Labour will limit major fiscal events to once per year to provide certainty and allow long-term planning for families and businesses.
“Labour will stop the chaos, and turn the page with a strategic approach that gives certainty and allows long-term planni…”
Labour will publish a business taxation roadmap for the next parliament to enable confident investment planning.
“We will publish a roadmap for business taxation for the next parliament which will allow businesses to plan investments …”
Labour will maintain corporation tax at 25% throughout the parliament and monitor international tax changes to protect UK competitiveness.
“Labour will cap corporation tax at the current level of 25 per cent, the lowest in the G7, for the entire parliament, an…”
Labour will maintain permanent full expensing for capital investment and the annual investment allowance for small businesses.
“We will retain a permanent full expensing system for capital investment and the annual investment allowance for small bu…”
Labour will provide clearer guidance on tax allowances to help firms make better investment decisions.
“And we will give firms greater clarity on what qualifies for allowances to improve business 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.
“In England, Labour will replace the business rates system, so we can raise the same revenue but in a fairer way. This ne…”
Labour will develop a ten-year infrastructure strategy aligned with industrial strategy priorities, including improved rail connectivity in northern England.
“Labour will end this chaos by developing a ten-year infrastructure strategy, aligned with our industrial strategy and re…”
Labour will establish a National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority to coordinate strategic infrastructure priorities and project delivery.
“We will create a new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, bringing together existing bodies, to…”
Labour will streamline planning processes for major infrastructure projects including roads, railways, and reservoirs while ensuring community benefits.
“Labour will make the changes we need to forge ahead with new roads, railways, reservoirs, and other nationally significa…”
Labour will update national planning policy to facilitate construction of laboratories, digital infrastructure, and gigafactories.
“We will also update national planning policy to ensure the planning system meets the needs of a modern economy, making i…”
Labour will reform economic regulation to support growth, investment, competition, consumer interests, and innovation.
“Labour will ensure economic regulation supports growth and investment, promotes competition, works for consumers, and en…”
Labour will pursue full gigabit broadband and national 5G coverage by 2030.
“Labour will make a renewed push to fulfil the ambition of full gigabit and national 5G coverage by 2030.”
Labour will scrutinise any Royal Mail takeover to protect workforce, customers, and the universal service obligation.
“Labour will ensure that any proposed takeover is robustly scrutinised and that appropriate guarantees are forthcoming th…”
Labour will explore new governance models for Royal Mail to give workers and customers greater voice in the company's direction.
“Labour will also explore new business and governance models for Royal Mail so that workers and customers who rely on Roy…”
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 maintain and renew our road network, to ensure it serves drivers, cyclists and other road users, remains saf…”
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 support the transition to electric vehicles by accelerating the roll out of charge points, giving certainty …”
Labour will reform railways and bring them into public ownership, prioritising passenger service.
“Labour will overhaul Britain's railways. Fourteen years of Conservative neglect have failed passengers, businesses and t…”
Labour will transition railways to public ownership as existing contracts expire, without compensation costs to taxpayers.
“We will do this as contracts with existing operators expire or are broken through a failure to deliver, without costing …”
Great British Railways will provide unified, reliable, affordable rail services with responsibility for investment and operations, working with Welsh and Scottish operators.
“Great British Railways will deliver a unified system that focuses on reliable, affordable, high-quality, and efficient s…”
Mayors will help design rail services in their areas, and there will be a duty to promote rail freight.
“Mayors will have a role in designing the services in their areas. There will be a duty to promote and grow the use of ra…”
Labour will establish a new passenger watchdog to enforce rail service standards.
“Labour will also create a tough new passenger watchdog, focused on driving up standards.”
Labour will give local leaders power to franchise bus services and lift the ban on municipal bus ownership.
“Building on the work of Labour mayors, we will reform the broken system through new powers for local leaders to franchis…”
Local communities will gain control over bus routes and schedules through franchising powers.
“This will give local communities in England control over routes and schedules.”
Labour will empower mayors to create integrated transport systems and promote active travel networks.
“Labour will give mayors the power to create unified and integrated transport systems, allowing for more seamless journey…”
Labour will develop a long-term transport strategy to ensure efficient and timely infrastructure delivery.
“Labour will also develop a long-term strategy for transport, ensuring transport infrastructure can be delivered efficien…”
Labour will support the aviation industry through sustainable aviation fuels and airspace modernisation.
