Labour Party Manifesto 2024 — Change

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MY PLAN
FOR CHANGE
This election is about change.
A chance to stop the endless
Conservative chaos that has
directly harmed the finances
of every family in Britain.
A moment where we can turn
the page on a set of ideas that,
over 14 years, have consistently
left us more vulnerable in an
increasingly volatile world.
And an opportunity to begin
the work of national renewal.
A rebuilding of our country,
so that it once again serves
the interests of working people.
Restore hope
Every great nation is held together
by shared beliefs. To outsiders
they may not seem exceptional
or distinctive, but they are essential
for a sense of collective national
purpose. Britain is no different,
but at this moment two of our
most important beliefs are in
grave danger.
First, that politics should be driven
by a sense of service to the
country, not considerations of
party or self-interest.
Second, that if you work
hard then – whoever you are,
wherever you started in life –
Britain is a country that will
respect your contribution and
give you a fair chance to get on.
When I consider these beliefs, it
is hard not to think back to my
childhood. Then, as now, Britain’s
place in the world was uncertain.
Then, as now, our economy was
gripped by stuttering growth and
a cost-of-living crisis that hurt
working people.
Yet back then, there was at least
a degree of security in being able
to take those two fundamental
beliefs for granted. For families
like mine, this was a comfort. The
knowledge that Britain would offer
your children a better future gave
us hope. A hope that may not

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sound high-minded or particularly
idealistic, but which families like
mine could build a life around.
Stop the chaos
To restore this hope, we must first
end the Conservative chaos. The
visible decline in our communities –
families weighed down by soaring
mortgages; people waiting on
trolleys in A&E; sewage in our rivers
– is not an accident. Rather, it is a
direct result of a governing party
that, time and again, puts its own
interests and obsessions above the
issues that affect families.
The result is a vicious cycle – decline
feeding off chaos, chaos feeding off
decline – that will continue if they
return for five more years. Only a
Labour government can break this
cycle and stop the chaos.
Turn the page
We must turn the page decisively
on the Conservative ideas that
have caused the chaos.
The world has become increasingly
volatile, with a major war in Europe
for the first time in a generation
and ever greater threats to the
living standards of working people.
This ‘age of insecurity’ requires
the government to step up, not
stand aside.

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This means a return to the
foundations of good government:
national security, secure borders,
and economic stability. But it also
requires an enduring partnership
with business to deliver the
economic growth we need.
It needs more focus on long-
term strategy, not the short-term
distractions that can animate
Westminster. And it demands a
final and total rejection of the toxic
idea that economic growth is gifted
from the few to the many.
Because whether it is crashing
the pound to give tax cuts to the
richest 1%; degrading public services
because of a mess made by
the banks; or the failure to invest
in clean British energy that left
us exposed when Putin invaded
Ukraine – so much of what Britain
has been through in the past 14
years is explained by a Conservative
failure to face the future. Only
Labour can turn the page.
Rebuild our country
We must rebuild our country. It
will not be easy. Not only because
there is no quick fix to the mess
the Conservatives have made. But
also, because their failures have
sapped our collective confidence
that Britain can still achieve great
things. I reject this with every fibre
of my being. Despite all the chaos
inflicted on Britain, the country I
see is one where working people
never let each other down. They
came together in the pandemic –
missed weddings, funerals and last
goodbyes – to save the lives
of people they will never meet.
They dug deep in the years
of austerity, to keep delivering
the public services people
needed. And throughout the
cost-of-living crisis, they found
a way to support those less
fortunate than themselves.
We are still a great nation.
We can still achieve great things.
What we lack is a government
that can match the ambition
working people have for their
family and community, with
a credible long-term plan.
This manifesto is that plan.
Fully costed, fully funded – built
on a rock of fiscal responsibility.
At its heart are five national
missions – with clear first steps
to begin the journey of rebuilding
– that provide a clear destination
for everyone invested in Britain’s
future. A new Britain, where wealth is
created in every community. Where
the golden opportunity of clean
British power is harnessed for lower
bills. Where your town centre has
been revitalised and everyone feels
safe to walk the streets. Where you
can go to work and know you will

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be treated with dignity and respect.
Where our children are equipped
with the skills to thrive in the future.
Where our NHS is once again at the
cutting edge of healthcare. And
where we show that politics can be
about serving the country.
It’s time for change
I know some people will roll their
eyes at this last sentence. Yet
serving our country is the only
reason I came into politics. The
defining purpose of my Labour
leadership has been to drag my
party away from the dead end of
gesture politics and return it once
more to the service of working
people. I have changed my party.
Now I want the chance to bring that
change to the country.
But to succeed we need everyone,
every community, to play their part.
I know, after everything you have
been through in the past 14 years,
that this is a hard request to make.
But I also expect, deep down, that
you know this is what our country
needs now – an end to the chaos,
a turning of the page, and a
patient but determined rebuilding
of our country.
So, I invite you to join us in this
common endeavour of national
renewal. It is time to change Britain.
Keir Starmer
Leader of the Labour Party
Five national missions – with
clear first steps to begin the
journey of rebuilding

with more neighbourhood police paid for by ending wasteful
contracts, tough new penalties for offenders, and a new
network of youth hubs.
with 40,000 more appointments each week, during evenings
and weekends, paid for by cracking down on tax avoidance
and non-dom loopholes.
with tough spending rules, so we can grow our economy
and keep taxes, inflation and mortgages as low as possible.
w
ith hundreds of new specialist investigators and use
counter-terror powers to smash the criminal boat gangs.
a publicly-owned clean power company, to cut bills for good
and boost energy security, paid for by a windfall tax on oil
and gas giants.
in key subjects to prepare children for life, work and the future,
paid for by ending tax breaks for private schools.
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Mission-driven government .......................................................................12
Strong foundations
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Kickstart economic growth
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Make Britain a clean energy superpower
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Take back our streets

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Break down the barriers to opportunity
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Build an NHS fit for the future

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Serving the country
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Britain reconnected
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Labour’s fiscal plan .....................................................................................1
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CONTENTS

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MISSION-DRIVEN
GOVERNMENT
Ending the Conservative chaos
is vital, but turning the page with
a new government is not in itself
enough to tackle the deep-rooted
challenges our country now faces.
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, are buffeted about
by events. Politics has enormous
potential to change lives for the
better, but too often different parts
of the government have pursued
their own narrow goals rather than
working together. Government is at
its best when working in partnership
with business, trade unions, civil
society, faith groups, and
communities. 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 objectives that provide
a driving sense of purpose for the
country. It means a new way of
doing government that is more
joined up, pushes power out to
communities and harnesses new
technology, all with one aim in mind
– to put the country back in the
service of working people.

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LABOUR’S FIVE MISSIONS
TO REBUILD BRITAIN ARE:
1)
K
ickstart 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)
M
ake Britain a clean energy
superpower to cut bills, create
jobs and deliver security with
cheaper, zero-carbon electricity
by 2030, accelerating to net zero.
3)
T
ake back our streets by halving
serious violent crime and raising
confidence in the police and
criminal justice system to its
highest levels.
4)
B
reak down barriers to
opportunity by reforming
our childcare and education
systems, to make sure there is no
class ceiling on the ambitions of
young people in Britain.
5)
B
uild 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.

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NATIONAL SECURITY
STRONG FOUNDATIONS
No policy commitment in pursuit of Labour’s missions matters unless
we uphold the first duty of any government: to keep the country safe.
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.

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STRONG FOUNDATIONS
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 major defence
programmes to ensure we meet
our obligations in full.
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-attacks and misinformation
campaigns which seek to subvert
our democracy. To ensure the UK
is fully prepared to deal with these
interconnected threats, Labour
will conduct a Strategic Defence
Review within our first year in
government, and we will set
out the path to spending
2.5 per cent of GDP on defence.
From the Skripal poisonings to
assassination plots by the Iranian
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
threats from hostile states or state-
sponsored groups are on the rise,
but Britain lacks a comprehensive
framework to protect us. Labour will
take the approach used for dealing
with non-state terrorism and adapt
it to deal with state-based domestic
security threats.
Terrorism remains a significant
threat. Labour will bring in ‘Martyn’s
Law’ to strengthen the security of
public events and venues. We will
update the rules around counter-
extremism, including online, to
stop people being radicalised and
drawn towards hateful ideologies.
Labour will also ensure the police
and intelligence services have the
powers and resources they need
to protect the British people from
terrorism and hostile espionage.
The first duty of any government
is to keep the country safe

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SECURE BORDERS
STRONG FOUNDATIONS
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 important routes for refugees
seeking sanctuary. 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.

