The party has raised the VAT registration threshold to £90,000, exempting 28,000 small businesses from VAT.
“We have taken 28,000 small businesses out of paying VAT altogether by raising the VAT registration threshold to £90,000.”
The party has invested £40 billion in strategic roads and commits to further investment including the Lower Thames Crossing and A303.
“We have invested £40 billion in England's strategic roads between 2015 and 2025, with further investment to come in the …”
The party pledges to reform the UK regulatory landscape to improve outcomes for business, consumers, and the environment.
“We will go further to transform the UK regulatory landscape, making sure regulators deliver the best outcomes for busine…”
The party expresses a long-term ambition to eventually abolish National Insurance when affordable.
“Our long-term ambition, when it is affordable to do so, is to keep cutting National Insurance until it's gone, as part o…”
The party commits to conducting monthly deportation flights to Rwanda starting in July to remove illegal migrants.
“We will run a relentless, continual process of permanently removing illegal migrants to Rwanda with a regular rhythm of …”
The party will implement the Illegal Migration Act, process all asylum claims within six months, and end hotel use for migrants.
“We will stop illegal migrants from bringing spurious challenges to block their removal by bringing our Illegal Migration…”
The party has restricted international students and care workers from bringing dependants.
“Ended the ability of almost all international students and all care workers to bring dependants.”
The party commits to continuing support for children's and adult hospice services.
“We will continue to support children's and adults' hospices.”
The party commits to supporting lawful police use of force with proportionate accountability mechanisms.
“We will always back the police in the lawful and professional use of force, alongside a fair and proportionate accountab…”
The party will work to increase philanthropic support for cultural institutions and will complete a Gift Aid review during the next Parliament.
“Government has the power to leverage philanthropy for good causes and cultural institutions. We will work with individua…”
The party commits to cultural change at the Post Office to make it a valuable community and business asset.
“We are clear that the Post Office should be a valuable social and economic asset for communities and businesses for year…”
The party will review BBC funding ahead of the next Royal Charter to ensure it upholds principles of diversity, accuracy and impartiality.
“We will carefully consider the findings of the Funding Review ahead of the next Royal Charter and ensure it upholds thes…”
The party has provided Northern Ireland with a record £15 billion annual block grant, a £3.3 billion spending package, and over £1 billion in levelling up funding including £150 million for an Enhanced Investment Zone.
“At the last Spending Review, we provided the Northern Ireland Executive with a record £15 billion a year through the blo…”
The party will fully implement all commitments in the Windsor Framework and Safeguarding the Union Command Paper.
“A Conservative Government will faithfully implement all its commitments in the Windsor Framework and the Command Paper, …”
The party will provide full support to the Police Service of Northern Ireland and continue efforts to end paramilitary activity.
“We will always give our fullest possible support to the Police Service of Northern Ireland and other agencies for the vi…”
We will back our maritime sector, including shipping and ports, as it decarbonises.
The abolition of the main rate of Class 4 National Insurance contributions builds on our abolition of Class 2 contributions for self-employed people from April this year.
We will design a new system which moves the responsibility for issuing fit notes away from our hard-pressed GPs towards specialist work and health professionals,
We will push for a two-state solution in the Middle East - our long-standing position has been that we will recognise a Palestinian State at a time that is most conducive to the peace process.
Rural communities are clear that improvements must be made to the ways in which these bodies consult and make decisions, especially from Natural England and the Environment Agency.
At the last Spending Review, we provided the Northern Ireland Executive with a record £15 billion a year through the block grant.
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 conduct a Strategic Defence Review within our first year in government, and we will set out the path to spen…”
Labour will introduce Martyn's Law to enhance security measures at public events and venues.
“Labour will bring in 'Martyn's Law' to strengthen the security of public events and venues.”
Labour will update counter-extremism rules, including online measures, to prevent radicalisation.
“Labour will update the rules around counter-extremism, including online, to stop people being radicalised and drawn towa…”
Labour will establish a new Border Security Command staffed with hundreds of investigators, intelligence officers, and cross-border police.
