The party will establish a right to affordable legal assistance and reform the legal aid system to be simpler, fairer and more generous.
“Establishing a new right to affordable, reasonable legal assistance, and making the Legal Aid system simpler, fairer and…”
The party will introduce a Digital Bill of Rights protecting online privacy, free expression and freedom from harassment.
“Introducing a Digital Bill of Rights to protect everyone's rights online, including the rights to privacy, free expressi…”
The party will end bulk collection of communications data and internet connection records.
“Ending the bulk collection of communications data and internet connection records.”
The party will introduce a legally binding regulatory framework for all biometric surveillance.
“Introducing a legally binding regulatory framework for all forms of biometric surveillance.”
The party will uphold the Equality Act 2010 and add caring and care experience as protected characteristics.
“Upholding the Equality Act 2010, and making caring and care experience protected characteristics as set out in chapter 7…”
The party will fully implement the Istanbul Convention to prevent violence against women and domestic abuse with protections for all survivors.
“Ensure that survivors of violence against women and girls and domestic abuse get the support they deserve by: Fully impl…”
The party will expand the number of refuges and rape crisis centres to meet demand.
“Expanding the number of refuges and rape crisis centres to meet demand.”
The party will ensure sustainable funding for domestic abuse support services, prioritising community-based and specialist services.
“Ensuring sustainable funding for services to support survivors of domestic abuse, with a particular focus on community-b…”
The party will expose and confront stereotyping, demagoguery and hate speech in public life and media that incites hate crimes.
“Stand up to hatred by: Exposing and confronting the stereotyping, demagoguery and hate speech in public life and the med…”
The party will fund protective security measures for places of worship, schools and community centres vulnerable to hate crime and terrorism.
“Providing funding for protective security measures to places of worship, schools and community centres that are vulnerab…”
The party will introduce legal recognition of humanist marriages.
“Expand the rights of couples by: Introducing legal recognition of humanist marriages.”
The party will implement Law Commission proposals to reform wedding laws giving couples more choice while respecting religious beliefs.
“Implementing the Law Commission's proposals to reform wedding laws, giving couples more choice over how and where their …”
The party will extend legal rights to cohabiting couples to provide greater protection in separation or bereavement.
“Extending limited legal rights to cohabiting couples, to give them greater protection in the event of separation or bere…”
The party will end the gender price gap where women are charged more than men for identical products or services.
“Tackle the specific economic barriers facing women by: Ending the gender price gap so that women are not charged more th…”
The party will end period poverty by providing free access to period products for anyone who needs them.
“Ending period poverty by introducing a right for anyone who needs them to access free period products.”
The party will expand access to flexible affordable childcare, double Statutory Maternity Pay and expand shared parental leave.
“Expanding access to flexible, affordable childcare, doubling Statutory Maternity Pay and expanding shared parental leave…”
The party will require large employers to monitor and publish diversity data and set five-year diversity targets.
“Improve diversity in the workplace and public life by: Requiring large employers to monitor and publish data on gender, …”
The party will extend name-blind recruitment in the public sector and encourage it in the private sector.
“Extending the use of name-blind recruitment processes in the public sector and encouraging their use in the private sect…”
The party will set ambitious diversity targets for public appointments and require progress reports to Parliament.
“Improving diversity in public appointments by setting ambitious targets and requiring progress reports to Parliament wit…”
The party will provide employer support on neurodiversity and develop a cross-government strategy to tackle discrimination against neurodiverse people.
“Providing additional support and advice to employers on neurodiversity in the workplace, and developing a cross-governme…”
The party will implement a Race Equality Strategy including reducing maternal mortality for black women and eliminating racial health disparities.
“Implement a comprehensive Race Equality Strategy, including: Reducing the disproportionately high maternal mortality rat…”
The party will end disproportionate Stop and Search use and require police forces to adopt ambitious diversity targets.
“Ending the disproportionate use of Stop and Search and requiring all police forces to adopt ambitious targets for improv…”
The party will end the Hostile Environment, implement the Windrush review and repeal the Right to Rent law.
“Ending the Conservatives' Hostile Environment, implementing the Windrush Lessons Learned Review and repealing the Conser…”
The party will scrap the voter ID scheme and require political parties to publish candidate diversity data.