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STRONG FOUNDATIONS
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 pounds.
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 indefinitely staying in hotels
costing the taxpayer millions of
pounds every week.
Labour will stop the chaos and
go after the criminal gangs who
trade in driving this crisis. We will
create a new Border Security
Command, with hundreds of new
investigators, intelligence officers,
and cross-border police officers.
This will be funded by ending the
wasteful Migration and Economic
Development partnership with
Rwanda. This new Command
will work internationally and be
supported by new counter-terrorism
style powers, to pursue, disrupt, and
arrest those responsible for the vile
trade. We will seek a new security
agreement with the EU to ensure
access to real-time intelligence
and enable our policing teams to
lead joint investigations with their
European counterparts.
Labour will turn the page and
restore order to the asylum
system so that it operates swiftly,
firmly, and fairly; and the rules are
properly enforced. We will hire
additional caseworkers to clear the
Conservatives’ backlog and end
asylum hotels, saving the taxpayer
billions of pounds.
Labour will set up a new returns and
enforcement unit, with an additional
1,000 staff, to fast-track removals
to safe countries for people who
do not have the right to stay here.
We will negotiate additional returns
arrangements to speed up returns
and increase the number of safe
countries that failed asylum seekers
can swiftly be sent back to. And we
will also act upstream, working with
international partners to address
the humanitarian crises which lead
people to flee their homes, and to
strengthen support for refugees in
their home region.
Labour will stop
the chaos and
go after the
criminal gangs

ECONOMIC
STABILITY
STRONG FOUNDATIONS
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
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STRONG FOUNDATIONS
disastrous Conservative ‘mini
budget’. The British people are still
paying the price of those unfunded
commitments through higher
mortgage costs, and taxpayers
continue to foot the bill through
higher interest payments, meaning
less money for investment and
public services. 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 a less attractive
place for business to invest.
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 budget’. This would
be devastating for families
across the country.
Labour will turn the page on this
economic chaos. Our approach is
based on strong fiscal rules which
will govern every single decision
we make in government.
Our fiscal rules are that:
•
T
he current budget moves into
balance, so that day-to-day
costs are met by revenues
•
D
ebt must be falling as a
share of the economy by the
fifth year of the forecast.
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 convenience. Instead, we
will strengthen the role of the OBR.
Every fiscal event making significant
changes to taxation or spending
will be subject to an independent
OBR forecast.
Labour will safeguard taxpayers’
money. We will end the link between
access to ministers and an inside
track for public contracts. We
will appoint a fixed-term Covid
Corruption Commissioner and use
every means possible to recoup
public money lost in pandemic-
related fraud and from contracts
which have not delivered. 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
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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. We
will support families with children
by introducing free breakfast clubs
in every primary school. Labour will
also keep mortgage rates as low
as possible, with a strong,
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Our approach is
based on strong
fiscal rules which
govern every
single decision
we make in
government

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 not increase taxes on working
people, which is why we will not
increase National Insurance, the
basic, higher, or additional rates
of Income Tax, or VAT.
Labour will address unfairness in the
tax system. We will abolish non-dom
status once and for all, replacing it
with a modern scheme for people
genuinely in the country for a
short period. We will end the use of
offshore trusts to avoid inheritance
tax so that everyone who makes
their home here in the UK pays
their taxes here. Private equity is the
only industry where performance-
related pay is treated as capital
gains. Labour will close this loophole.
We will modernise HMRC and
change the law to tackle tax
avoidance. 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 gap and ensure everyone
pays their fair share.
Labour will stop the chaos,
turn the page, and return to
the foundations of national
security, secure borders,
and economic stability.
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We will bring down the cost of energy.
We will reduce prices by removing
barriers to businesses trading. We
will make housing more affordable,
expand access to childcare, and
make work pay

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KICKSTART
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
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 D eliver economic stability
with tough spending rules
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A
new partnership with business
to boost growth everywhere

A N
ational Wealth Fund
to invest in jobs

P
lanning reform to build
1.5 million new homes

D
evolution of power
across England
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A N
ew Deal for Working People

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Charlie, cafe owner
and former Conservative voter
“ C hange is overdue. Since we opened our cafe in June 2020 our gas and
electric bill has soared. Customers are feeling the pinch so some visit us
less often. How can we pass these costs on to customers when they can’t
afford to pay more? Continuing like this will ruin us. I voted Conservative
before but the only way out of this is Labour’s plan for economic growth.
Cheaper bills for us and our customers, and that bit of extra cash to spend.
That’s the change we need.”
MY STORY

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Sustained economic growth is
the only route to improving the
prosperity of our country and the
living standards of working people.
That is why it is Labour’s first mission
for government. It means being pro-
business 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
families significantly poorer than
those in France or Germany.
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 person – the
many not the few. Second, a failure
to acknowledge that sustainable
growth requires government to be
a strategic partner with business –
that markets must be shaped, not
merely served.
These twin failures have led to
greater economic insecurity – in the
financial resilience of households,
but also in our national economy
– at the very time when our world
has become less stable and secure.
The Conservatives have failed to
grasp the implications of a new
era of rising global competition
and tension, instead leaving our
economy on an increasingly
shallow and insecure footing.
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 broad base and resilient
foundations. Our approach
will depend on a dynamic and
strategic state. This does not
mean ever-growing government,
It is time to turn
the page. Labour
will restore
stability, increase
investment,
and reform
our economy

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but it does mean a more active,
smarter government that works in
partnership with business, trade
unions, local leaders, and
devolved governments.
Labour will stop the chaos and
support business through a stable
policy environment – strengthening
our economic institutions, and
giving investors the certainty they
need to fuel growth. Labour will seek
involvement from industry, trade
unions, and civil society in our plans
for growth, so they can contribute
to building a stronger economy
in all parts of the country. 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
create the wealth our country
needs. Britain is hampered by
a planning regime that means
we struggle to build either the
infrastructure or housing the
country needs.
The country remains too centralised,
with the economic potential of too
many regions and communities
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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.
Strategic partnership through
industrial strategy
Labour will introduce a new
industrial strategy. 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 statutory footing, to provide
expert advice. We will ensure
representation on the Council from
all nations and regions, business
and trade unions, to drive economic
growth in all parts of the country.
Labour will take a sectoral approach
and be clear-eyed about where
the UK enjoys advantages over
other countries. Our approach will
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professional services, advanced
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industries. We will ensure a
pro-business environment,
with a competition and regulatory
framework, that supports
innovation, investment, and
high-quality jobs. Procurement
and trade policy will also be aligned
with our industrial strategy priorities.
Financial services are one
of Britain’s greatest success stories.
Labour will create the conditions
to support innovation and growth
in the sector, through supporting
new technology, including Open
Banking and Open Finance
and ensuring a pro-innovation
regulatory framework.
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 to policy. In government,
we will set out plans for these and
other vital sectors of the economy.
Boosting investment
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 successfully across
the world. 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.
Capitalised with £7.3 billion over the
course of the next Parliament, the
National Wealth Fund will have a
remit to support Labour’s growth
and clean energy missions, making
transformative investments across
every part of the country. The fund
will have a target of attracting
three pounds of private investment
for every one pound of public
investment, creating jobs across the
country. We plan to allocate:
•
£
1.8 billion to upgrade ports and
build supply chains across the UK
We will work in
partnership with
industry to seize
opportunities and
remove barriers
to growth

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• £ 1.5 billion to new gigafactories
so our automotive industry
leads the world
•
£
2.5 billion to rebuild
our steel industry
•
£
1 billion to accelerate the
deployment of carbon capture
•
£
500 million to support the
manufacturing of green hydrogen.
Labour will also act to increase
investment from pension funds in
UK markets. We will adopt reforms
to ensure that workplace pension
schemes take advantage of
consolidation and scale, to deliver
better returns for UK savers 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
outcomes and increase investment
in UK markets.
Business taxation
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

