaths.

Labour commits to reforming gambling regulation to strengthen consumer protections and reduce harm.

Labour will work with the gambling industry on responsible gambling measures.

Labour commits to halving the healthy life expectancy gap between richest and poorest regions.

Labour commits to prioritising women's health in NHS reform.

Labour will commission a new HIV action plan targeting elimination of new cases by 2030.

Labour will increase NHS capacity by 40,000 additional operations, scans, and appointments weekly.

Labour will double the number of CT and MRI scanners in the NHS.

Labour will provide 700,000 urgent dental appointments annually.

Labour will provide mental health support services in every school.

Labour will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers.

Labour will pursue a bold ambition to raise the healthiest generation of children in history.

Labour commits to recruiting 8,500 additional mental health staff during its first term.

Labour commits to reforming gambling regulation to strengthen consumer protections.

Labour commits to halving the healthy life expectancy gap between richest and poorest English regions.

Labour commits to prioritising women's health in NHS reform.

Labour commits to reducing mental health waiting times and earlier intervention.

Labour commits to banning cigarette sales to future generations and integrating smoking cessation into hospital care.

Labour will build 1.5 million new homes across England over the next parliament, creating jobs.

Labour will update the National Policy Planning Framework to restore mandatory housing targets.

Labour will ensure planning authorities maintain up-to-date Local Plans and strengthen sustainable development presumption.

Labour will fund additional planning officers by increasing the stamp duty surcharge on non-UK residents.

Labour will preserve local community input on housebuilding while using intervention powers where necessary to meet housing needs.

Labour will prioritise brownfield development and fast-track approval of urban brownfield sites.

Labour will take a more strategic approach to green belt designation and release to build homes in appropriate locations.

Labour will prioritise grey belt land release and introduce golden rules to ensure developments benefit communities and nature.

Labour will build new towns in partnership with local leaders and communities, inspired by 1945 Labour government legacy.

New towns will be part of large-scale new communities alongside urban extensions and regeneration projects.

Labour will introduce new mechanisms for cross-boundary strategic planning to address housing needs at scale.

Labour will require Combined and Mayoral Authorities to develop strategic housing growth plans.

Labour will grant Combined Authorities new planning powers and flexibilities to improve grant funding use.

Labour will reform compulsory purchase compensation rules to accelerate land assembly and site delivery for housing and infrastructure.

Labour will introduce new cross-boundary strategic planning mechanisms and require all Combined and Mayoral Authorities to plan for housing growth.

Labour will ensure landowners receive fair compensation rather than inflated prices for specific development schemes.

Labour commits to delivering the largest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.

Labour will strengthen planning obligations for affordable homes, reform the Affordable Homes Programme, and support councils and housing associations to increase affordable housing supply.

Labour will prioritise building new social rented homes and review right-to-buy discounts while increasing protections on newly-built social housing.

Labour will ensure new homes are high-quality, well-designed, and sustainable while promoting climate resilience and nature recovery.

Labour will implement solutions to unlock home building affected by nutrient neutrality rules without weakening environmental protections.

Labour will give first-time buyers priority to purchase homes and prevent entire developments being sold to international investors before completion.

Labour will introduce a permanent mortgage guarantee scheme to help first-time buyers with lower deposits access mortgages at lower costs.

Labour will consolidate housing and planning powers to improve decision-making.

Labour will invest £6.6 billion to upgrade five million homes through the Warm Homes Plan, offering grants and low-interest loans for insulation, solar panels, batteries, and low-carbon heating.

Labour will mandate that private rented sector homes meet minimum energy efficiency standards by 2030.

Labour will introduce new legislation to comprehensively reform private rental sector regulation.

Labour will ban no-fault evictions, prevent renter exploitation, allow renters to challenge excessive rent increases, and extend building safety standards to private rentals.

Labour will strengthen building safety regulations to prevent future fire disasters like Grenfell.

Labour will review leaseholder protections and accelerate remediation of unsafe buildings.

Labour will hold those responsible for building safety failures financially accountable for remediation.

Labour commits to abolish the leasehold system.

Labour will implement Law Commission recommendations on leasehold reform, enfranchisement, and commonhold conversion.

Labour will prohibit new leasehold flat sales and make commonhold the standard tenure for new properties.

Labour will regulate and control ground rent charges in the private rental sector.

Labour will address unfair maintenance costs and exploitative practices on private housing estates.

Labour will create a comprehensive cross-government homelessness strategy in partnership with local authorities.

Labour will appoint 300 new planning officers.

Labour will take a strategic approach to greenbelt land release while preserving the green belt's overall purpose and extent.

Labour will build new towns and large-scale communities across England in partnership with local leaders and communities.

Labour will introduce cross-boundary strategic planning mechanisms and require Combined and Mayoral Authorities to plan for housing growth.

Labour will overhaul private rental regulation by abolishing no-fault evictions, preventing exploitation, enabling rent challenge rights, and extending building safety standards.

Labour will implement Law Commission proposals to end the leasehold system through enfranchisement, management rights, and commonhold reforms.

Labour will create a comprehensive cross-government homelessness strategy in partnership with local authorities.

Labour will implement a Warm Homes Plan.

Labour will establish a new Border Security Command staffed with hundreds of investigators, intelligence officers, and cross-border police.

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Labour will fund the Border Security Command by ending the Rwanda migration partnership.

Labour will hire additional caseworkers to clear the asylum backlog and end the use of asylum hotels.

Labour will establish a returns and enforcement unit with 1,000 additional staff to expedite removals of failed asylum seekers.

Labour will negotiate additional returns arrangements to increase the number of safe countries for returning failed asylum seekers.

Labour commits to reducing net migration.

Labour will reform the points-based immigration system with appropriate visa restrictions and link immigration to skills policy.

Labour will penalise employers and recruitment agencies that abuse the visa system or breach employment law by barring them from hiring foreign workers.

Labour will link migration policy to skills development, ensuring migration to address shortages triggers plans to upskill UK workers.

Labour will strengthen the Migration Advisory Committee and establish joint working frameworks with skills bodies and government departments.

Labour will develop workforce and training plans for sectors like health, social care, and construction to reduce reliance on overseas workers.

Labour will eliminate visa fees for non-UK veterans with four or more years of service and their dependents.

Labour will provide support to Hong Kong residents who have relocated to the UK.

Labour will clear the asylum backlog by hiring caseworkers and establishing a Returns and Enforcement Unit.

Labour will establish a Border Security Command to combat criminal gangs organizing small boat crossings.

Labour will cancel the Rwanda asylum scheme.

Labour will introduce Martyn's Law to enhance security measures at public events and venues.

Labour will update counter-extremism rules, including online measures, to prevent radicalisation.

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Labour will ensure swift justice and compensation for sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal.

Labour will introduce a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee by recruiting thousands of new police officers and community support officers, with named officers assigned to communities.

Labour will fund new police recruits through a Police Efficiency and Collaboration programme that sets nationwide procurement standards and establishes shared services.

Labour will introduce Respect Orders to ban persistent offenders from town centres and require fly-tippers and vandals to clean up their mess.

Labour will remove immunity for some shoplifting offences and create a new specific offence for assaults on shopworkers.

Labour will ensure knife possession triggers rapid intervention and mandatory reoffending prevention plans with penalties including curfews, tagging, and custody.

Labour will ban ninja swords, lethal zombie-style blades, and machetes, and strengthen rules preventing online sales, with personal accountability for executives who flout rules.

Labour will create a Young Futures programme with hubs in every community providing youth workers, mental health support, and careers advice to prevent youth crime.

Labour will establish local prevention partnerships to identify at-risk youth and place youth workers and mentors in A&E units and Pupil Referral Units, funded by firearm licensing cost recovery.

Labour will introduce a new criminal offence for the exploitation of children to target gangs luring youth into violence.

Labour will establish specialist rape and sexual offences teams in every police force and use intensive tactics to target prolific perpetrators.

Labour will establish specialist rape courts at every Crown Court location to fast-track cases.

Labour will place domestic abuse experts in 999 control rooms and provide legal advocates in every police force area to support victims from report to trial.

Labour will ensure police forces have powers to track and tackle misogyny.

Labour will strengthen Stalking Protection Orders and give women the right to know the identity of online stalkers.

Labour will introduce a new criminal offence for spiking.

Labour will strengthen rights and protections for women in cohabiting couples and workplace whistleblowers on sexual harassment.

Labour will give HMICFRS new powers to intervene with failing police forces.

Labour will introduce mandatory professional standards for vetting and misconduct, and strengthen training on racism and violence against women and girls.

Labour will bar officers with a history of violence against women and girls and introduce automatic suspensions for officers investigated for domestic abuse and sexual offences.

Labour will introduce new legal safeguards around strip-searching children and young people.

Labour will introduce an expanded fraud strategy covering online, public sector, and serious fraud, and work with technology companies to prevent platform exploitation.

Labour will standardise policing approaches to procurement, IT, and training, and invest in specialist capabilities like digital forensics to tackle organised crime.

Labour will increase crime-solving rates by reducing barriers to charges, cutting bureaucracy, and improving collaboration, including faster charging for domestic abuse cases.

Labour will introduce a direct entry scheme for detectives to address recruitment challenges and boost investigation skills.

Labour commits to increase crime-solving rates by reducing bureaucratic barriers to charging suspects and improving police-prosecutor collaboration.

