The party will consolidate bus funding into a single integrated fund for service expansion and zero-emission vehicle transition.
“Replacing multiple funding streams with one integrated fund for local authorities for expanding bus services and switchi…”
The party will extend programmes to encourage transition to zero-emission buses.
“Extending current programmes to encourage local authorities and bus operators to switch entirely to zero-emission buses.”
The party will establish a Railway Agency to coordinate the rail industry, prioritise commuters, hold operators accountable, and reform fares.
“Urgently establishing a new Railway Agency: a public body which would help to join up the industry – from track to train…”
The party will actively sanction and remove train operators that fail to provide quality service.
“Being far more proactive in sanctioning and ultimately sacking train operators if they fail to provide a high-quality pu…”
The party will improve station accessibility through the Access for All programme.
“Improving accessibility at stations through the Access for All programme.”
The party will deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail to connect northern cities.
“Delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail to connect cities across the North of England.”
The party will work with local authorities to implement light rail and tram-train schemes where appropriate.
“Working with local authorities to implement light rail schemes for trams and tram-trains where these are appropriate sol…”
The party will establish a ten-year rail electrification plan and require all new rail lines to be electrified.
“Establishing a ten-year plan for rail electrification to increase the number of passenger journeys covered by electric t…”
The party will introduce a national freight strategy to shift freight from road to rail with electrification targets.
“Introducing a national freight strategy to move as much freight as possible from road to rail, supported by a freight gr…”
The party will develop an international rail strategy and allow other operators to use the Channel Tunnel and HS1.
“Introducing an international rail strategy to support new routes and operators, and permitting other operators to use th…”
The party will extend half-fares on public transport to 18-year-olds.
“Extending half-fares on buses, trams and trains to 18-year-olds.”
The party will introduce a Young Person's Buscard offering one-third discount on bus and tram fares for 19-25 year-olds.
“Working with operators to introduce a 'Young Person's Buscard', similar to the Young Person's Railcard, giving 19- to 25…”
The party will reform international flight taxation to target frequent flyers while reducing costs for occasional travellers.
“Reforming the taxation of international flights to focus on those who fly the most, while reducing costs for ordinary ho…”
The party will introduce a super tax on private jets and remove VAT exemptions for premium flights.
“Introducing a new super tax on private jet flights, and removing the VAT exemptions for private, first-class and busines…”
The party will require airlines to display carbon emissions for domestic flights compared to rail alternatives at booking.
“Requiring airlines to show the carbon emissions for domestic flights compared to the equivalent rail option at booking.”
The party will ban short domestic flights where a direct rail alternative of under 2.5 hours exists, unless planes use alternative fuel.
“Banning short domestic flights where a direct rail option taking less than 2.5 hours is available for the same journey, …”
The party will impose a moratorium on airport expansion and oppose expansion of major London airports pending a national framework.
“Placing a moratorium on net airport expansion until a national capacity and emissions management framework is in place, …”
The party will devolve public transport decision-making to local authorities including network-wide ticketing powers.
“Devolve greater decision-making powers and resources to local authorities in England to design public transport infrastr…”
The party will integrate ticketing systems across bus, rail, and light rail to introduce daily fare caps.
“Work to integrate bus, rail and light rail ticketing systems so that a daily fare cap can be introduced for those taking…”
The party will protect the BBC, S4C, BBC Alba, and Channel 4 as independent public service broadcasters.
“Protect the BBC, S4C, BBC Alba and Channel 4 as independent, publicly owned, public service broadcasters.”
The party will promote creative skills, improve financing for creative businesses, and modernise intellectual property rules.
“Promote creative skills, address the barriers to finance faced by small businesses, and support modern and flexible pate…”
The party will negotiate simplified travel arrangements for UK and European artists to perform across borders.
“Negotiate free and simple short-term travel arrangements for UK artists to perform in the EU, and European artists to pe…”
The party will invest in sports facilities and community sports clubs to boost participation.
“Boost participation in sports and physical activity by investing in leisure centres, swimming pools and other grassroots…”
The party will establish creative enterprise zones to stimulate cultural production and regeneration across the UK.
“Establish creative enterprise zones to grow and regenerate the cultural output of areas across the UK.”
The party will create a dedicated Minister of State for Tourism and Hospitality to elevate tourism's status in government.
“Upgrade the status of tourism in government with a dedicated Minister of State for Tourism and Hospitality.”
The party commits to keeping free admission to national museums and galleries.
“Maintain free access to national museums and galleries.”
The party will increase funding for cultural and creative projects by fully participating in the Creative Europe programme.
“Boost funding for cultural and creative projects by applying to participate fully in Creative Europe.”