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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 planning. We
are committed to one major fiscal
event a year, giving families and
businesses due warning of tax and
spending policies. We will publish
a roadmap for business taxation for
the next parliament which will allow
businesses to plan investments
with confidence.
Labour will cap corporation tax
at the current level of 25 per cent,
the lowest in the G7, for the entire
parliament, and we will act if tax
changes in other countries pose a
risk to UK competitiveness. We will
retain a permanent full expensing
system for capital investment and
the annual investment allowance
for small business. And we will
give firms greater clarity on what
qualifies for allowances to improve
business investment decisions.
The current business rates system
disincentivises investment, creates
uncertainty and places an undue
burden on our high streets. In
England, Labour will replace the
business rates system, so we can
raise the same revenue but in a
fairer way. This new system will
level the playing field between the
high street and online giants,
better incentivise investment,
tackle empty properties and
support entrepreneurship.
Economic infrastructure
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, and our
infrastructure crumbling.
Labour will stop
the chaos, and
turn the page
with a strategic
approach that
gives certainty
and allows long-
term planning

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Labour will end this chaos by
developing a ten-year infrastructure
strategy, aligned with our industrial
strategy and regional development
priorities, 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. We will create a new
National Infrastructure and Service
Transformation Authority, bringing
together existing bodies, to set
strategic infrastructure priorities
and oversee the design, scope,
and delivery of projects.
The current planning regime
acts as a major brake on
economic growth. Labour will
make the changes we need to
forge ahead with new roads,
railways, reservoirs, and other
nationally significant infrastructure.
We will set out new national policy
statements, make major projects
faster and cheaper by slashing
red tape, and build support
for developments by ensuring
communities directly benefit.
We will also update national
planning policy to ensure the
planning system meets the needs
of a modern economy, making it
easier to build laboratories, digital
infrastructure, and gigafactories.
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.
Labour will make a renewed push to
fulfil the ambition of full gigabit and
national 5G coverage by 2030.
Royal Mail remains a key part
of the UK’s infrastructure. Labour
will ensure that any proposed
takeover is robustly scrutinised
We need to forge
ahead with new
roads, railways,
reservoirs, and
other nationally
significant
infrastructure

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and that appropriate guarantees
are forthcoming that protect
the interests of the workforce,
customers and the United Kingdom,
including the need to maintain
a comprehensive universal
service obligation.
Labour will also explore new
business and governance models
for Royal Mail so that workers and
customers who rely on Royal Mail
services can have a stronger voice
in the governance and strategic
direction of the company.
A modern transport network
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 safe, and tackles
congestion. We will fix an additional
one million potholes across
England in each year of the next
parliament, funded by deferring
the A27 bypass, which is poor
value for money. 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 the roll out of
charge points, giving certainty
to manufacturers by restoring the
phase-out date of 2030 for new cars
with internal combustion engines,
and supporting buyers of second-
hand electric cars by standardising
the information supplied on the
condition of batteries.
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. We
will do this as contracts with
existing operators expire or are
broken through a failure to deliver,
without costing taxpayers a penny
in compensation. Great British
Railways will deliver a unified system
that focuses on reliable, affordable,
high-quality, and efficient services;
along with ensuring safety and
accessibility. It will be responsible for
investment, day-to-day operational
delivery and innovations and
improvements for passengers,
working with publicly-owned rail
operators in Wales and Scotland.
Mayors will have a role in designing
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will be a duty to promote and grow
the use of rail freight. Open access
operators are an important part
of the rail system and will have
an ongoing role. Labour will also
create a tough new passenger
watchdog, focused on driving
up standards.
Local communities have lost
control over their bus routes.
Fares have increased, routes have
disappeared, and services are
unreliable. Building on the work of
Labour mayors, we will reform the
broken system through new powers
for local leaders to franchise local
bus services, and we will lift the ban
on municipal ownership. This will
give local communities in England
control over routes and schedules.
Under the Conservatives,
transport services have remained
fragmented and inefficient with
companies and sectors failing to
speak to and plan with each other.
Labour will give mayors the power
to create unified and integrated
transport systems, allowing for more
seamless journeys, and to promote
active travel networks. Labour will
also develop a long-term strategy
for transport, ensuring transport
infrastructure can be delivered
efficiently and on time. Labour will
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promoting sustainable aviation
fuels, and encouraging airspace
modernisation.
Driving innovation
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 of our country.
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 planning barriers
to new datacentres. And we will
create a National Data Library to
bring together existing research
programmes and help deliver
data-driven public services, whilst
maintaining strong safeguards and
ensuring all of the public benefit.
Labour will scrap short funding
cycles for key R&D institutions in
favour of ten-year budgets that
allow meaningful partnerships
with industry to keep the UK at the
forefront of global innovation. 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. We
will also simplify the procurement
process to support innovation and
reduce micromanagement
with a mission-driven approach.
Regulators are currently
ill-equipped to deal with the
dramatic development of new
technologies, which often cut
across traditional industries
and sectors. Labour will create
a new Regulatory Innovation Office,
bringing together existing functions
across government. This office will
help regulators update regulation,
speed up approval timelines,
and co-ordinate issues that span
existing boundaries. Labour will
ensure the safe development and
use of AI models by introducing
binding regulation on the handful
of companies developing the
most powerful AI models and by
banning the creation of sexually
explicit deepfakes.
Labour will support diverse business
models which bring innovation and
new products to the market. This
includes the co-operative sector,
and we will aim to double the size
of the UK’s co-operative and
mutuals sector. We will work with the
sector to address the barriers they
face, such as accessing finance.
Support for small business
and the self-employed
Labour’s plan for economic
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entrepreneurs, and the self-
employed face unique challenges.
That is why, in partnership, Labour
has developed a plan for small
businesses – the lifeblood of
communities and high streets
across the country.
We will take action on late
payments to ensure small
businesses and the self-employed
are paid on time. We will improve
guidance and remove barriers
to exporting for small businesses.
Reform of the British Business Bank,
including a stronger mandate to
support growth in the regions and
nations, will make it easier for small
and medium sized enterprises to
access capital. We will also
reform procurement rules to
give them greater access
to government contracts.
The Post Office is an essential
service in communities across
the country. Labour will look for
ways to strengthen the Post Office
network, in consultation with
sub-postmasters, trade unions
and customers, and support the
development of new products,
services and business models,
such as banking hubs, that will
help reinvigorate the high street.
We will also ensure justice and
compensation are delivered
swiftly for those sub-postmasters
shamefully affected by the Horizon
IT scandal.
Get Britain building again
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 barriers
to growth. Labour will get Britain
building again, creating jobs across
England, with 1.5 million new homes
over the next parliament.
We will immediately update the
National Policy Planning Framework
to undo damaging Conservative
changes, including restoring
mandatory housing targets. We
will take tough action to ensure that
Labour will get
Britain building
again, creating
jobs across
England, with
1.5 million new
homes over the
next parliament