Labour will streamline the charging process for domestic abuse cases in high-performing police forces.

Labour will deploy Associate Prosecutors on suitable cases to increase prosecutorial capacity and reduce court backlogs.

Labour will strengthen victim protections by expanding the Victims' Commissioner's powers and improving victim access to information and support.

Labour will conduct a comprehensive review of sentencing guidelines to modernise them.

Labour commits to use all available powers to construct new prisons to address overcrowding.

Labour will enhance prisoner access to education and work activities, and establish pre-release planning to reduce reoffending.

Labour will facilitate partnerships between prisons, employers, and voluntary organisations to support ex-offender employment.

Labour will identify and support children of imprisoned offenders to prevent them entering the criminal justice system.

Labour will review probation governance structures and explore devolved management models.

Labour commits to implement findings from the Infected Blood, Grenfell, and Covid-19 inquiries with expedited resolution.

Labour will enact a law requiring public officials to be truthful in inquiries and provide legal aid to victims of state-related deaths.

Labour will establish a dedicated Windrush Commissioner to ensure effective compensation and victim representation.

Labour will conduct an investigation or inquiry into the Orgreave events to establish the truth.

Labour will reverse the downgrade of monitoring antisemitic and Islamophobic hate.

Labour will make all existing strands of hate crime an aggravated offence to protect LGBT+ and disabled people.

Labour will deliver a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices while protecting freedom to explore sexual orientation and gender identity.

Labour will repeal and replace the Legacy Act, returning to Stormont House Agreement principles with community support.

Labour will coordinate with allies and financial centres to combat corruption and money laundering across UK jurisdictions.

Labour will provide legal aid to victims of disasters or state-related deaths.

Labour will recruit 13,000 neighbourhood police and PCSOs, and place domestic abuse specialists in emergency control rooms.

Labour will appoint legal advocates to provide free legal support to rape survivors.

Labour aims to halve knife crime in a decade by ensuring knife possession triggers rapid intervention, referral to Youth Offending Teams, and mandatory reoffending prevention plans with penalties including curfews and tagging.

Labour will give the Inspectorate new intervention powers and introduce mandatory professional standards on vetting, checks, misconduct, and training on racism and violence against women.

Labour will introduce new legal safeguards around strip-searching children and young people.

Labour commits to use all available powers to construct new prisons to address overcrowding.

Labour will identify and provide support to children of imprisoned offenders to prevent them entering the criminal justice system.

Labour will standardise approaches to procurement, IT, professional standards, and training across policing.

Labour will reorganise policing to enable investment in specialist capabilities like digital forensics and tackle cross-border serious organised crime.

Labour will enact the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.

Labour will introduce a Race Equality Act to enshrine equal pay rights for ethnic minorities and strengthen protections against discrimination.

Labour will modernise and simplify the gender recognition law.

Labour will continue to support the implementation of single-sex exceptions in the Equality Act.

Deliver economic stability with tough spending rules, so we can grow our economy and keep taxes, inflation and mortgages

Cut NHS waiting time with 40,000 more appointments each week, during evenings and weekends, paid for by cracking down on

Launch a new Border Security Command with hundreds of new specialist investigators and use counter-terror powers to smas

Set up Great British Energy a publicly-owned clean power company, to cut bills for good and boost energy security, paid

Crack down on antisocial behavior with more neighbourhood police paid for by ending wasteful contracts, tough new penalt

Recruit 6,500 new teachers in key subjects to prepare children for life, work and the future, paid for by ending tax bre

Ending the Conservative chaos is vital, but turning the page with a new government is not in itself enough to tackle the

To rebuild Britain, we need to change how Britain is governed.

For too long, Britain has been held back by governments that, because they lack a relentless focus on long-term ends, ar

Politics has enormous potential to change lives for the better, but too often different parts of the government have pur

Government is at its best when working in partnership with business, trade unions, civil society, faith groups, and comm

But without a shared project those partnerships barely get off the ground.

So, as well as a new administration with new priorities, Britain needs a new approach: mission-driven government.

Mission-driven government means raising our sights as a nation and focusing on ambitious, measurable, long-term objectiv

It means a new way of doing government that is more joined up, pushes power out to communities and harnesses new technol

1) Kickstart economic growth to secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 –

with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

2) Make Britain a clean energy superpower to cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon elect

3) Take back our streets by halving serious violent crime

and raising confidence in the police and criminal justice system to its highest levels.

4) Break down barriers to opportunity by reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class c

5) Build an NHS fit for the future that is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers;

in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.

Delivering the change Britain needs will require perseverance.

The starting point for delivering these missions is to ensure the foundations of good government are right.

Labour will make sure we have strong national security,

secure borders,

and economic stability.

Building on these secure foundations, we have already set out the first steps for change.

Today we present further policies in this manifesto, as part of the journey of rebuilding our country.

Every policy that follows in this manifesto is fully costed and fully funded.

No policy commitment in pursuit of Labour’s missions matters unless we uphold the first duty of any government: to keep

Peace and security are hard earned.

They require constant vigilance.

Over the last 14 years geopolitical tensions have risen, while the Conservatives have hollowed out our armed forces.

Now Putin is attempting to break European security with his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Labour will meet this challenge by strengthening our armed forces and protecting our national security.

Our commitment to the UK’s nuclear deterrent is absolute.

It is a vital safeguard for the UK and our NATO allies.

As the party that founded NATO, we maintain our unshakeable commitment to the alliance, and we will apply a NATO test to

In recent years, threats to our safety and security have multiplied and diversified.

Alongside greater conventional threats, we are faced with the growing emergence of hybrid warfare, including cyber-attac

From the Skripal poisonings to assassination plots by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, threats from hostil

Labour will take the approach used for dealing with non-state terrorism and adapt it to deal with state-based domestic s

Terrorism remains a significant threat.

Labour will also ensure the police and intelligence services have the powers and resources they need to protect the Brit

Britain is a tolerant and compassionate country.

We have a proud tradition of welcoming people fleeing persecution and abuse.

Schemes like Homes for Ukraine, Hong Kong humanitarian visas, and the Syrian resettlement programme have provided import

But the system needs to be controlled and managed and we need strong borders.

The small boats crisis, fuelled by dangerous criminal smuggler gangs, is undermining our security and costing lives.

Rather than a serious plan to confront this crisis, the Conservatives have offered nothing but desperate gimmicks.

Their flagship policy – to fly a tiny number of asylum seekers to Rwanda – has already cost hundreds of millions of poun

Even if it got off the ground, this scheme can only address fewer than one per cent of the asylum seekers arriving.

It cannot work.

Chaos in the Channel has been matched by chaos at home.

The Conservatives’ unworkable laws have created a ‘perma-backlog’ of tens of thousands of asylum seekers, who are indefi

Labour will stop the chaos and go after the criminal gangs who trade in driving this crisis.

This new Command will work internationally and be supported by new counter-terrorism style powers, to pursue, disrupt, a

We will hire additional caseworkers to clear the Conservatives’ backlog and end asylum hotels, saving the taxpayer billi

We will negotiate additional returns arrangements to speed up returns

And we will also act upstream, working with international partners to address the humanitarian crises which lead people

and to strengthen support for refugees in their home region.

Every commitment a Labour government makes will be based on sound money and economic stability.

This is a non-negotiable principle for our changed Labour Party.

Siren voices may claim that there are no limits on what government can spend, or that tax cuts pay for themselves.

We reject this flawed ideology that was tested to destruction by the disastrous Conservative ‘mini budget’.

The British people are still paying the price of those unfunded commitments through higher mortgage costs, and taxpayers

The impact was not confined to these shores.

The Conservatives’ recklessness sent a signal of instability across the world that damaged our standing, making Britain

The chaos is not over.

The desperate Conservatives have now made yet more unfunded tax cuts and spending promises at a scale beyond the ‘mini b

This would be devastating for families across the country.

Our approach is based on strong fiscal rules which will govern every single decision we make in government.

Our fiscal rules are that: The current budget moves into balance, so that day-to-day costs are met by revenues

These rules allow for prudent investment in our economy.

This represents a clear break from the Conservatives who have created an incentive to cut investment;

a short-term approach that ignores the importance of growing the economy.

Labour will strike a balance between prioritising investment and the urgent need to rebuild our public finances.

There will be no return to austerity.

Unlike the Conservatives, Labour will never sideline the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for political convenienc

Instead, we will strengthen the role of the OBR.

Labour will safeguard taxpayers’ money.

We will end the link between access to ministers and an inside track for public contracts.

And we will not tolerate fraud or waste anywhere, whether in social security or the excessive use of consultants.

Alongside strong national finances, Britain needs resilient family finances too.

The Conservatives have left families struggling with the cost of living.

Labour will take action to support families, by tackling the underlying causes of the crisis.

We will bring down the cost of energy.

We will reduce food prices by removing barriers to businesses trading.

We will make housing more affordable,

expand access to childcare,

and make work pay.

with a strong, independent Bank of England – which will continue to target stable inflation of 2 per cent.

The Conservatives have raised the tax burden to a 70-year high.

We will ensure taxes on working people are kept as low as possible.

Labour will close this loophole.

We will increase registration and reporting requirements,

strengthen HMRC’s powers,

invest in new technology and build capacity within HMRC.