“Scrapping the Conservatives' voter ID scheme and requiring political parties to publish candidate diversity data, as set…”
The party will halt facial recognition surveillance which disproportionately misidentifies black people and women.
“Halting the use of facial recognition surveillance, which is most likely to wrongly identify black people and women.”
The party will adopt new accessibility standards for public spaces to improve disabled people's access.
“Make it easier for disabled people to access public life, including the world of work, by: Adopting new accessibility st…”
The party will improve the legislative framework for blue badges.
“Improving the legislative framework for blue badges.”
The party will incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into UK law.
“Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into UK law.”
The party will implement a targeted strategy with specialist support to help disabled people into employment.
“Tackling the disability employment gap by implementing a targeted strategy to support disabled people into work, with sp…”
The party will raise employer awareness of the Access to Work scheme and simplify its application process.
“Raising employers' awareness of the Access to Work scheme and simplifying and speeding up the application process.”
The party will introduce Adjustment Passports to record workplace adjustments and ensure support transfers when disabled people change jobs.
“Introducing 'Adjustment Passports' to record the adjustments, modifications and equipment a disabled person has received…”
The party will increase British Sign Language use in government communications and work with the BSL Alliance to promote its use.
“Building on the British Sign Language Act by increasing the use of BSL in government communications and working collabor…”
The party will give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in UK general elections, referendums and local elections in England.
“Reform our politics to put more power in people's hands by: Giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in UK general …”
The party will extend voting and candidacy rights to EU citizens with settled status and others with five years UK residence and permanent right to stay.
“Extending the right to full participation in civic life, including the ability to stand for office or vote in UK referen…”
The party will require local authorities to inform citizens of voter registration steps and establish automatic voter registration.
“Introducing a legal requirement for local authorities to inform citizens of the steps they must take to be successfully …”
The party will allow UK citizens abroad to vote for MPs in overseas constituencies and participate in referendums.
“Enabling all UK citizens living abroad to vote for MPs in separate overseas constituencies, and to participate in UK ref…”
The party will restore Parliament's power to call and set the date of early general elections instead of the Prime Minister alone.
“Restoring to Parliament – instead of the Prime Minister alone – the power to call and set the date of an early general e…”
The party will require a new Prime Minister and their government programme to win an MP confidence vote before taking office.
“Ensuring that a new Prime Minister, and their programme for government, must win a confidence vote of MPs before taking …”
The party will take zero tolerance to Westminster harassment and allow constituents to recall MPs for sexual harassment.
“Taking a zero-tolerance approach to harassment and bullying in Westminster and legislating to empower constituents to re…”
The party will enforce Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 requiring political parties to publish candidate diversity data.
“Bringing into force Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring political parties to publish candidate diversity dat…”
The party will establish national and local citizens' assemblies to engage the public in solving major challenges like climate change and AI regulation.
“Establishing national and local citizens' assemblies to ensure that the public are fully engaged in finding solutions to…”
The party will provide full and fair compensation to victims of the Horizon Post Office and Infected Blood scandals.
“Ensure justice for the victims of scandals and prevent future scandals, including by: Providing full and fair compensati…”
The party will make the Adviser on Ministers' Interests independent with power to initiate investigations and publish reports.
“Make the role of the Adviser on Ministers' Interests truly independent by: Empowering them to initiate their own investi…”
The party will put the Adviser on Ministers' Interests role on a statutory basis with parliamentary appointment power.
“Putting the role on a statutory basis and giving Parliament the power to appoint them.”
The party pledges to uphold and respect international courts and international law.
“Upholding and respecting international courts and international law.”
The party commits to providing safe and legal routes to sanctuary for refugees.
“Provide safe and legal routes to sanctuary for refugees, as set out in chapter 18.”
The party commits to providing training, incentives, and advice to support the transition to net zero.
“We will provide skills training, incentives and advice to help families and businesses with the transition to net zero.”
The party will support policies promoting sharing and countering the cost of division in Northern Ireland.
“Supporting policies and initiatives that promote sharing over separation and counter the cost of division.”
The party commits to growing the Northern Ireland economy, boosting infrastructure and supporting local businesses.
“Helping to grow the economy in Northern Ireland, boost infrastructure and support local businesses.”
The party commits to securing a fair deal for service personnel and veterans.
“Securing a fair deal for service personnel and veterans.”