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planning authorities have up-to-
date Local Plans and reform and
strengthen the presumption in
favour of sustainable development.
Labour will support local authorities
by funding additional planning
officers, through increasing the
rate of the stamp duty surcharge
paid by non-UK residents. We will
ensure local communities continue
to shape housebuilding in their
area, but where necessary Labour
will not be afraid to make full use
of intervention powers to build the
houses we need.
Labour will take a brownfield
first approach, prioritising the
development of previously used
land wherever possible, and
fast-tracking approval of urban
brownfield sites. 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 housebuilding. Without
changing its purpose or general
extent, Labour will take a more
strategic approach to greenbelt
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places. The release of lower quality
‘grey belt’ land will be prioritised
and we will introduce ‘golden rules’
to ensure development benefits
communities and nature.
In partnership with local leaders
and communities, a Labour
government will build a new
generation of new towns, inspired
by the proud legacy of the 1945
Labour government. Alongside
urban extensions and regeneration
projects, these will form part
of a series of large-scale new
communities across England.
Housing need in England cannot
be met without planning for growth
on a larger than local scale so
we will introduce effective new
mechanisms for cross-boundary
strategic planning. Labour will
require all Combined and Mayoral
Authorities to strategically plan for
housing growth in their areas. We
will give Combined Authorities new
planning powers along with new
freedoms and flexibilities to make
better use of grant funding.
Labour will further reform
compulsory purchase
compensation rules to improve
land assembly, speed up site
delivery, and deliver housing,
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interest. We will take steps to
ensure that for specific types
of development schemes,
landowners are awarded fair
compensation rather than inflated
prices based on the prospect of
planning permission.
Labour will deliver the biggest
increase in social and affordable
housebuilding in a generation. We
will strengthen planning obligations
to ensure new developments
provide more affordable homes;
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 housing
supply. Labour will prioritise the
building of new social rented homes
and better protect our existing
stock by reviewing the increased
right to buy discounts introduced in
2012 and increasing protections on
newly-built social housing.
Labour wants exemplary
development to be the norm
not the exception. We will take
steps to ensure we are building
more high-quality, well-designed,
and sustainable homes and
creating places that increase
climate resilience and promote
nature recovery. We will implement
solutions to unlock the building
of homes affected by nutrient
neutrality without weakening
environmental protections.
Labour will work with local
authorities to give first-time
buyers the first chance to buy
homes and end the farce of
entire developments being sold
off to international investors
before houses are even built. And
we will introduce a permanent,
comprehensive mortgage
guarantee scheme, to support
first-time buyers who struggle to
save for a large deposit, with lower
mortgage costs.
Labour will
support first-
time buyers
who struggle to
save for a large
desposit, with
lower mortgage
costs

Economic growth
across the country
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 understand
local ambitions and strengths.
This means we fail to make the
most of the contribution everyone
can make, hampering economic
growth. So, Labour will transfer
power out of Westminster, and
into our communities, with
landmark devolution legislation
to take back control.
In England, Labour will
deepen devolution settlements
for existing Combined Authorities.
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,
create jobs, and improve living
standards. Local areas will be
able to gain new powers over
transport, adult education and
skills, housing and planning, and
employment support. We will
ensure those places have the
strong governance arrangements,
capacity, and capability to
deliver, providing central support
where needed.
At the centre of our approach is
a new statutory requirement for
Local Growth Plans that cover
towns and cities across the country.
Local leaders will work with major
employers, universities, colleges,
and industry bodies to produce
long-term plans that identify
growth sectors and put in place
the programmes and infrastructure
they need to thrive. These will align
with our national industrial strategy.
Labour will review the governance
arrangements for Combined
Authorities to unblock decision
making. We will provide greater
flexibility with integrated settlements
for Mayoral Combined Authorities
that can show exemplary
management of public money. On
housing and planning we will seek
to consolidate powers to allow for
improved decision making.
Our approach will require
partnership with local authorities.
Local government is facing acute
financial challenges because
of the Conservatives’ economic
mismanagement which sent
interest rates soaring, along with
their failures on public services. To
provide greater stability, a Labour
government will give councils multi-
year funding settlements and end
wasteful competitive bidding. We
recognise good jobs deliver better
services that local communities
can rely on. Labour will provide
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capacity and support to councils,
and will overhaul the local audit
system, so taxpayers get better
value for money.
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.
Labour will act to improve public
service workers’ living standards
throughout the parliament,
and ensure any independent
mechanisms have the confidence
of all involved.
Labour will also work with the
Scottish and Welsh Governments,
and the Northern Ireland Executive,
to drive growth across the country.
Our industrial strategy will support
successful industries across all
nations of the UK.
A fair and properly managed
immigration system
People who have come to the
UK to work make a substantial
contribution to our economy,
our public services, and
our communities.
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. So,
Labour will reduce net migration.
We will reform the points-based
immigration system so that it is
fair and properly managed, with
appropriate restrictions on visas,
and by linking immigration and
skills policy. Labour will not tolerate
employers or recruitment agencies
abusing the visa system. 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
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Labour will
transfer power out
of Westminster,
and into our
communities

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isolation. Labour will bring joined-up
thinking, ensuring that migration
to address skills shortages triggers
a plan to upskill workers and
improve working conditions in the
UK. We will strengthen the Migration
Advisory Committee, and establish
a framework for joint working with
skills bodies across the UK, the
Industrial Strategy Council and the
Department for Work and Pensions.
We will end the long-term reliance
on overseas workers in some parts
of the economy by bringing in
workforce and training plans
for sectors such as health and
social care, and construction.
The days of a sector languishing
endlessly on immigration shortage
lists with no action to train up
workers will come to an end.
Supporting people into work
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
inactivity. Labour will reform
employment support so it drives
growth and opportunity. Our system
will be underpinned by rights and
responsibilities – people who can
work, should work – and there will be
consequences for those who do not
fulfil their obligations.
We will bring Jobcentre Plus and the
National Careers Service together
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to provide a national jobs and
careers service, focused on getting
people into work and helping them
get on at work. We will ensure
the service is responsive to local
employers, inclusive for all users,
and works in partnership with other
local services.
Labour will work with local areas
to create plans to support more
disabled people and those with
health conditions into work. We will
devolve funding so local areas can
shape a joined-up work, health,
and skills offer for local people. We
will tackle the backlog of Access
to Work claims and give disabled
people the confidence to start
working without the fear of an
immediate benefit reassessment if
it does not work out. We believe the
Work Capability Assessment is not
working and needs to be reformed
or replaced, 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 poor
mental health facing particular
disadvantages. Drawing together
existing funding and entitlements,
Labour will establish a youth
guarantee of access to training, an
apprenticeship, or support to find
work for all 18- to 21-year-olds, to
bring down the number of young
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people who are not learning or
earning. We will also guarantee two
weeks’ worth of work experience
for every young person, and
improve careers advice in
schools and colleges.
We will work with the Scottish and
Welsh Governments, and Mayors
and Combined Authorities in
England, to ensure all aspects of
our new approach to Jobcentre Plus
and employment support partner
effectively with devolved provision,
to offer the best opportunities for
people right across the country.
Making work pay
Greater in-work security, better
pay, and more autonomy in
the workplace improve the lives
of working people and bring
substantial economic benefits.
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 relations since
the 1980s.
For too many people a job does
not offer the route out of poverty
it should: either because work is
insecure, inflexible, or low paid;
or because people face barriers
when trying to move into a better
job. Responsible businesses face
being undercut when rights are not
enforced properly.
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Labour will stop the chaos and turn
the page to create a partnership
between business and trade
unions, by implementing ‘Labour’s
Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering
a New Deal for Working People’ in
full – introducing legislation within
100 days. We will consult fully with
businesses, workers, and civil society
on how to put our plans into practice
before legislation is passed. This will
include banning exploitative zero
hours contracts; ending fire and
rehire; and introducing basic rights
from day one to parental leave,
sick pay, and protection from unfair
dismissal. We will strengthen the
collective voice of workers, including
through their trade unions, 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.
Labour will also make sure the
minimum wage is a genuine
living wage. We will change the
remit of the independent Low
Pay Commission so for the first
time it accounts for the cost of
living. Labour will also remove the
discriminatory age bands, so all
adults are entitled to the same
minimum wage, 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.
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Britain’s outdated employment laws
are not fit for the modern economy.
Labour will implement our plan to
‘Make Work Pay: Delivering a New Deal
for Working People’

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MAKE BRITAIN A
CLEAN ENERGY
SUPERPOWER
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 S et up Great British Energy
to cut bills for good

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nergy independence from
dictators like Putin
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50,000 new high-quality jobs
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armer homes to slash
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Gary, pensioner
“ E nergy bills have shot up so much. I’ve lived in this house all my life and
I’ve never struggled this much to keep warm. I can only afford to heat one
room with a small portable heater. Sometimes I sleep in my armchair to
save money. It’s no way to live. Labour is the only party with a proper plan
to cut energy bills for good and get us back on track. The savings people
will get through things like Great British Energy will make a real difference
to me. No question.”
MY STORY

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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 change can be
complementary. Second, because
they are ideologically opposed to
using the role of the state, including
public investment, to guarantee
that they are.
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 investment
in home insulation landed British
families with amongst the highest
energy bills in Europe. 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 losing out.
But it is not too late to stop the
chaos and turn the page.
We have tremendous untapped
advantages: our long coast-
line, high winds, shallow waters,
universities, and skilled offshore
workforce combined with our
extensive technological and
engineering capabilities. With a
serious industrial strategy and a
genuine partnership between
the public and private sectors,
The clean
energy transition
represents a
huge opportunity
to generate
growth, tackle
the cost-of-living
crisis and make
Britain energy
independent
once again