This, combined with a renewed focus on tax avoidance by large businesses and the wealthy, will begin to close the tax ga

Labour will stop the chaos, turn the page, and return to the foundations of national security,

Deliver economic stability with tough spending rules

A new partnership with business to boost growth everywhere

A National Wealth Fund to invest in jobs

Planning reform to build 1.5 million new homes

Devolution of power across England

A New Deal for Working People

Sustained economic growth is the only route to improving the prosperity of our country and the living standards of worki

That is why it is Labour’s first mission for government.

It means being probusiness

and pro-worker.

We are the party of wealth creation.

This election follows the chaos of the Conservatives’ ‘mini-budget’ and an unprecedented fall in living standards.

Their miserable economic record over the past 14 years has seen productivity and wages flatlining, leaving British famil

This decline is rooted in two failures.

First, an inability to accept that a strong economy can only be built on the contribution of every community and every p

Second, a failure to acknowledge that sustainable growth requires government to be a strategic partner with business – t

These twin failures have led to greater economic insecurity – in the financial resilience of households, but also in our

The Conservatives have failed to grasp the implications of a new era of rising global competition and tension, instead l

It is time to turn the page.

Labour will restore stability, increase investment, and reform our economy

We will embrace a new approach to economic management – securonomics – that understands sustainable growth relies on a b

Our approach will depend on a dynamic and strategic state.

This does not mean ever-growing government, but it does mean a more active, smarter government that works in partnership

Labour will stop the chaos and support business through a stable policy environment – strengthening our economic institu

Labour will seek involvement from industry, trade unions, and civil society in our plans for growth, so they can contrib

We will strategically use public investment where it can unlock additional private sector investment,

create jobs,

and provide a return for taxpayers.

While stability and greater investment will support growth, parts of our economy require substantial reform if we are to

Britain is hampered by a planning regime that means we struggle to build either the infrastructure or housing the countr

The country remains too centralised, with the economic potential of too many regions and communities ignored.

Our labour market fails to provide secure jobs and, as a result, for far too many people work does not pay.

The innovation, dynamism and sheer hard work of British business and workers has never been in question.

The next Labour government will partner with them to kickstart economic growth and rebuild Britain.

Our approach will be mission-driven and focused on the future.

We will work in partnership with industry to seize opportunities and remove barriers to growth.

Critically, we will end short-term economic policy making with the establishment of an Industrial Strategy Council, on a

Labour will take a sectoral approach and be clear-eyed about where the UK enjoys advantages over other countries.

Our approach will back what makes Britain great: our excellent research institutions, professional services, advanced ma

We will ensure a pro-business environment, with a competition and regulatory framework, that supports innovation, invest

Procurement and trade policy will also be aligned with our industrial strategy priorities.

Financial services are one of Britain’s greatest success stories.

Our other great British industries need certainty over the policies that will apply to them.

In opposition, Labour has worked with the automotive, life sciences, and creative sectors, on the approach we will take

In government, we will set out plans for these and other vital sectors of the economy.

Business has for too long been hampered by a government that does not work with it.

As a result, investment in the UK is too low.

To address this long-standing problem Labour will use every available lever.

Public investment, where it supports and de-risks additional private investment, is one important tool being used succes

It can create good jobs across the country

and would mean British taxpayers can reap the benefits of economic growth.

To realise these opportunities Labour will establish a National Wealth Fund.

The fund will have a target of attracting three pounds of private investment for every one pound of public investment, c

£500 million to support the manufacturing of green hydrogen.

Labour will also act to increase investment from pension funds in UK markets.

and greater productive investment for UK PLC.

We will also undertake a review of the pensions landscape to consider what further steps are needed to improve pension o

and increase investment in UK markets.

The business tax regime matters for investors.

It is not just the rates of tax that matter, but also certainty.

Under the Conservatives there has been constant chopping and changing – corporation tax has changed 26 times –

and multiple fiscal events have made drastic changes often at little notice.

Labour will stop the chaos, and turn the page with a strategic approach that gives certainty and allows long-term planni

We are committed to one major fiscal event a year, giving families and businesses due warning of tax and spending polici

and we will act if tax changes in other countries pose a risk to UK competitiveness.

The current business rates system disincentivises investment, creates uncertainty and places an undue burden on our high

This new system will level the playing field between the high street and online giants, better incentivise investment, t

and support entrepreneurship.

Britain is grinding to a halt.

Rail cancellations are at record levels,

energy prices have risen faster here than in any other country in Western Europe,

and not a single reservoir has been built in the last 30 years.

This is not an accident.

Conservative chaos has seen major projects abandoned, decades-long delays, cost overruns, uncertainty for supply chains,

including improving rail connectivity across the north of England.

The strategy will guide investment plans and give the private sector certainty about the project pipeline.

We will work closely with business to map and address the delivery challenges we face.

The current planning regime acts as a major brake on economic growth.

We will set out new national policy statements, make major projects faster and cheaper by slashing red tape, and build s

Labour will ensure economic regulation supports growth and investment,

promotes competition,

works for consumers,

and enables innovation.

In an ever more connected world, Britain’s communication network is also vital.

Under the Conservatives, investment in 5G is falling behind other countries

and the rollout of gigabit broadband has been slow.

Royal Mail remains a key part of the UK’s infrastructure.

Rebuilding Britain means modernising our transport infrastructure.

Our road network is plagued by long-promised projects that are never delivered.

The potholes cratering our roads are a visible sign of the decline after 14 years of Conservative rule.

Cars remain by far the most popular form of transport.

Labour will maintain and renew our road network, to ensure it serves drivers, cyclists and other road users, remains saf

We will fix an additional one million potholes across England in each year of the next parliament, funded by deferring t

Labour will further support drivers by tackling the soaring cost of car insurance.

And, as set out in our automotive sector plan, Labour will support the transition to electric vehicles by accelerating t

giving certainty to manufacturers by restoring the phase-out date of 2030 for new cars with internal combustion engines,

and supporting buyers of secondhand electric cars by standardising the information supplied on the condition of batterie

Labour will overhaul Britain’s railways.

Fourteen years of Conservative neglect have failed passengers, businesses and taxpayers.

We will put passengers at the heart of the service by reforming the railways and bringing them into public ownership.

It will be responsible for investment, day-to-day operational delivery and innovations and improvements for passengers,

Mayors will have a role in designing the services in their areas.

Local communities have lost control over their bus routes.

Fares have increased, routes have disappeared, and services are unreliable.

and we will lift the ban on municipal ownership.

Under the Conservatives, transport services have remained fragmented and inefficient with companies and sectors failing

Delivering growth and raising productivity depend on fresh thinking and new ideas.

Britain has many cutting-edge businesses, but innovation needs to be converted into commercial success in every corner o

Labour will make Britain the best place to start and grow a business.

We will ensure our industrial strategy supports the development of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, removes plan

And we will create a National Data Library to bring together existing research programmes and help deliver data-driven p

whilst maintaining strong safeguards and ensuring all of the public benefit.

We will work with universities to support spinouts;

and work with industry to ensure start-ups have the access to finance they need to grow.

Regulators are currently ill-equipped to deal with the dramatic development of new technologies, which often cut across

This office will help regulators update regulation, speed up approval timelines, and co-ordinate issues that span existi

This includes the co-operative sector, and we will aim to double the size of the UK’s co-operative and mutuals sector.

Labour’s plan for economic growth has been developed for all UK businesses.

But small firms, entrepreneurs, and the selfemployed face unique challenges.

That is why, in partnership, Labour has developed a plan for small businesses – the lifeblood of communities and high st

will make it easier for small and medium sized enterprises to access capital.

The Post Office is an essential service in communities across the country.

and support the development of new products, services and business models, such as banking hubs, that will help reinvigo

The dream of homeownership is now out of reach for too many young people.

The Conservatives have failed to act even though the housing crisis is well known to be one of the country’s biggest bar

creating jobs across England,

with 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament.

We will ensure local communities continue to shape housebuilding in their area,

But brownfield development alone will not be enough to meet our housing need.

Labour is committed to preserving the green belt which has served England’s towns and cities well over many decades.

Under the Conservatives, greenbelt land is regularly released for development but haphazardly and often for speculative

make changes to the Affordable Homes Programme to ensure that it delivers more homes from existing funding;

and support councils and housing associations to build their capacity and make a greater contribution to affordable hous

Labour will prioritise the building of new social rented homes

Labour wants exemplary development to be the norm not the exception.

and creating places that increase climate resilience and promote nature recovery.

and end the farce of entire developments being sold off to international investors before houses are even built.

Every town and city across the country has a vital contribution to make to our economy.

But too many areas have been held back because decisions are often taken in Westminster, and not by local leaders who un

This means we fail to make the most of the contribution everyone can make, hampering economic growth.

We will also widen devolution to more areas, encouraging local authorities to come together and take on new powers.

Towns and cities will be able to take hold of the tools they need to pursue growth,

and improve living standards.

We will ensure those places have the strong governance arrangements, capacity, and capability to deliver, providing cent

Local leaders will work with major employers, universities, colleges, and industry bodies to produce long-term plans tha

These will align with our national industrial strategy.

Our approach will require partnership with local authorities.

Local government is facing acute financial challenges because of the Conservatives’ economic mismanagement which sent in

We recognise good jobs deliver better services that local communities can rely on.

Labour will provide capacity and support to councils,

Improving public services is essential to growing our economy across the country.

Public service workers have a critical role to play, but services are suffering from recruitment and retention crises.

Our industrial strategy will support successful industries across all nations of the UK.