“Labour will create a new Border Security Command, with hundreds of new investigators, intelligence officers, and cross-b…”
Labour will fund the Border Security Command by ending the Rwanda migration partnership.
“This will be funded by ending the wasteful Migration and Economic Development partnership with Rwanda.”
Labour will negotiate a new security agreement with the EU for real-time intelligence sharing and joint police investigations.
“We will seek a new security agreement with the EU to ensure access to real-time intelligence and enable our policing tea…”
Labour will hire additional caseworkers to clear the asylum backlog and end the use of asylum hotels.
“Labour will turn the page and restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly, and fairly; and th…”
Labour will establish a returns and enforcement unit with 1,000 additional staff to expedite removals of failed asylum seekers.
“Labour will set up a new returns and enforcement unit, with an additional 1,000 staff, to fast-track removals to safe co…”
Labour will negotiate additional returns arrangements to increase the number of safe countries for returning failed asylum seekers.
“We will negotiate additional returns arrangements to speed up returns and increase the number of safe countries that fai…”
Labour will implement strong fiscal rules to govern all government spending and taxation decisions.
“Labour will turn the page on this economic chaos. Our approach is based on strong fiscal rules which will govern every s…”
Labour's fiscal rule requires the current budget to move into balance so day-to-day costs are met by revenues.
“The current budget moves into balance, so that 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.
“Debt must be falling 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.
“Unlike the Conservatives, Labour will never sideline the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for political convenienc…”
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 safeguard taxpayers' money. We will end the link between access to ministers and an inside track for public …”
Labour will introduce free breakfast clubs in every primary school.
“We will support families with children by introducing free breakfast clubs in every primary school.”
Labour will maintain an independent Bank of England targeting 2% inflation to keep mortgage rates low.
“Labour will also keep mortgage rates as low as possible, with a strong, independent Bank of England – which will continu…”
Labour commits not to increase National Insurance, Income Tax rates, or VAT.
“Labour will not increase taxes on working people, which is why we will not increase National Insurance, the basic, highe…”
Labour will abolish non-dom tax status and replace it with a modern scheme for short-term residents.
“Labour will address unfairness in the tax system. We will abolish non-dom status once and for all, replacing it with a m…”
Labour will end the use of offshore trusts to avoid inheritance tax.
“We will end the use of offshore trusts to avoid inheritance tax so that everyone who makes their home here in the UK pay…”
Labour will close the private equity loophole that allows performance-related pay to be treated as capital gains.
“Private equity is the only industry where performance-related pay is treated as capital gains. Labour will close this lo…”
Labour will modernise HMRC, strengthen its powers, and invest in technology to tackle tax avoidance.
“We will modernise HMRC and change the law to tackle tax avoidance. We will increase registration and reporting requireme…”
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.
“Labour will introduce a new industrial strategy. Our approach will be mission-driven and focused on the future. We will …”
The Industrial Strategy Council will include representatives from all nations, regions, business, and trade unions to ensure nationwide economic growth.
“We will ensure representation on the Council from all nations and regions, business and trade unions, to drive economic …”
Labour will create a pro-business regulatory environment and align procurement and trade policy with industrial strategy priorities.
“Labour will ensure a pro-business environment, with a competition and regulatory framework, that supports innovation, in…”
Labour will support financial services innovation through Open Banking and Open Finance initiatives with a pro-innovation regulatory framework.
“Labour will create the conditions to support innovation and growth in the sector, through supporting new technology, inc…”
Labour will establish a £7.3 billion National Wealth Fund to make transformative investments supporting growth and clean energy missions across the country.
“To realise these opportunities Labour will establish a National Wealth Fund. Capitalised with £7.3 billion over the cour…”
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.
“The fund will have a target of attracting three pounds of private investment for every one pound of public investment, c…”
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 also act to increase investment from pension funds in UK markets. We will adopt reforms to ensure that workp…”
Labour will conduct a review of the pensions landscape to identify further steps for improving pension outcomes and increasing UK market investment.
“We will also undertake a review of the pensions landscape to consider what further steps are needed to improve pension o…”