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we can make Britain a clean
energy superpower.
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
Wealth Fund, we will invest in the
industries of the future. 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 collective
obligations to future generations.
At home we will also tackle the
Conservatives’ nature emergency,
including the unforgivable pollution
of our rivers and seas. We will

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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 jobs of the future. They tried
this chaotic approach in the 1970s
and 80s, and communities are still
scarred by what happened. That is
the choice facing Britain.
Clean power by 2030
Families and businesses will have
lower bills for good, from a zero-
carbon electricity system. We have
chosen this mission not because it
is easy, but because working people
can never again be left vulnerable
to dictators like Putin.
To deliver our clean power mission,
Labour will work with the private
sector to double onshore wind,
triple solar power, and quadruple
offshore wind by 2030. We will invest
in carbon capture and storage,
hydrogen and marine energy, and
ensure we have the long-term
energy storage our country needs.
A new Energy Independence Act will
establish the framework for Labour’s
energy and climate policies.
Labour will end a decade of
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nuclear power. We will ensure the
long-term security of the sector,
extending the lifetime of existing
plants, and we will get Hinkley Point
C over the line. New nuclear power
stations, such as Sizewell C, and
Small Modular Reactors, will play
an important role in helping the UK
achieve energy security and clean
power while securing thousands of
good, skilled jobs.
Labour will maintain a strategic
reserve of gas power stations to
guarantee security of supply. We will
ensure a phased and responsible
transition in the North Sea that
recognises the proud history of our
offshore industry and the brilliance
of its workforce, particularly in
Scotland and the North East of
England, and the ongoing role of
oil and gas in our energy mix.
We will embrace the future of energy
production and storage which
will make use of existing offshore
infrastructure and the skills of our
offshore workforce. Labour will not
revoke existing licences and we will
partner with business and workers
to manage our existing fields for the
entirety of their lifespan. 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.
We will not issue new licences to
explore new fields because they
will not take a penny off bills, cannot
make us energy secure, and will
only accelerate the worsening
climate crisis. In addition, we will
not grant new coal licences and
will ban fracking for good.
To support investment in this plan,
Labour will close the loopholes
in the windfall tax on oil and gas
companies. Companies have
benefitted from enormous profits
not because of their ingenuity or
Labour will create
a new publicly-
owned company,
Great British
Energy. It will be
owned by the
British people
and deliver
power back to
the British people

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investment, but because of an
energy shock which raised prices
for British families. Labour will
therefore extend the sunset clause
in the Energy Profits Levy until the
end of the next parliament. We will
also increase the rate of the levy by
three percentage points, as well as
removing the unjustifiably generous
investment allowances. Labour
will also retain the Energy Security
Investment Mechanism.
Switch on Great British Energy
To drive forward investment in clean,
home-grown energy production,
Labour will create a new publicly-
owned company, Great British
Energy. It will be owned by the British
people and deliver power back to
the British people.
Great British Energy will partner
with industry and trade unions to
deliver clean power by co-investing
in leading technologies; will help
support capital-intensive projects;
and will deploy local energy
production to benefit communities
across the country. To support this,
Labour will capitalise Great British
Energy with £8.3 billion, over the
next parliament.
The company will create jobs and
build supply chains in every corner
of the UK. Scotland will be the

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powerhouse of our clean energy
mission, with Great British Energy
headquartered there.
Local power generation is an
essential part of the energy mix
and reduces pressures on the
transmission grid. Labour will
deploy more distributed production
capacity through our Local Power
Plan. Great British Energy will
partner with energy companies,
local authorities, and co-operatives
to install thousands of clean power
projects, through a combination
of onshore wind, solar, and
hydropower projects. We will invite
communities to come forward
with projects, and work with local
leaders and devolved governments
to ensure local people benefit
directly from this energy production.
Energy system reform
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 wall with
the costs falling on billpayers,
and the mass forced installation
of pre-payment meters.
Labour will ensure a much tougher
system of regulation that puts
consumers first and attracts the
investment needed to cut bills. Too
much of the burden of the bill is on
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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 being
stalled or lost overseas. Labour will
work with industry to upgrade our
national transmission infrastructure
and rewire Britain.
High-quality jobs
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.
Labour’s National Wealth Fund will
directly invest in ports, hydrogen
and industrial clusters in every
corner of the country. We will
also secure the future of Britain’s
automotive and steel industries.
We will reward clean energy
developers with a British Jobs
Bonus, allocating up to £500 million
per year from 2026, to incentivise
firms who offer good jobs, terms
and conditions and build their
manufacturing supply chains in our
industrial heartlands, coastal areas,
and energy communities.
Labour will end the injustice of the
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
We will review the unfair surplus
arrangements and transfer the
Investment Reserve Fund back to
members, so that the mineworkers
who powered our country receive a
fairer pension.
Labourʼs National
Wealth Fund will
directly invest in
ports, hydrogen
and industrial
clusters in every
corner of the
country

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Warm homes plan
The energy shock of recent
years has highlighted the urgent
importance of improving energy
efficiency in British homes. Labour
will invest an extra £6.6 billion over
the next parliament, doubling
the existing planned government
investment, to upgrade five million
homes to cut bills for families.
The Warm Homes Plan will offer
grants and low interest loans to
support investment in insulation
and other improvements such as
solar panels, batteries and low
carbon heating to cut bills. 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
finance to accelerate home
upgrades and low carbon heating.
We will ensure homes in the private
rented sector meet minimum
energy efficiency standards by
2030, saving renters hundreds of
pounds per year. 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.
Accelerating to net zero
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.
Labour supports the introduction
of a carbon border adjustment
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

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mechanism. 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 carbon budgets. The
Conservatives’ decision to prevent
the Bank of England giving due
consideration to climate change in
its mandates will be reversed.
Britain’s world-leading financial
services industry has a major role to
play in mobilising trillions of pounds
in private capital to address the
greatest long-term challenge of our
age. Labour will make the UK the
green finance capital of the world,
mandating UK-regulated financial
institutions – including banks, asset
managers, pension funds, and
insurers – and FTSE 100 companies
to develop and implement credible
transition plans that align with the
1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement.
Improving resilience
Preparing for the future not only
means tackling the climate and
nature emergencies, but also
adapting to the changes they will
bring to our environment. Without
action, flooding and coastal
erosion will pose greater risks to
lives, livelihoods and people’s
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risk management, and a disjointed
approach across government and
regulators have left Britain
badly exposed.
Labour will improve resilience
and preparation across central
government, local authorities, local
communities, and emergency
services. This includes formally
working with all stakeholders in
the Fire and Rescue services to
inform policy and establish national
standards.
Protecting nature
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 countries
in the world. 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.
As part of our plans to improve
responsible access to nature, Labour
will create nine new National River
Walks, one in each region of England,
and establish three new National
Forests in England, whilst planting
millions of trees and creating new
woodlands. Labour will expand
nature-rich habitats such as
wetlands, peat bogs and forests so
families can explore and wildlife can
thrive, including on public land. Labour
is committed to reducing waste by
moving to a circular economy.