People who have come to the UK to work make a substantial contribution to our economy, our public services, and our comm

But under the Conservatives, our economy has become overly dependent on workers from abroad to fill skills shortages.

As a result, we have seen net migration reach record highs; more than triple the level than at the last election in 2019

The overall level must be properly controlled and managed.

Failure to do so reduces the incentives for businesses to train locally.

with appropriate restrictions on visas,

and by linking immigration and skills policy.

And we will not stand for breaches of employment law.

Employers who flout the rules will be barred from hiring workers from abroad.

Conservative policy is incoherent, with decisions on migration, skills and sectoral pay determined in isolation.

The days of a sector languishing endlessly on immigration shortage lists with no action to train up workers will come to

Too many people are out of work or not earning enough.

Long waits for treatment of health conditions, particularly mental health, are contributing to the rise in economic inac

Our system will be underpinned by rights and responsibilities – people who can work, should work – and there will be con

inclusive for all users,

and works in partnership with other local services.

alongside a proper plan to support disabled people to work.

One in eight young people are not in education, employment, or training, with those lacking good qualifications and with

or support to find work for all 18- to 21-year-olds, to bring down the number of young people who are not learning or ea

and improve careers advice in schools and colleges.

Greater in-work security, better pay, and more autonomy in the workplace improve the lives of working people and bring s

Britain’s outdated employment laws are not fit for the modern economy,

and recent Conservative legislation has fuelled hostility and confrontation leading to the worst period in industrial re

For too many people a job does not offer the route out of poverty it should: either because work is insecure, inflexible

or because people face barriers when trying to move into a better job.

Responsible businesses face being undercut when rights are not enforced properly.

This will include banning exploitative zero hours contracts;

ending fire and rehire;

and create a Single Enforcement Body to ensure employment rights are upheld.

These changes will improve the lives of working people across the entire UK.

We will change the remit of the independent Low Pay Commission so for the first time it accounts for the cost of living.

delivering a pay rise to hundreds of thousands of workers across the UK.

Labour will stop the chaos, turn the page, and kickstart economic growth by reforming our economy.

Set up Great British Energy to cut bills for good

Energy independence from dictators like Putin

650,000 new high-quality jobs

Warmer homes to slash fuel poverty

Water companies forced to clean up our rivers

The climate and nature crisis is the greatest long-term global challenge that we face.

The clean energy transition represents a huge opportunity to generate growth,

tackle the cost-of-living crisis

and make Britain energy independent once again.

That is why clean energy by 2030 is Labour’s second mission.

The Conservatives have failed to grasp opportunities in this area for two related reasons.

First, because they simply do not accept that economic growth, energy security, lower bills, and addressing climate chan

Second, because they are ideologically opposed to using the role of the state, including public investment, to guarantee

The damage done by 14 years of chaotic ‘sticking plaster’ policies was exposed when Putin invaded Ukraine.

The cost of fossil fuel energy on the international market rocketed.

The Conservatives’ ban on new onshore wind, failure to build new nuclear power stations, and decision to scrap investmen

That is just one way we are paying the price.

While countries around the world are racing ahead to claim the jobs and wealth that the transition offers, Britain is lo

But it is not too late to stop the chaos and turn the page.

We have tremendous untapped advantages: our long coastline, high winds, shallow waters, universities, and skilled offsho

With a serious industrial strategy and a genuine partnership between the public and private sectors, we can make Britain

Labour will take decisive action to seize this economic opportunity.

We will shape markets, and use public investment to crowd in private funding.

At the heart of our approach will be our Green Prosperity Plan where, in partnership with business through our National

Our plan will create 650,000 jobs across the country by 2030.

We will end the chaotic Conservative chopping and changing on policy, harness clean power to boost our energy security,

and invest in home insulation upgrades.

We will save families hundreds of pounds on their bills, not just in the short term, but for good.

We will provide leadership at home so we can influence others to ensure every country plays their part in meeting our co

At home we will also tackle the Conservatives’ nature emergency, including the unforgivable pollution of our rivers and

We will improve access to nature,

promote biodiversity,

and protect our landscapes and wildlife.

Labour understands the road ahead.

We have been clear that this transition presents an opportunity to create good jobs, with no community left behind,

and support well-paying jobs in existing and future industries.

The Conservatives propose an alternative course.

A denial of reality; delaying action; increasing costs for Britain; exposing us to insecurity; and a failure to win the

They tried this chaotic approach in the 1970s and 80s, and communities are still scarred by what happened.

That is the choice facing Britain.

Families and businesses will have lower bills for good, from a zerocarbon electricity system.

We have chosen this mission not because it is easy, but because working people can never again be left vulnerable to dic

We will invest in carbon capture and storage,

hydrogen and marine energy,

We will ensure the long-term security of the sector, extending the lifetime of existing plants, and we will get Hinkley

while securing thousands of good, skilled jobs.

and the skills of our offshore workforce.

Crucially, oil and gas production in the North Sea will be with us for decades to come,

and the North Sea will be managed in a way that does not jeopardise jobs.

And our offshore workers will lead the world in the industries of the future.

Companies have benefitted from enormous profits not because of their ingenuity or investment, but because of an energy s

as well as removing the unjustifiably generous investment allowances.

It will be owned by the British people and deliver power back to the British people.

will help support capital-intensive projects;

and will deploy local energy production to benefit communities across the country.

The company will create jobs

and build supply chains in every corner of the UK.

Local power generation is an essential part of the energy mix and reduces pressures on the transmission grid.

Under the Conservatives, the broken energy market has let customers down.

The government has allowed scandalous abuses on their watch, including poor customer service, companies going to the wal

Too much of the burden of the bill is on standing charges and we will work with the regulator to reduce them.

We will strengthen the regulator to ensure it can hold companies to account for wrongdoing,

require higher standards of performance,

and ensure there is automatic customer compensation for failure.

The national grid has become the single biggest obstacle to the deployment of cheap, clean power generation

and the electrification of industry.

With grid connection dates not being offered until the late 2030s, important business and infrastructure investment is b

As Britain becomes a clean energy superpower, Labour is determined that we will create new high-quality jobs,

working with business and trade unions, as we manage the transition.

We will rebuild supply chains at home.

And, as the first major economy to transition to a clean-energy system, we will export the technologies of the future.

We will also secure the future of Britain’s automotive and steel industries.

We will review the unfair surplus arrangements and transfer the Investment Reserve Fund back to members, so that the min

The energy shock of recent years has highlighted the urgent importance of improving energy efficiency in British homes.

The Warm Homes Plan will offer grants and low interest loans to support investment in insulation and other improvements

We will partner with combined authorities, local and devolved governments, to roll out this plan.

Labour will also work with the private sector, including banks and building societies, to provide further private financ

Nobody will be forced to rip out their boiler as a result of our plans.

Labour will save families hundreds of pounds, slash fuel poverty,

and get Britain back on track to meet our climate targets.

Our plan will mean good skilled jobs for tradespeople in every part of the country.

British industry is also held back by high electricity costs, which has often made investing here uncompetitive.

Labour’s clean energy mission will drive down those bills, making British businesses internationally competitive

while our National Wealth Fund supports the most energy intensive sectors to decarbonise.

This will protect British industries as we decarbonise,

prevent countries from dumping lower-quality goods into British markets,

and support the UK to meet our climate objectives.

Labour will ensure the institutional framework for policy making reflects our commitments to reach net zero and meet our

Britain’s world-leading financial services industry has a major role to play in mobilising trillions of pounds in privat

Preparing for the future not only means tackling the climate and nature emergencies, but also adapting to the changes th

Without action, flooding and coastal erosion will pose greater risks to lives, livelihoods and people’s wellbeing.

The Conservatives’ poor risk management, and a disjointed approach across government and regulators have left Britain ba

This includes formally working with all stakeholders in the Fire and Rescue services to inform policy and establish nati

The climate crisis has accelerated the nature crisis.

Whilst Britain enjoys remarkable natural beauty, the Conservatives have left Britain one of the most nature-depleted cou

Labour will deliver for nature, taking action to meet our Environment Act targets,

and will work in partnership with civil society, communities and business to restore and protect our natural world.

and establish three new National Forests in England,

whilst planting millions of trees and creating new woodlands.

Britain’s coasts, rivers, and lakes are being polluted by illegal sewage dumping.

The Conservatives have turned a blind eye and weakened rather than strengthened regulation, with serious damage being do

We will give regulators new powers to block the payment of bonuses to executives who pollute our waterways

and bring criminal charges against persistent law breakers.

We will impose automatic and severe fines for wrongdoing and ensure independent monitoring of every outlet.

Labour recognises that food security is national security.

That is why we will champion British farming

whilst protecting the environment.

We will ban trail hunting and the import of hunting trophies.

We will end puppy smuggling and farming, along with the use of snare traps.

Labour will end the climate and energy chaos, turn the page on 14 years of failed policies, and make Britain a clean ene

Crack down on antisocial behaviour with more neighbourhood police

Tough new penalties for offenders

A plan to get knives off our streets

A specialist rape unit in every police force

A new network of Young Futures hubs

Labour has a straightforward vision for policing and criminal justice.

When you call the police, they should come.

When you report a crime, it should be properly investigated no matter who you are, or where you live.

Police should have the trust of communities.

Victims must have faith that justice will be delivered, and criminals will be punished.

Prisons should not be academies of crime.