“Labour will secure the UK aviation industry's long-term future, including through promoting sustainable aviation fuels, …”
Labour will support AI sector development and remove planning barriers for datacentres to make Britain attractive for business.
“Labour will make Britain the best place to start and grow a business. We will ensure our industrial strategy supports th…”
Labour will establish a National Data Library to consolidate research programmes and enable data-driven public services with safeguards.
“And we will create a National Data Library to bring together existing research programmes and help deliver data-driven p…”
Labour will replace short-term R&D funding with ten-year budgets to enable industry partnerships and maintain UK innovation leadership.
“Labour will scrap short funding cycles for key R&D institutions in favour of ten-year budgets that allow meaningful part…”
Labour will support university spinouts and ensure start-ups have access to growth financing.
“We will work with universities to support spinouts; and work with industry to ensure start-ups have the access to financ…”
Labour will simplify government procurement to support innovation with a mission-driven approach.
“We will also simplify the procurement process to support innovation and reduce micromanagement with a mission-driven app…”
Labour will establish a Regulatory Innovation Office to coordinate regulatory updates, accelerate approvals, and address cross-sector issues.
“Labour will create a new Regulatory Innovation Office, bringing together existing functions across government. This offi…”
Labour will introduce binding AI regulation for major AI developers and ban sexually explicit deepfakes.
“Labour will ensure the safe development and use of AI models by introducing binding regulation on the handful of compani…”
Labour will support diverse business models including cooperatives and mutuals, aiming to double the size of the cooperative sector.
“Labour will support diverse business models which bring innovation and new products to the market. This includes the co-…”
Labour will work with cooperatives and mutuals to address barriers to finance access.
“We will work with the sector to address the barriers they face, such as accessing finance.”
Labour will improve export guidance and remove barriers for small business exporters.
“We will improve guidance and remove barriers to exporting for small businesses.”
Labour will reform the British Business Bank with a stronger regional mandate to improve SME access to capital.
“Reform of the British Business Bank, including a stronger mandate to support growth in the regions and nations, will mak…”
Labour will reform procurement rules to increase small business access to government contracts.
“We will also reform procurement rules to give them greater access to government contracts.”
Labour will strengthen the Post Office network and support new services like banking hubs to revitalise high streets.
“Labour will look for ways to strengthen the Post Office network, in consultation with sub-postmasters, trade unions and …”
Labour will ensure swift justice and compensation for sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal.
“We will also ensure justice and compensation are delivered swiftly for those sub-postmasters shamefully affected by the …”
Labour will build 1.5 million new homes across England over the next parliament, creating jobs.
“Labour will get Britain building again, creating jobs across England, with 1.5 million new homes over the next parliamen…”
Labour will update the National Policy Planning Framework to restore mandatory housing targets.
“We will immediately update the National Policy Planning Framework to undo damaging Conservative changes, including resto…”
Labour will ensure planning authorities maintain up-to-date Local Plans and strengthen sustainable development presumption.
“We will take tough action to ensure that planning authorities have up-to-date Local Plans and reform and strengthen the …”
Labour will fund additional planning officers by increasing the stamp duty surcharge on non-UK residents.
“Labour will support local authorities by funding additional planning officers, through increasing the rate of the stamp …”
Labour will preserve local community input on housebuilding while using intervention powers where necessary to meet housing needs.
“We will ensure local communities continue to shape housebuilding in their area, but where necessary Labour will not be a…”
Labour will prioritise brownfield development and fast-track approval of urban brownfield sites.
“Labour will take a brownfield first approach, prioritising the development of previously used land wherever possible, an…”
Labour will take a more strategic approach to green belt designation and release to build homes in appropriate locations.
“Without changing its purpose or general extent, Labour will take a more strategic approach to greenbelt land designation…”
Labour will prioritise grey belt land release and introduce golden rules to ensure developments benefit communities and nature.
“The release of lower quality 'grey belt' land will be prioritised and we will introduce 'golden rules' to ensure develop…”
Labour will build new towns in partnership with local leaders and communities, inspired by 1945 Labour government legacy.
“In partnership with local leaders and communities, a Labour government will build a new generation of new towns, inspire…”
New towns will be part of large-scale new communities alongside urban extensions and regeneration projects.
“Alongside urban extensions and regeneration projects, these will form part of a series of large-scale new communities ac…”