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Clean water
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 done
to our countryside, our tourism
industry, and people’s health.
Labour will put failing water
companies under special measures
to clean up our water. 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.
Supporting British farmers
Labour recognises that food security
is national security. That is why we
will champion British farming whilst
protecting the environment. We
will set a target for half of all food
purchased across the public sector
to be locally produced or certified
to higher environmental standards.
We will introduce a land-use
framework and make environment
land management schemes work
for farmers and nature. And we will
work with farmers and scientists on
measures to eradicate Bovine TB,
protecting livelihoods, so that we
can end the ineffective badger cull.
Stronger animal welfare
Labour will improve animal
welfare. 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. And we will partner with
scientists, industry, and civil society
as we work towards the phasing out
of animal testing.
Labour will end the climate and
energy chaos, turn the page on 14
years of failed policies, and make
Britain a clean energy superpower.
Britain’s coasts,
rivers, and lakes
are being polluted
by illegal sewage
dumping. Labour
will put failing
water companies
under special
measures
to clean up
our water

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OUR STREETS
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 Cr ack down on antisocial
behaviour with more
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Nour: sister, aunt and
campaigner for Raneem’s Law
“ O n the night my niece Raneem Oudeh and her mother were murdered
they called 999 not once, not twice, not three times, but four times. No one
came. Raneem faced abuse, stalking and threats to kill from her ex-partner.
She repeatedly asked the police for help. But nothing was done. No woman
should ever be ignored like this. And this was preventable. It’s the result of
police cuts and the Conservatives serving themselves. As Director of Public
Prosecutions Keir gave victims a voice in the justice system. I’m backing
Labour’s plan to halve levels of violence against women and girls within
a decade.”
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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, weakening connections
with communities they serve. 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
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

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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 companies and executives
cashing in on knife crime personally
to account. 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
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 preventing crime.
Labour will introduce a new
Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee,
restoring patrols to our town
centres by recruiting thousands
of new police officers, police
and community support
officers, and special constables.
Communities and residents will
have a named officer to turn to
when things go wrong.

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These new recruits will be paid for
by tackling waste through a new
Police Efficiency and Collaboration
programme for England and
Wales. The programme will
set nation-wide standards for
procurement and establish shared
services and specialist functions to
drive down costs.
Cracking down
on antisocial behaviour
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.
Labour will fix this by introducing new
Respect Orders – powers to ban
persistent adult offenders from town
centres, which will stamp out issues
such as public drinking and drug
use. 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. Labour
will scrap the effective immunity
for some shoplifting introduced by
the Conservatives and create a
new specific offence for assaults on
shopworkers that will protect them
from threats and violence.
Knife crime action plan
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
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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 consequences. Every
young person caught in possession
of a knife will be referred to a Youth
Offending Team and will receive
a mandatory plan to prevent
reoffending, with penalties including
curfews, tagging, and custody for
the most serious cases.
To get knives off our streets Labour
will ban ninja swords, lethal zombie-
style blades and machetes, and
strengthen rules to prevent online
sales. Executives of online
companies that flout these rules will
be personally held to account
through tough sanctions.
Labour will intervene earlier to stop
young people being drawn into
crime, creating a new Young Futures
programme with a network of hubs
reaching every community. These
hubs will have youth workers, mental
health support workers, and careers
advisers on hand to support young
people’s mental health and avoid
them being drawn into crime.
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
Referral Units, funded by full recovery
of the cost of firearm licensing.
Labour will also introduce a new
offence of criminal exploitation
of children, to go after the gangs
who are luring young people into
violence and crime.
To get knives off our streets Labour will
ban ninja swords, lethal zombie-style
blades and machetes, and strengthen
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Tackling violence against women
and girls
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. With
Labour, there will be specialist
rape and sexual offences teams in
every police force. The most prolific
and harmful perpetrators will be
relentlessly targeted, using tactics
normally reserved for terrorists and
organised crime.
Prosecution rates for rape are
shamefully low with many victims
dropping out of the justice system
when faced with years of delays.
Labour will fast-track rape cases,
with specialist courts at every
Crown Court location in England
and Wales.
Victims deserve better support.
Building on the success of the
approach adopted by Labour Police
and Crime Commissioners, we will
introduce domestic abuse experts
in 999 control rooms so that victims
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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. Misogyny is one root
cause, and therefore Labour will
ensure schools address misogyny
and teach young people about
healthy relationships and consent.
We will ensure police forces have
the powers they need to track and
tackle the problem.
Stalking has not been treated
with the seriousness it deserves.
Labour will strengthen the use of
Stalking Protection Orders and
give women the right to know the
identity of online stalkers. Spiking
is a devastating crime for victims,
leaving many women feeling
vulnerable when they go out.
Labour will introduce a new criminal
offence for spiking to help police
better respond to this crime.
We will strengthen the rights and
protections available to women in
co-habiting couples, as well as for
whistleblowers in the workplace,
including on sexual harassment.
Better policing
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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.
Labour will give His Majesty’s
Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire
& Rescue Services new powers to
intervene with failing forces. We will
introduce mandatory professional
standards on vetting, checks and
misconduct for individual officers;
and stronger training on racism and
violence against women and girls.
Anyone with a history of violence
against women and girls will be
barred from the service and we will
introduce automatic suspensions
if officers are investigated for
domestic abuse and sexual
offences. Particular care is required
when investigating children. Labour
will introduce new legal safeguards
around strip-searching children and
young people.
Fraud accounts for almost two in
five crimes, but the Conservatives
have failed to respond to the
scale of the challenge. Labour will
introduce a new expanded fraud
strategy to tackle the full range
of threats, including online, public
sector and serious fraud. 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 threats. We will work with
national policing bodies and police
staff to standardise approaches
to procurement, IT, professional
standards and training. And we will
For too long violence against women
and girls has been ignored. We will
use every government tool to target
perpetrators and address the root
causes of abuse and violence

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ensure the service is organised so
as to enable investment in specialist
capabilities, such as digital
forensics, and to more effectively
tackle cross-border issues such as
serious organised crime.
Solving 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.
Labour will reverse this, driving up
the proportion of crimes solved
by reducing barriers to bringing
charges, cutting bureaucracy,
and improving collaboration.
We will make it easier for high-
performing police forces to charge
domestic abuse suspects to speed
up the process.
Labour recognises recruitment
challenges, particularly for
detectives, so we will roll out a direct
entry scheme for detectives to
boost investigation skills.
A justice system that
puts victims first
After 14 years of neglect, the
criminal justice system is broken.
Victims wait months, sometimes
years, for their case to come to trial,

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unable to move on with their lives.
As an initial step to address the
courts backlog, Labour will ensure
more prosecutors are available by
allowing Associate Prosecutors
to work on appropriate cases.
We will introduce new protections
for victims of crime and persistent
antisocial behaviour, by increasing
the powers of the Victims’
Commissioner, 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 public. This is
particularly worrying for offences
against women and girls. Labour will
carry out a review of sentencing to
ensure it is brought up to date.
Getting a grip of our prisons
and reducing reoffending
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. Labour recognises
that prisons are of national
importance and therefore will
use all relevant powers to build
the prisons so badly needed.
As a result of overcrowding, our
prisons are increasingly dangerous,
plagued by drug use and violent
disorder – putting prison officers
in a dangerous position. 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 to live and if
they do not have a job on release.
Labour will act to reduce
reoffending. 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. We will support prisons to
link up with local employers and the
voluntary sector to get ex-offenders
into work. The children of those who
are imprisoned are at far greater
risk of being drawn into crime than
their peers. We will ensure that those
young people are identified and
offered support to break the cycle.
After 14 years of chaotic
reorganisations, the national
probation service is struggling
to keep the public safe. A lack of
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Under the Conservatives, plummeting
charge and prosecution rates have
emboldened criminals. Labour will
reverse this, driving up the proportion
of crimes solved
also means prison-leavers are
not getting the right support,
raising the risk that they go straight
back to crime.
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 receive the support
they need. Labour will conduct
a strategic review of probation
governance, including considering
the benefits of devolved models.
Historical injustices
Under the Conservatives, too many
victims of historical injustices have
had insult added to injury by years
of legal delays. Without justice and
the truth, victims and their families
cannot move forward. Labour will
right this wrong, act on the findings
of the Infected Blood Inquiry, and
respond to the findings of the
Grenfell Inquiry and the Covid-19
Inquiry, to ensure swift resolution.
Labour will introduce a ‘Hillsborough
Law’ which will place a legal duty
of candour on public servants and
authorities, and provide legal aid
for victims of disasters or state-
related deaths. We will ensure the
victims of the appalling Windrush
scandal have their voices heard
and the compensation scheme is
run effectively, with a new Windrush
Commissioner. Labour will also
ensure, through an investigation
or inquiry, that the truth about the
events at Orgreave comes to light.
Labour will stop the chaos that
lets too many criminals act
with impunity, turn the page with
stronger policing, and rebuild
our criminal justice system.