These are not outlandish expectations.

They are the basics of a safe, secure, law-abiding society.

Sadly, this vision is a world away from Britain today.

Our sense of security has been badly eroded.

Serious violence is too high.

Growing numbers of young people are drawn into gangs, drug dealing and violence at ever earlier ages.

Antisocial behaviour blights our town and city centres.

Fewer criminals are being caught and punished.

More victims are being let down.

This is not an accident, but the result of Conservative choices over the last 14 years.

Community policing has been downgraded, with neighbourhood officers pulled off the beat to plug shortages elsewhere, wea

Trust in the police has been undermined by failures in vetting and appalling misconduct of some officers.

Powers to combat antisocial behaviour and shoplifting have been weakened, leaving our town centres exposed.

Our justice system has been allowed to grind to a halt.

This must change.

Labour will restore neighbourhood policing with thousands of extra officers,

and we will equip officers with the powers they need.

We will tackle the epidemic of serious violence, with a greater focus on prevention, including by holding those companie

We will no longer tolerate the violence against women and girls that stains our society.

And we will reform the justice system to put the needs of victims first,

tackle the prisons crisis

and cut reoffending.

In short, Labour will stop the Conservative chaos and return law and order to our streets.

Visible neighbourhood policing was the cornerstone of the British consent-based model.

In too many areas it has been eroded, leaving the police a reactive service focused on crisis response, rather than prev

Communities and residents will have a named officer to turn to when things go wrong.

The programme will set nation-wide standards for procurement and establish shared services and specialist functions to d

Antisocial behaviour is not merely a ‘low-level’ nuisance.

It hits the poorest communities hardest and, if left unchecked, leads to more serious offending.

Yet, the Conservatives weakened enforcement powers.

Fly-tippers and vandals will also be forced to clean up the mess they have created.

With shoplifting soaring, retail workers increasingly find themselves in harm’s way.

Knife crime has been rising for a decade, claiming far too many young lives.

It is a national crisis, requiring urgent action.

Yet, under the Conservatives, too often when a teenager is found with a knife, nothing happens, and carrying a knife bec

There are virtually no services for vulnerable teenagers at risk of being drawn into a life of violence.

The next Labour government will change this.

We aim to halve knife crime in a decade.

Labour will end the practice of empty warnings by ensuring knife carrying triggers rapid intervention and tough conseque

Executives of online companies that flout these rules will be personally held to account through tough sanctions.

These hubs will have youth workers, mental health support workers, and careers advisers on hand to support young people’

We will not wait for those at risk to come forward.

Local prevention partnerships will identify young people who could be drawn into violence and intervene.

And to offer young people a pathway out of violence, we will place youth workers and mentors in A&E units and Pupil Refe

For too long, violence against women and girls has been ignored.

Our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade will require a national effort.

We will use every government tool available to target perpetrators and address the root causes of abuse and violence.

That starts with tougher enforcement and protection.

The most prolific and harmful perpetrators will be relentlessly targeted, using tactics normally reserved for terrorists

Prosecution rates for rape are shamefully low with many victims dropping out of the justice system when faced with years

Victims deserve better support.

and ensure there is a legal advocate in every police force area to advise victims from the moment of report to trial.

Violence and abuse against women and girls does not come from nowhere.

Stalking has not been treated with the seriousness it deserves.

Spiking is a devastating crime for victims, leaving many women feeling vulnerable when they go out.

as well as for whistleblowers in the workplace, including on sexual harassment.

Under the Conservatives, poor policing performance has been tolerated, with forces spending years in special measures.

Trust in the police has been undermined by the appalling acts of some officers.

Labour will turn the page and raise standards by reforming the police.

and stronger training on racism and violence against women and girls.

and we will introduce automatic suspensions if officers are investigated for domestic abuse and sexual offences.

Particular care is required when investigating children.

Fraud accounts for almost two in five crimes, but the Conservatives have failed to respond to the scale of the challenge

We will work with technology companies to stop their platforms being exploited by fraudsters.

Criminals never stop looking for new ways to target victims.

Police must change the way they operate too, with technology and investigative techniques keeping pace with modern threa

And we will ensure the service is organised so as to enable investment in specialist capabilities, such as digital foren

and to more effectively tackle cross-border issues such as serious organised crime.

Under the Conservatives, plummeting charge and prosecution rates have emboldened criminals.

Rather than working together, police and prosecutors often engage in a blame game, which lets down victims.

After 14 years of neglect, the criminal justice system is broken.

Victims wait months, sometimes years, for their case to come to trial, unable to move on with their lives.

and ensuring victims can access the information and support they need.

Even when criminals are found guilty, the sentences they receive often do not make sense either to victims or the wider

This is particularly worrying for offences against women and girls.

Prisons in England and Wales are in crisis.

The Conservatives’ failure to build sufficient places has led to overcrowding and chaos.

Judges are being advised to delay sentencing.

Prisoners are being released early.

And fewer dangerous criminals are locked up because of a lack of space.

The Conservatives have failed to get prisons built.

As a result of overcrowding, our prisons are increasingly dangerous, plagued by drug use and violent disorder – putting

Far from being places where offenders are punished and rehabilitated, prisons are a breeding ground for more crime.

Prison leavers are more likely to reoffend if they do not have the tools to move away from crime, if they have nowhere t

We will work with prisons to improve offenders’ access to purposeful activity, such as learning,

and ensure they create pre-release plans for those leaving custody.

The children of those who are imprisoned are at far greater risk of being drawn into crime than their peers.

After 14 years of chaotic reorganisations, the national probation service is struggling to keep the public safe.

A lack of co-ordination between prisons, probation and other local services also means prison-leavers are not getting th

In some areas of the country, we have seen Labour Mayors pioneering a more joined-up approach to reduce reoffending.

In Greater Manchester, probation is linked up with housing and health services to ensure offenders leaving custody recei

Under the Conservatives, too many victims of historical injustices have had insult added to injury by years of legal del

Without justice and the truth, victims and their families cannot move forward.

and provide legal aid for victims of disasters or staterelated deaths.

We will ensure the victims of the appalling Windrush scandal have their voices heard

Labour will stop the chaos that lets too many criminals act with impunity, turn the page with stronger policing, and reb

Recruit 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects

3,000 new primary school-based nurseries

A modern curriculum so young people are ready for work and life

High-quality apprenticeships and specialist technical colleges

Whoever you are, wherever you come from, Britain should be a country where hard work means you can get on in life.

Under the Conservatives, this basic promise – that if you work hard, you will enjoy the rewards – has been broken.

We are a country where who your parents are – and how much money they have – too often counts for more than your effort

Too many people see success as something that happens to others.

This is an appalling waste of talent as well as a huge injustice.

So, breaking the pernicious link between background and success will be a defining mission for Labour.

First, we must recognise that greater opportunity requires greater security.

Tackling economic insecurity – at work, at home, in our communities and public services – is the golden thread that runs

On that secure foundation, we can build an education system that prepares our children for life, work, and the future.

Our education system is struggling to cope after years of chronic mismanagement under the Conservatives.

Childcare and early education are increasingly unaffordable and unavailable.

Too many children arrive at primary school not ready to learn.

Too many children are not even getting to school.

Teachers are burnt out and leaving in droves.

Fewer people are participating in apprenticeships and training.

Higher education is in crisis.

Meanwhile, too many of our young people leave school unprepared for the future.

Labour will transform our education system so that young people get the opportunities they deserve.

We will expand our childcare and early-years system,

drive up standards,

modernise the school curriculum,

reform assessment

and create higher-quality training and employment paths by empowering local communities to develop the skills people nee

We will also put employers at the heart of our skills system.

Every child should believe that success belongs to them.

Education has so often been the spark that can light a fire within, transforming life chances.

It is time to light that fire for the whole country.

The last Labour government lifted over half a million children and over a million pensioners out of poverty.

That progress transformed life chances and ensured security in retirement.

The next Labour government will build on that legacy of pursuing opportunity and social justice.

Good work will be the foundation of our approach to tackling poverty and inequality.

We will create more good jobs,

reform employment support,

and make work pay so that many more people benefit from the dignity and purpose of work.

We want to end mass dependence on emergency food parcels, which is a moral scar on our society.

Child poverty has gone up by 700,000 under the Conservatives, with over four million children now growing up in a low-in

Last year, a million children experienced destitution.

This not only harms children’s lives now, it damages their future prospects,

and holds back our economic potential as a country.

We will work with the voluntary sector, faith organisations, trade unions, business, devolved and local government, and

protecting renters from arbitrary eviction,

slashing fuel poverty,

banning exploitative zero hours contracts,

and improving support to help people get into good work.

Our system of state, private, and workplace pensions provide the basis for security in retirement.

Our pensions review will consider what further steps are needed to improve security in retirement,

as well as to increase productive investment in the UK economy.

Security also means having a secure roof over your head.

That is not the case for too many renting their homes privately.

prevent private renters being exploited and discriminated against, empower them to challenge unreasonable rent increases

For far too many leaseholders, the reality of home ownership falls woefully short of the dream they were promised.

The last Labour government made huge strides in ending homelessness.

Under the Conservatives, that progress has been undone, with rough sleepers an all-too-common sight in our towns and cit

High-quality early education and childcare is a crucial opportunity to transform life chances.

Too often it is unavailable, or unaffordable.