The party will mandate accessibility standards for on-demand TV content: 80% subtitled, 10% audio-described, and 5% signed.
“Require at least 80% of on-demand TV content to be subtitled, 10% audio-described and 5% signed.”
The party will support independent media regulation compliant with Leveson principles and complete Part Two of the Leveson Inquiry.
“Support independent, Leveson-compliant regulation to ensure privacy, quality, diversity and choice in both print and onl…”
The party will pass an Anti-SLAPP law to protect free speech, whistleblowers and media scrutiny from abusive litigation.
“Pass a comprehensive 'Anti-SLAPP Law' to provide robust protection for free speech, whistleblowers and media scrutiny ag…”
The party will support the BBC in providing impartial news and leading efforts to improve media literacy and combat misinformation.
“Support the BBC both to provide impartial news and information, and to take a leading role in increasing media literacy …”
The party will implement CMA recommendations to prevent ticket touts from exploiting fans through illegal resale.
“Protect fans from being exploited by ticket touts by implementing the Competition and Markets Authority's recommendation…”
The party commits to protecting sports and arts funding through the National Lottery.
“Protect sports and arts funding via the National Lottery.”
The party will introduce a compulsory levy on gambling companies, restrict advertising, establish a Gambling Ombudsman, implement affordability checks, and tackle illegal gambling.
“Combat the harms caused by problem gambling by: Introducing the planned compulsory levy on gambling companies to fund re…”
The party will establish an independent football regulator with statutory powers to ensure fair financial flows, strengthen ownership tests with human rights criteria, and require clubs to have equality and diversity plans.
“Ensure a sustainable future for football clubs and give fans a stronger voice by: Establishing the promised new independ…”
The party will expand free-to-air live coverage requirements to include more football matches and key international cricket, rugby, golf and tennis fixtures.
“Expand the list of sporting fixtures which must have live free-to-air coverage to include more football matches as well …”
The party will support campaigns to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in sport.
“Support and encourage campaigns to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in sport.”
The party will end the Hostile Environment policy and invest in officers, training and technology to combat smuggling, trafficking and modern slavery.
“End the Conservatives' Hostile Environment and invest instead in officers, training and technology to tackle smuggling, …”
The party will move responsibility for work visa and overseas student policy from the Home Office to other departments.
“Transfer policy-making over work visas and overseas students out of the Home Office and into other departments.”
The party will repeal the Illegal Migration Act and Rwanda scheme, uphold the Refugee Convention, and establish safe legal routes for refugees.
“Scrap the Conservatives' Illegal Migration Act and their Rwanda scheme, uphold the Refugee Convention, and provide safe …”
The party will establish a dedicated unit to process asylum claims within three months (except complex cases) and speed up returns for those without right to stay.
“Tackle the asylum backlog by establishing a dedicated unit to improve the speed and quality of asylum decision-making, i…”
The party will allow asylum seekers to work after waiting three months for a decision, enabling self-support and economic contribution.
“Lift the ban on asylum seekers working if they have been waiting for a decision for more than three months, enabling the…”
The party will collaborate with Europol and French authorities to dismantle smuggling and trafficking networks operating across the Channel.
“Work closely with Europol and the French authorities to stop the smuggling and trafficking gangs behind dangerous Channe…”
The party will replace the salary threshold with a flexible merit-based work visa system developed with employers and integrated with skills training.
“Replace the Conservatives' arbitrary salary threshold with a more flexible merit-based system for work visas, with the r…”
The party will exempt NHS and care staff from the Immigration Skills Charge and allow care workers to bring family members.
“Exempt NHS and care staff from the £1,000-a-year Immigration Skills Charge, and reverse the Conservatives' ban on care w…”
The party will expand the Youth Mobility Scheme by negotiating reciprocal EU extension, raising the age limit to 35, abolishing fees, and extending visa length to three years.
“Expand the Youth Mobility Scheme by: Negotiating with the EU to extend it on a reciprocal basis. Increasing the age limi…”
The party will reverse the income threshold increase for family visas to prevent family separation.
“Reverse the Conservatives' unfair increase to income thresholds for family visas, so that no more families are torn apar…”
The party will automatically grant full Settled Status to those with Pre-Settled Status and provide physical proof of right to stay.
“Protect the rights of EU citizens and their families in the UK by: Automatically granting full Settled Status to all tho…”
The party will reduce the child citizenship registration fee from £1,214 to administrative cost only.
“Reduce the fee for registering a child as a British citizen from £1,214 to the cost of administration.”
The party will simplify and clarify Immigration Rules and increase parliamentary scrutiny of future changes.
“Overhaul the Immigration Rules to make them simpler, clearer and fairer, and ensure greater parliamentary scrutiny of fu…”