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BREAK DOWN
THE BARRIERS
TO OPPORTUNITY
 R ecruit 6,500 new expert
teachers in key subjects

3,
000 new primary
school-based nurseries

F
ree breakfast clubs
in every primary school

A mo
dern curriculum
so young people are ready
for work and life

H
igh-quality apprenticeships
and specialist technical colleges
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Zahida,
Trust School Improvement Partner
“ Iwentintoeducationtomakeadifferenceforallchildren,especiallythose
f
rom

council

estates

like

the

one

I

grew

up

on.

I

taught

Spanish

to

Labour’s
S
hadow

Secretary

of

State

for

Education

Bridget

Phillipson.

Having

been
a

headteacher,

it

is

my

privilege

to

support

Labour’s

plans

for

6,500

new
t
eachers,

free

breakfast

clubs

in

every

primary

school,

and

to

give

all
c
hildren

the

chance

to

take

part

in

music,

sport,

and

the

arts.

Bridget
a
nd

her

colleagues

in

government

will

continue

to

make

that

difference.”
MY STORY
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Whoeveryouare,whereveryou
c
ome

from,

Britain

should

be

a
c
ountry

where

hard

work

means
y
ou

can

get

on

in

life.

Under

the
C
onservatives, this basic promise
–

that

if

you

work

hard,

you

will
e
njoy

the

rewards

–

has

been
b
roken.

We

are

a

country

where
w
ho

your

parents

are

–

and

how
m
uch money they have – too
often counts for more than your
effort

and

enterprise.

Too

many
p
eople

see

success

as

something
t
hat

happens

to

others.

This

is

an
a
ppalling

waste

of

talent

as

well

as
a

huge

injustice.

So,

breaking

the
p
erniciouslin
kb
etweenb
ackground
a
nd

success

will

be

a

defining
m
issionf
orL
abour.
F
irst,

we

must

recognise

that
gr
eaterop
portunityr
equires
gr
eaters
ecurity.T
acklinge
conomic
i
nsecurity

–

at

work,

at

home,

in

our
c
ommunities and public services
–

is

the

golden

thread

that

runs
t
hrough

all

of

Labour’s

missions.
O
n

that

secure

foundation,

we

can
b
uild an education system that
prepares

our

children

for

life,

work,
a
nd

the

future.
O
ur

education

system

is

struggling
t
o cope after years of chronic
mismanagementund
ert
he
C
onservatives.

Childcare

and
e
arlye
ducationar
einc
reasingly
un
affordableandun
available.
T
oo many children arrive at primary
school

not

ready

to

learn.

Too

many
c
hildren

are

not

even

getting

to
s
chool.

Teachers

are

burnt

out

and
l
eaving

in

droves.

Fewer

people

are
p
articipatinginap
prenticeships
andt
raining.H
ighere
ducationis
i
n

crisis.

Meanwhile,

too

many

of
o
ur

young

people

leave

school
u
nprepared

for

the

future.
L
abour

will

transform

our

education
s
ystem

so

that

young

people

get
t
he

opportunities

they

deserve.
W
e

will

expand

our

childcare
and
early-years system, drive up
standards, modernise the school
curriculum, reform assessment, and
create
h
igher-qualityt
rainingand
em
ploymentpa
thsb
yem
powering
Breakingthe
p
ernicious
linkb
etween
b
ackground
and success
will

be

a

defining
m
ission for Labour
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local communities to develop
the

skills

people

need.

We

will
a
lso put employers at the heart
of

our

skills

system.
E
very

child

should

believe

that
s
uccess

belongs

to

them.

Education
h
as

so

often

been

the

spark

that
c
an

light

a

fire

within,

transforming
l
ife

chances.

It

is

time

to

light

that
fi
re

for

the

whole

country.
F
amily security
The

last

Labour

government

lifted
o
ver half a million children and
over a million pensioners out of
poverty.

That

progress

transformed
li
fe chances and ensured security
in

retirement.

The

next

Labour
g overnment  will  build  on  that
l
egacy

of

pursuing

opportunity
ands
ocialj
ustice.
G
ood

work

will

be

the

foundation
o
f

our

approach

to

tackling

poverty
a
nd

inequality.

We

will

create

more
g
ood

jobs,

reform

employment
s
upport,

and

make

work

pay

so
t
hat

many

more

people

benefit
f
romt
hedign
ityandpur
pose
o
f

work.
L
abour

is

committed

to

reviewing
U
niversal

Credit

so

that

it

makes
w
ork

pay

and

tackles

poverty.
W
e

want

to

end

mass

dependence
o
n

emergency

food

parcels,

which
i
s

a

moral

scar

on

our

society.

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IMELDA
ST AUNTON CBE
Actor
“  Iw elcome L abour’sp roposals
s
et

out

by

Keir

Starmer
t
ob
roadenop
portunity
a
nd

make

sure

all

young
p
eople

have

access

to

the
a
rts.

Opening

up

access
t
o

creativity

in

our

schools
i
s

critical,

not

just

so

that
o
ur

children

have

a

better
c
hance

at

a

career

in

the
a
rts,

but

because

access

is
w
hat

will

fuel

growth

in

the
c
reative

industries

—

one

of
t
hemo
stimp
ortants
ectors
f
or

the

future

of

the

economy
—

creating

good

jobs

in

all
c
orners

of

the

country.”
Child

poverty

has

gone

up

by
7
00,000 under the Conservatives,
with

over

four

million

children
n
ow

growing

up

in

a

low-income
f
amily.

Last

year,

a

million

children
e
xperienced

destitution.

This

not
o nly  harms  children’s  lives  now,  it
d
amages

their

future

prospects,
a
nd

holds

back

our

economic
p
otential

as

a

country.

Labour

will
d
evelop

an

ambitious

strategy
t
o

reduce

child

poverty.

We

will
w
ork

with

the

voluntary

sector,
f
aithor
ganisations,t
radeun
ions,
busine
ss, devolved and local
government,andc
ommunities
t
o

bring

about

change.
W
e

will

take

initial

steps

to
c
onfront

poverty

by

introducing
f
ree

breakfast

clubs

in

every
p
rimary

school,

protecting

renters
f
rom

arbitrary

eviction,

slashing
f
uel

poverty,

banning

exploitative
z
ero

hours

contracts,

and

improving
s
upport

to

help

people

get

into
g
ood

work.
Our system of state, private, and
workplace

pensions

provide

the
b
asis

for

security

in

retirement.
L
abour

will

retain

the

triple

lock
f
or

the

state

pension.

We

will
a
lso

adopt

reforms

to

workplace
p
ensions to deliver better outcomes
for

UK

savers

and

pensioners.

Our
p
ensions

review

will

consider

what
f
urther 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.
T
hat is not the case for too many
renting

their

homes

privately.
L
abour

will

legislate

where

the
C
onservatives have failed,
overhaulingt
her
egulationo
f
t
he

private

rented

sector.

We

will
im
mediately abolish Section 21
‘no

fault’

evictions,

prevent

private

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rentersbeingexploitedand
dis
criminateda
gainst,e
mpower
t
hem

to

challenge

unreasonable
r
ent

increases,

and

take

steps
t
o decisively raise standards,
includinge
xtending‘
Awaab’sL
aw’
t
o

the

private

sector.
L
abour

will

also

take

decisive

action
t
oim
provebu
ildings
afety,inc
luding
t
hrough

regulation,

to

ensure

we
n
ever

again

see

a

repeat

of

the
G
renfell

fire.

We

will

review

how

to
be
tter protect leaseholders from
costs

and

take

steps

to

accelerate
t
he pace of remediation across the
country.

We

will

put

a

renewed

focus
o
n

ensuring

those

responsible

for
t
he

building

safety

crisis

pay

to
p
ut

it

right.
For far too many leaseholders,
the

reality

of

home

ownership
f
alls

woefully

short

of

the

dream
t
hey

were

promised.

Labour

will
a
ct

where

the

Conservatives
h
ave

failed

and

finally

bring

the
f
eudal leasehold system to an
end.