Supporting children in the early part of their life also means giving parents the flexibility they need to care for thei

Every child should have a loving, secure home.

as well as strengthening regulation of the children’s social care sector.

Sadly, too often we see families falling through the cracks of public services.

Labour is determined to raise school standards for every child, and ensure they are prepared for the future.

Most children attend schools where the Conservatives are failing to provide the support and teaching that they need.

Our breakfast clubs will support parents through the cost-ofliving crisis

The factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education is high-quality teaching; but there are shortages of

support areas that face recruitment challenges,

and tackle retention issues.

Teaching is a hard-earned and hard-learned skill, Labour will work to further raise its status.

School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and development.

Raising school standards starts with early education.

The last Labour government’s promotion of phonics put rocket boosters under the reading and writing ability of a generat

Developing early communication skills is another key foundation for life, with serious knock-on consequences when develo

Alongside high-quality teaching, driving up standards in education requires outstanding leadership.

Accountability is non-negotiable, which is why Labour supports school inspection.

Under the Conservatives our inspection regime has been broken.

A system which declares nine in ten schools are good or outstanding fails to provide sufficient information on school pe

Every child should have a broad curriculum with an excellent foundation in reading, writing and maths, and support to de

Yet today, too many are missing out.

Our reforms will build on the hard work of teachers who have brought their subjects alive with knowledge rich syllabuses

To capture this breadth, our review will consider the right balance of assessment methods whilst protecting the importan

Too often our education and care systems do not meet the needs of all children, including those with Special Educational

as well as ensuring special schools cater to those with the most complex needs.

Too many children’s life chances are being scarred by rising poverty.

Too many arrive at school not ready to learn, and too many are absent.

Breakfast clubs improve behaviour, attendance, and learning.

Our breakfast clubs will support parents through the cost-of-living crisis.

Poor mental health is another barrier to learning.

The struggle to access support is paralysing children and young people through their formative years.

After years of Conservative chaos and policy churn, the skills system in England is confusing for young people, adults,

Apprenticeship numbers have plummeted.

Skills shortages are widespread.

Young people have been left without the opportunities they need.

The result is an economy without the necessary skills, nor any plan for the skills needs of the future.

And we will guarantee training, an apprenticeship, or help to find work for all 18- to 21-year-olds.

Skills England will co-ordinate between local areas to ensure everyone can access all the opportunities available.

These colleges will work with businesses, trade unions, and local government to provide young people with better job opp

and the highly trained workforce that local economies need.

Labour will also reform the Conservatives’ broken Apprenticeships Levy.

The current rigid rules ignore vital skills and training needed to access apprenticeships.

Labour will create a flexible Growth and Skills Levy, with Skills England consulting on eligible courses to ensure quali

Labour will continue to support the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university.

We recognise that UK higher education creates opportunity, is a world-leading sector in our economy, and supports local

and how students can move between institutions,

as well as strengthening regulation.

The current higher education funding settlement does not work for the taxpayer, universities, staff, or students.

We will work with universities to deliver for students and our economy.

With Labour, the arts and music will no longer be the preserve of a privileged few.

Culture is an essential part of supporting children and young people to develop creativity and find their voice.

There is huge potential for growth in the creative industries that benefit every corner of the UK.

creating good jobs

and accelerating growth in film, music, gaming, and other creative sectors.

and support the creative economy by commissioning distinctively British content.

and supporting the role grassroots clubs play in expanding access to sport.

Access to music, drama and sport has become difficult and expensive because of ticket touting.

creating a legacy to inspire the next generation of talent

while promoting exercise and healthy living.

Labour is committed to making Britain the best place in the world to be a football fan.

Everyone in this country deserves a government that matches their ambition.

Women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions.

Labour is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and to the principle of working with them, so that thei

Delivering opportunities for all means that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity.

while protecting the freedom for people to explore their sexual orientation and gender identity.

We will remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance;

Labour will stop the chaos, end the failure and division of the last 14 years, and turn the page to ensure everyone can

Cut NHS waiting times with 40,000 more appointments every week

Double the number of cancer scanners

A new Dentistry Rescue Plan

8,500 additional mental health staff

Return of the family doctor

The 1945 Labour government founded our National Health Service on principles that have stood the test of time:

The best health services should be available, free for all.

Money should no longer be the passport to the best treatment.

People should get the best that modern science can offer.

For decades the NHS has served us well, with those values enduring.

These are the principles which will underpin the next Labour government’s plan to reform the NHS.

But as we look at the NHS now, it is clearly broken – and the Conservatives broke it.

Whilst the Covid-19 pandemic placed the NHS under unprecedented stress, the reality is waiting lists were at record high

Rather than healthcare being ‘free for all’, we now find ourselves with a de facto two-tier system – with working people

Meanwhile, over the past 14 years, the ‘winter crisis’ cycle has become part of the national calendar.

Every year, a new crisis is declared.

Then, every year, the Conservatives reach for a sticking plaster patch-up to get through the winter, without ever addres

This is a situation Labour is familiar with: we have saved the NHS before, and the next Labour Government will do so aga

With Labour, it will always be publicly owned and publicly funded.

But our ambition goes beyond returning the NHS to what it was.

Labour’s mission is to build an NHS fit for the future.

Investment alone won’t be enough to tackle the problems facing the NHS; it must go hand in hand with fundamental reform.

cutting the lives lost to cancer, cardiovascular disease and suicide,

while ensuring people live well for longer.

As we knew in 1945, much avoidable ill health can be prevented.

The factor that is markedly different from the past decades is our understanding of mental health.

Across society, mental health has stepped out of the shadows, yet it is difficult to argue the NHS has kept up.

Indeed, Britain is currently suffering from a mental health epidemic that is paralysing lives, particularly those of chi

This is a tragedy – arguably nothing says more about the state of a nation than the wellbeing of its children.

We should all be able to trust that the NHS will be there for us when we need it, whether it is a GP appointment, an amb

Labour’s immediate priority on health will be to get a grip on the record waiting list.

We will return to meeting NHS performance standards.

This standard was achieved with the last Labour government and will be again under the next.

Getting the NHS back to working for patients means ending the workforce crisis across both health and social care.

When one in seven people in hospital do not need to be there, joint working is essential.

Labour’s immediate priority on health will be to get a grip on the record waiting list

Too many patients have seen their treatment affected by strikes.

A system reliant on pagers and fax machines is not fit for this decade let alone the next.

Too many cancer deaths could have been prevented with earlier diagnosis.

The NHS has fewer diagnostic scanners per person than other countries, with many ageing machines operating for long afte

State of the art scanners with embedded AI are faster and more effective at finding smaller tumours, saving lives.

It is also clear that NHS estates are in a state of disrepair after years of neglect.

The revolution taking place in data and life sciences has the potential to transform our nation’s healthcare.

The Covid-19 pandemic showed how a strong mission-driven industrial strategy, involving government partnering with indus

This is the approach we will take in government.

coupled with reformed incentive structures to drive innovation and faster regulatory approval for new technology and med

This means making the process more efficient and accessible, by speeding up recruitment

and giving more people a chance to participate through the NHS app.

This will mean putting Britain at the forefront of transforming treatment for dementia.

At the heart of every medical decision must be patients and their families.

Too many are not treated with the respect they deserve or given the information they need to adequately access services

Childbirth should not be something women fear or look back on with trauma.

and set an explicit target to close the Black and Asian maternal mortality gap.

So much of the treatment in the NHS is dependent on the effective administration of services.

Managers need support and accountability.

The National Health Service needs to move to a Neighbourhood Health Service, with more care delivered in local communiti

GPs are the front door to the health service for most people.

Excellent primary care is the key to earlier diagnosis, but too often it is not possible to get an appointment, so Labou

We will train thousands more GPs,

guarantee a face-to-face appointment for all those who want one

and deliver a modern appointment booking system to end the 8am scramble.

Labour will also take the pressure off GP surgeries, by improving access to services and treatment through new routes.

as well as expanding selfreferral routes where appropriate.

The principle of integrating health and care services will improve the treatment patients receive.

We know that more of this care needs to happen outside hospitals.

Getting an NHS dentist is increasingly a lottery and the consequences are dire.

The most common reason children aged five to nine are admitted to hospital is to have rotting teeth removed.

Labour is committed to ensuring everyone lives an independent, prosperous life.

Social care is vital to achieving this, but hundreds of thousands of people suffer without the care they need for a dign

The sector needs deep reform: there are inconsistent standards, chronic staff shortages, and people are not always treat

We will enhance partnership working across employers, workers, trade unions and government

Labour will consult widely on the design of this agreement, before beginning the process and learn from countries where

Labour is committed to ensuring families have the support they need.

We will explore how we best manage and support an ageing population;

how integration with the NHS can be secured;

how to best support working age disabled adults;

and how to move to a more preventative system.

The NHS has struggled to keep up with greater awareness of the challenges of mental health.

Waiting lists for those referred for support are too high, and shamefully so for young people.

Mental health legislation is also woefully out of date.

The treatment of people with autism and learning difficulties is a disgrace.

The operation of the Mental Health Act discriminates against Black people who are much more likely to be detained than o

Prevention will always be better, and cheaper, than a cure.

So, we must take preventative public health measures to tackle the biggest killers and support people to live longer, he

That starts with smoking.

and ensure all hospitals integrate ‘optout’ smoking cessation interventions into routine care.

We face a childhood obesity crisis.

along with the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s.

Children and young people face significant harm online, with inappropriate content too easily available at their fingert

We have seen an increase in extreme misogynistic content online driving a culture of violence against women.

and explore further measures to keep everyone safe online, particularly when using social media.

Labour is committed to reducing gambling-related harm.

The UK has stark health inequalities.

It cannot be right that life expectancy varies so widely across and within communities.

Never again will women’s health be neglected.

We are currently on the cusp of eradicating new cases of HIV.

Labour will stop the chaos in our health and care services, turn the page, and reform them in line with the principles o

A new Ethics and Integrity Commission

Modernise the House of Commons

Immediate reform of the House of Lords

A reset between Westminster and Holyrood, Cardiff Bay, and Stormont

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Over the last 14 years, trust in politics has been shattered.

Partying in Downing Street whilst the whole country sacrificed their freedom.

Handing lucrative Covid contracts to friends and donors.

Failing to expel MPs caught breaking the rules.

The behaviour of the Conservatives has understandably led to a widespread belief that many politicians are in it for the

As a result, there is now a crisis of confidence in our political system’s ability to deliver any change.

This is not limited to Westminster – in Scotland, the Scottish National Party has also failed to uphold the standards ex

The scandals may be different, but the SNP has also sought to protect its own and failed to address the behaviour of its

The people of Scotland also deserve better from their representatives.

It is not just sleaze and scandal that have eroded trust.

Just as corrosive has been the inability of politicians to keep promises made to the British people.

Over the last 14 years, the vast chasm between Conservative slogans and reality has shown a contempt for democracy.

From claiming “we’re all in it together” while decimating public services, to the empty promises to “level up”, gimmicks

In contrast, Labour has been transformed from a party of protest to one that always puts the interests of the country fi

Now we are determined to do the same with our politics, returning government to the service of working people.

This will require a reset in our public life; a clean-up that ensures the highest standards of integrity and honesty.

We will make sure MPs focus on serving their constituents.

We will deepen our democracy by reforming Parliament and devolving power to communities.

And rather than stoking division – as do both the Conservatives and the SNP – we will ensure there is respect and collab

Setting the highest of standards in public life is not just about better behaviour or decisionmaking, though it will imp

It is also central to restoring trust between the public and politics.

After 14 years of chaos, division and disrespect, the British people are understandably cynical about appeals to come to

But the challenges we face demand nothing less – it is the lifeblood of national renewal.

This plan recognises that politics must make the first move in repairing that bond.

Labour will restore confidence in government and ensure ministers are held to the highest standards.

This includes enforcing restrictions on ministers lobbying for the companies they used to regulate,

with meaningful sanctions for breaching the rules.

Most MPs work hard to serve their constituents but can be hamstrung by arcane procedures and outdated working practices.

The absence of rules on second jobs also means some constituents end up with MPs who spend more time on their second job

We will task the Modernisation Committee to take forward urgent work on the restrictions that need to be put in place to

Although Labour recognises the good work of many peers who scrutinise the government and improve the quality of legislat

Too many peers do not play a proper role in our democracy.

Hereditary peers remain indefensible.

And because appointments are for life, the second chamber of Parliament has become too big.

Labour will also introduce a mandatory retirement age.

and we will introduce a new participation requirement

as well as strengthening the circumstances in which disgraced members can be removed.

and will seek to improve the national and regional balance of the second chamber.

Labour is committed to strengthening our democracy and upholding the integrity of elections.

Rather than encouraging full participation in our democracy, the Conservatives have brought in partisan changes that mak

whilst doing nothing to strengthen protections against foreign interference.

address the inconsistencies in voter ID rules that prevent legitimate voters from voting.

For example, in the case of HM Armed Forces Veteran Cards.

As part of Labour’s plans to clean up politics and return it to the service of working people, we will reset the UK gove

The Conservatives weakened our country by disrespecting the legitimate role of devolved governments and parliaments.

As recommended in the Report of the Commission on the UK’s future, we will establish a new Council of the Nations and Re

This will bring together the Prime Minister, the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, the First and deputy First Minis

The planned investments in public services outlined in this manifesto by a UK government will result in additional fundi

The people of Scotland deserve governments that are focused on delivering for them.

Labour does not support independence or another referendum,

but we know that after 14 years of the Conservatives, the people of Scotland need change.

Labour will take a different approach in Scotland: we will protect and respect devolution and reset relations between go

We recognise that within devolved competencies, the Scottish Government has an important role to play.

The UK Government will retain full responsibility over foreign policy.

Scotland has an enviable international reputation.

Its culture, products and services are internationally renowned – from whisky and salmon to computer game development, b

Wales has been failed by a chaotic and divisive Conservative Government that does not understand the ambitions of the We

Labour will serve Wales with a plan that matches those ambitions.

The two governments will work collaboratively to deliver Labour’s national missions.

We are committed to working in partnership with the Welsh Government to ensure the framework delivers value for money wi

As part of the strategic review into probation, we will explore the devolution of services to enable them to be more loc

Welsh culture, products and services are renowned around the world – from the thriving tourism sector and highest-qualit

and facilitate closer collaboration between our governments.

Northern Ireland needs stability and long-term certainty after the challenges of recent years.

and generate economic growth,

and with all political parties and communities to ensure the stability of devolved government.

Northern Ireland’s economy has enormous strengths - with a highly skilled workforce, strong services, manufacturing and

The Good Friday Agreement, and the peace and prosperity it has brought to Northern Ireland, is one of the proudest achie

along with the principle of consent on which it rests.

The Legacy Act denies justice to the families and victims of the Troubles.

Labour will repeal and replace it, by returning to the principles of the Stormont House Agreement, and seeking support f

Labour will end the chaos of sleaze and division, turn the page, and reset politics to put it back in the service of wor

An unshakeable commitment to NATO and our nuclear deterrent

Standing up for our armed forces and veterans

New trade agreements

Britain leading a Clean Power Alliance

Modernise international Development

With Labour, Britain will once again be strong on the world stage, confident in the pursuit of our national interest, an

We will reconnect with allies and forge new partnerships to deliver security and prosperity at home and abroad.

Over the last 14 years, the world has grown more volatile and insecure.

War has returned to Europe for the first time in a generation, there is devastating violence in the Middle East, rapid t

This darkening global landscape demands a strong and connected Britain.

Instead, chaotic Conservative foreign policy has weakened our alliances,

squandered our climate leadership – a huge diplomatic opportunity –

and undermined our reputation as upholders of international law.

At home, Conservative attacks on our globally respected institutions – universities, courts and the BBC – have undermine

This failure on the international stage has cost the British people.

We are less secure, with families exposed to high energy bills and food prices as a result.

Labour will turn the page and reverse this, reinvigorating alliances and forging new partnerships.

with an improved and ambitious relationship with our European partners.

and a defender of the international rule of law.

Britain will be a reliable partner, a dependable ally, and a good neighbour.

An optimistic country at the start of an era of renewal.

Britain is always stronger when we work with others.

The United States is an indispensable ally.

Our special relationship is crucial for security and prosperity, and transcends whatever political parties and individua

But to seize the opportunities ahead, we must make Brexit work.

That does not mean reopening the divisions of the past.

help our touring artists;

and secure a mutual recognition agreement for professional qualifications to help open up markets for UK service exporte

Multilateral institutions remain indispensable, but they are struggling under the strain of new global challenges.

We will use the UK’s unique position in NATO, the UN, G7, G20 and the Commonwealth to address the threats we face,

and to uphold human rights and international law.

Labour values international law because of the security it brings.

Labour’s first duty in government will be to keep our country safe.

At the heart of our security are the men and women who serve and risk their lives for this country.

Strengthening Britain’s security requires a long-term partnership with our domestic defence industry.

and will reform procurement to reduce waste.

in line with a robust arms export regime committed to upholding international law.

Strengthening our defences also requires stronger leadership, clearer accountability, faster delivery, less waste, and b

We will co-operate where we can,

compete where we need to,

and challenge where we must.

We will always act in our interests and defend our sovereignty and our democratic values.

Defending our security also means protecting the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, including the Falk

Labour’s first mission in government will be to grow our economy.

This will be at the heart of everything we do, including our foreign policy.

expand markets for British exporters,

and shape emerging regulatory frameworks.

Britain is a proud trading nation and flourishing international business is a vital part of our plan for growth.

Openness to trade allows our firms to grow and delivers greater choice and value for consumers.

and backs international efforts to make sure multinational tech companies pay their fair share of tax.

including a free trade agreement,

as well as deepening co-operation in areas like security, education, technology and climate change.

We cannot address the urgency of the climate and nature crisis without co-ordinated global action.

A failure to act will cause environmental devastation, fuelling displacement, conflict and famine.

By being climate leaders at home, including meeting our agreed targets, Labour will restore the strong global leadership

International allies and competitors have already recognised the opportunities and are racing ahead, investing in new te

Under the Conservatives, Britain has squandered our leadership, wasting the opportunity of our COP26 presidency to make

This will help to deliver lower energy bills

Our diplomatic leadership is bolstered by the soft power of our world-leading cultural institutions.

Long-term peace and security in the Middle East will be an immediate focus.

the release of all hostages,

the upholding of international law,

and a rapid increase of aid into Gaza.

Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people.

It is not in the gift of any neighbour and is also essential to the long-term security of Israel.

with a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state.

With previous Labour governments, Britain gained world-leading expertise in international development, with the aim of m

Under the Conservatives, this capacity has been degraded, and as a result Britain has lost influence.

To counter the growing influence of malign actors and boost efforts to combat threats like climate change, the UK’s deve

Our mission statement will be ‘to create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet’ as a signal of our commitment t

Regaining Britain’s global leadership on development is a key part of our plan to reconnect with our allies and partners

tackling unsustainable debt,

empowering women and girls,

supporting conflict prevention,

and unlocking climate finance.

Labour will end the chaotic approach to foreign affairs, turn the page and reconnect with our allies, to once again stan

Our fiscal rules are non-negotiable and will apply to every decision taken by a Labour government.

and debt must be falling as a share of the economy by the fifth year of the forecast.

Costs for Labour’s additional public services spending are set out below.

We have used the last year of the most recent Office for Budget Responsibility forecast (2028-29) which represents the h

However, we will begin to put these policies in place from day one of a Labour government, moving as quickly as possible

We have not allocated all additional revenue to potential spending.

This is a prudent approach in line with our commitment to economic stability.

Policies not listed here will be funded from existing budgets or do not have a cost.

The Green Prosperity Plan will be funded in part by a time-limited windfall tax on the oil and gas giants making record

For transparency, we have given an annual average across the parliament given the exact profile of projects will be driv

We have identified waste and other efficiencies which will be used to fund further public service priorities.

For transparency, we have used an annual figure that reflects the highest annual costs of these policies given the diffe

At this election we can change Britain.

We can stop the chaos, turn the page, and start to rebuild our country.

A country restored to the service of working people; united in the common determination to build and share wealth.

And with a renewed confidence that the future will be better for our children.

This manifesto contains our plan to begin that work.

To succeed we will need every individual and community to play their part.

We must come together, after 14 years of chaos and division.

That is what Britain needs – and we hope you will join us in this national endeavour.

Labour will turn the page on this economic chaos.

Labour will also keep mortgage rates as low as possible,

Labour will address unfairness in the tax system.

We will adopt reforms to ensure that workplace pension schemes take advantage of consolidation and scale, to deliver bet

Open access operators are an important part of the rail system and will have an ongoing role.

Alongside these changes, we will build consensus for the longerterm reform needed to create a sustainable National Care

Labour will restore decision-making over the allocation of structural funds to the representatives of Scotland, Wales, a

We will ensure the devolution settlement for Scotland enables collaboration on Labour’s national missions for government

Labour recognises the value of integrated public services, which are more efficient and create better outcomes.

With Labour, Britain will stay outside of the EU.

We will seek to negotiate a veterinary agreement to prevent unnecessary border checks and help tackle the cost of food;

This will strengthen NATO and keep Britain safe.

This means that the current budget must move into balance, so that day-to-day costs are met by revenues

Labour commits not to increase National Insurance, Income Tax rates, or VAT.

Labour will abolish non-dom tax status and replace it with a modern scheme for short-term residents.

Labour will end the use of offshore trusts to avoid inheritance tax.

Labour will close the private equity loophole that allows performance-related pay to be treated as capital gains.

Labour will modernise HMRC, strengthen its powers, and invest in technology to tackle tax avoidance.

Labour will publish a business taxation roadmap for the next parliament to enable confident investment planning.

Labour will maintain corporation tax at 25% throughout the parliament and monitor international tax changes to protect UK competitiveness.

Labour will maintain permanent full expensing for capital investment and the annual investment allowance for small businesses.

Labour will provide clearer guidance on tax allowances to help firms make better investment decisions.

Labour will replace the business rates system in England with a fairer system that levels the playing field between high streets and online retailers while incentivising investment.

Labour will close loopholes in the windfall tax on oil and gas companies.

Labour will extend the Energy Profits Levy until the end of the next parliament.

Labour will increase the Energy Profits Levy rate by three percentage points and remove generous investment allowances.

Labour supports the OECD global minimum corporate tax rate and international efforts to ensure tech companies pay fair taxes.

Labour will invest in HMRC to combat tax avoidance.

Labour will abolish non-dom tax status and replace it with a modern scheme for temporary residents.

Labour will limit fiscal events to one per year and publish a business taxation roadmap to provide certainty for investment planning.

Labour will maintain full expensing for capital investment and the annual investment allowance for small businesses, with improved clarity on qualifying allowances.

Labour will close loopholes in the windfall tax on oil and gas companies.

Labour will develop a ten-year infrastructure strategy aligned with industrial strategy priorities, including improved rail connectivity in northern England.

Labour will establish a National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority to coordinate strategic infrastructure priorities and project delivery.

Labour will streamline planning processes for major infrastructure projects including roads, railways, and reservoirs while ensuring community benefits.

Labour will pursue full gigabit broadband and national 5G coverage by 2030.

Labour will fix one million potholes annually across England and maintain the road network for all users, funded by deferring the A27 bypass.

Labour will reform railways and bring them into public ownership, prioritising passenger service.

Labour will transition railways to public ownership as existing contracts expire, without compensation costs to taxpayers.

Great British Railways will provide unified, reliable, affordable rail services with responsibility for investment and operations, working with Welsh and Scottish operators.

Mayors will help design rail services in their areas, and there will be a duty to promote rail freight.

Labour will establish a new passenger watchdog to enforce rail service standards.

Labour will give local leaders power to franchise bus services and lift the ban on municipal bus ownership.

Local communities will gain control over bus routes and schedules through franchising powers.

Labour will empower mayors to create integrated transport systems and promote active travel networks.

Labour will develop a long-term transport strategy to ensure efficient and timely infrastructure delivery.

Labour will support the aviation industry through sustainable aviation fuels and airspace modernisation.

Labour will invest in road maintenance to repair up to 1 million potholes annually.

Labour will develop a ten-year infrastructure strategy aligned with industrial strategy and regional priorities, including improved rail connectivity in northern England.

Labour will bring railways into public ownership as existing contracts expire, without compensation costs, prioritising passenger service.

Labour will establish Great British Railways as a unified system responsible for investment and operations, with mayors having input on local services.

Labour will establish a duty to promote rail freight and maintain open access operators' role in the rail system.

Labour will give local leaders power to franchise bus services and lift the ban on municipal bus ownership, enabling community control over routes.

Labour will establish a duty to promote and grow rail freight usage.

Labour will empower mayors to create integrated transport systems and develop a long-term transport strategy.

Labour will develop a ten-year infrastructure strategy aligned with industrial strategy to guide investment and improve rail connectivity in northern England.

Labour will promote rail freight use, maintain open access operators, and create a new passenger watchdog to enforce service standards.

Labour will clear the Access to Work backlog and protect disabled people from immediate benefit reassessment if work doesn't work out.

Labour believes the Work Capability Assessment needs reform or replacement alongside a plan to support disabled people into work.

Labour will reform the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme by reviewing surplus arrangements and transferring the Investment Reserve Fund back to members to provide fairer pensions.

Labour will review Universal Credit to improve work incentives and reduce poverty.

Labour commits to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce child poverty.

Labour will introduce free breakfast clubs in all primary schools, protect renters from eviction, reduce fuel poverty, ban zero-hours contracts, and improve employment support.

Labour commits to maintain the triple lock mechanism for state pension increases.

Labour will implement reforms to workplace pensions to improve outcomes for savers and pensioners.

Labour will tackle the Access to Work backlog and allow people to try jobs without immediate benefit reassessment.

Labour will provide comprehensive mental health, employment, and housing support for veterans.

Labour will conduct a pensions review to identify measures for improving retirement security and boosting productive investment.

Labour will create a comprehensive child poverty reduction strategy in partnership with multiple stakeholders.

Labour will improve public service workers' living standards and ensure independent pay mechanisms have broad confidence.

Labour will reform employment support to drive growth and opportunity.

Labour will merge Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service into a single national jobs and careers service.

Labour will ensure the merged service is responsive to employers, inclusive, and works in partnership with local services.

Labour will work with local areas to create plans supporting disabled people and those with health conditions into employment.

Labour will devolve funding to local areas to create integrated work, health, and skills support.

Labour will coordinate employment support across devolved governments and local authorities to provide consistent opportunities.

Labour will implement its 'New Deal for Working People' plan through legislation within 100 days.

Labour will consult with businesses, workers, and civil society before passing employment legislation.

Labour will ban zero-hours contracts, end fire-and-rehire practices, and introduce day-one rights to parental leave, sick pay, and unfair dismissal protection.

Labour will strengthen workers' collective voice through trade unions and create a Single Enforcement Body for employment rights.

Labour will ensure the minimum wage is a genuine living wage by changing the Low Pay Commission's remit to account for cost of living.

Labour will remove age-based minimum wage bands so all adults receive the same minimum wage.

Labour will allocate up to £500 million annually from 2026 as a British Jobs Bonus to incentivise clean energy developers who create quality jobs and build manufacturing supply chains in industrial areas.

Labour will strengthen rights to equal pay and protections from maternity, menopause discrimination, and sexual harassment for working women.

Labour will take action to reduce the gender pay gap.

Labour will introduce the full right to equal pay for disabled people.

Labour will introduce disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting for large employers.

Labour will improve employment support and access to reasonable adjustments for disabled people.

Labour will take action to ensure small businesses and the self-employed are paid on time.

Labour will reform employment support to drive growth with a system based on rights and responsibilities.

Labour will introduce a British Jobs Bonus.