We

will

enact

the

package
o
f

Law

Commission

proposals

on
l
easeholde
nfranchisement,r
ight
t
om
anageandc
ommonhold.
W
e

will

take

further

steps

to

ban
n
ew

leasehold

flats

and

ensure
c
ommonholdist
hed
efaultt
enure.
W
e

will

tackle

unregulated

and
un
affordablegr
oundr
entc
harges.
W
e

will

act

to

bring

the

injustice

of
‘
fleecehold’

private

housing

estates
and
unfair maintenance costs to
an  end.
T
he

last

Labour

government
m
ade

huge

strides

in

ending
home
lessness.U
ndert
he
C
onservatives,

that

progress

has
b
een

undone,

with

rough

sleepers
ana
ll-too-commonsigh
tino
ur
t
owns

and

cities,

and

a

sharp
r
iseinh
iddenhome
lessness.
B
uilding

on

the

lessons

of

our
p
ast,

Labour

will

develop

a

new
c
ross-government

strategy,

working
w
ith

Mayors

and

Councils

across
t
he

country,

to

put

Britain

back

on
t
rackt
oe
ndinghome
lessness.
Best start in life
High-qualitye
arlye
ducationand
c
hildcare is a crucial opportunity
High-quality
e
arly education
and childcare
is a crucial
opportunity
to transform
life chances…
Labour

will

open
an
additional
3,000 nurseries

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totransformlifechances.Toooften
i
tisun
available,orun
affordable.
A
s

an

initial

step,

Labour

will

open
an
additional 3,000 nurseries
through

upgrading

space

in
pr
imary schools, to deliver the
extension

of

government

funded
h
ours

families

are

entitled

to.
S
upporting

children

in

the

early
p
art

of

their

life

also

means

giving
p
arents

the

flexibility

they

need

to
c
are

for

their

children.

Labour

will
r
eview

the

parental

leave

system,
s
o

it

best

supports

working

families,
w
ithin

our

first

year

in

government.
E
very

child

should

have

a

loving,
s
ecure

home.

Labour

will

work
w ith  local  government  to  support
c
hildren

in

care,

including

through
k
inship,

foster

care,

and

adoption,
a
s

well

as

strengthening

regulation
o
f

the

children’s

social

care

sector.
Sadly,

too

often

we

see

families
f
alling

through

the

cracks

of

public
s
ervices.

Labour

will

improve

data
s
haring

across

services,

with

a
s
ingle

unique

identifier,

to

better
s
upportc
hildrenandf
amilies.
Raising school standards
Labour is determined to raise
school standards for every child,
and ensure they are prepared for
the
f
uture.

Most

children

attend
s
chools

where

the

Conservatives

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arefailingtoprovidethesupport
a
nd

teaching

that

they

need.
L
abour

will

end

the

VAT

exemption
and
business rates relief for private
schools

to

invest

in

our

state

schools.
The

factor

that

makes

the
b
iggest

difference

to

a

child’s
e
ducationish
igh-qualityt
eaching;
b
ut

there

are

shortages

of

qualified
t
eachers

across

the

country.
L
abour

will

recruit

an

additional
6
,500

new

expert

teachers.

We

will
g
et

more

teachers

into

shortage
s
ubjects, support areas that face
recruitment

challenges,

and

tackle
r
etention

issues.

The

way

bursaries
ar
e allocated, and the structure of
retention

payments,

will

be

reviewed.
Teaching

is

a

hard-earned

and
h
ard-learneds
kill,L
abourw
ill
w
ork

to

further

raise

its

status.
W
e

will

update

the

Early

Career
F
ramework,m
aintainingi
ts
gr
oundingine
vidence,and
e
nsure

any

new

teacher

entering
t
he

classroom

has,

or

is

working
t
owards,

Qualified

Teacher
S
tatus.

We

will

introduce

a

new
T
eacher

Training

Entitlement

to
e
nsure teachers stay up to date
on

best

practice

with

continuing
p
rofessionald
evelopment.
School support staff play a vital
role

in

children’s

education

and
d
evelopment.

Labour

will

reinstate
t
heS
choolS
upportS
taffN
egotiating
B
ody,

which

will

help

address

the
a
cute recruitment and retention
crisis  in  support  roles.
Raising

school

standards

starts

with
e
arly

education.

The

last

Labour
g
overnment’sp
romotion
o
f

phonics

put

rocket

boosters
u
nder

the

reading

and

writing
a
bility

of

a

generation

of

children.
W
e

will

do

the

same

for

numeracy,
i
mproving

the

quality

of

maths
t
eaching

across

nurseries

and
pr
imarys
chools.
D
evelopinge
arlyc
ommunication
s
kills

is

another

key

foundation
f
or

life,

with

serious

knock-on
c
onsequencesw
hend
evelopment
i
s

delayed.

Labour

will

fund
e
vidence-basede
arly-language
Labourwil l f und
f
reeb
reakfast
c
lubs in every
primary school,
accessible
to

all

children.
O
urb
reakfast
c
lubswil
ls
upport
p
arents

through
t
he cost-of-
livingc
risis

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interventions in primary schools, so
that

every

child

can

find

their

voice.
A
longsideh
igh-qualityt
eaching,
dr
ivingups
tandardsine
ducation
r
equireso
utstandingl
eadership.
L
abour

will

create

a

new

Excellence
inL
eadershipP
rogramme,
a

mentoring

framework

that
e
xpands

the

capacity

of
he
adteachers and leaders to
improve

their

schools.

Labour
w
ill

introduce

new

Regional
I
mprovement Teams, to enhance
school-to-school support, and
spread
b
estpr
actice.
A
ccountabilityisnon
-negotiable,
w
hich

is

why

Labour

supports
s
chool

inspection.

Under

the
C
onservatives our inspection
regime

has

been

broken.

A

system
w
hich

declares

nine

in

ten

schools
a
re

good

or

outstanding

fails

to
p
rovides
ufficientin
formation
o
n

school

performance.

We

will
e
nhance

the

inspection

regime

by
r
eplacing

a

single

headline

grade
w
ith

a

new

report

card

system
t
elling

parents

clearly

how

schools
a
re

performing.

We

will

also

bring
M
ulti-Academy

Trusts

into

the
in
spection system and introduce a
new

annual

review

of

safeguarding,
a
ttendance,ando
ff-rolling.
E
very

child

should

have

a

broad
c
urriculum

with

an

excellent
f
oundationinr
eading,w
ritingand
m
aths, and support to develop
essentialdigi tal,s peaking,and
c
reative

skills.

Yet

today,

too

many
a
re

missing

out.

Labour

will

launch
a
n

expert-led

review

of

curriculum
a
nd

assessment,

working

with
s
chool staff, parents and employers
to

change

this.
Our

reforms

will

build

on

the

hard
w
ork

of

teachers

who

have

brought
t
heir

subjects

alive

with

knowledge-
rich syllabuses, to deliver a
curriculum

which

is

rich

and

broad,
inc
lusive,andin
novative.T
oc
apture
t
his

breadth,

our

review

will

consider
t
he

right

balance

of

assessment
m
ethods

whilst

protecting

the
i
mportant

role

of

examinations.
Too often our education and care
systems do not meet the needs of
all

children,

including

those

with
S
pecial

Educational

Needs

and
D
isabilities

(SEND).

Labour

will

take
ac
ommunity-widea
pproach,
im
provinginc
lusivityande
xpertise
i
n

mainstream

schools,

as

well

as
e
nsuring

special

schools

cater

to
t
hose

with

the

most

complex

needs.
W
e

will

make

sure

admissions
d
ecisions account for the needs of
communitiesandr
equirea
lls
chools
t
o

co-operate

with

their

local
au
thority on school admissions,
SENDinc
lusion,andp
lacep
lanning.
Too

many

children’s

life

chances
a
re

being

scarred

by

rising

poverty.
T
oo many arrive at school not ready
to

learn,

and

too

many

are

absent.

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Breakfastclubsimprovebehaviour,
a
ttendance,andl
earning.L
abour
w
ill

fund

free

breakfast

clubs

in
e
very primary school, accessible
to

all

children.

Our

breakfast

clubs
w
ill

support

parents

through

the
c
ost-of-living

crisis.

We

will

also
b
ring

down

the

cost

of

school

by
l
imiting

the

number

of

branded
i
tems

of

uniform

and

PE

kit

that
s
chools

can

require.
Poor mental health is another
barrier

to

learning.

The

struggle
t
o

access

support

is

paralysing
c
hildren

and

young

people
t
hrough

their

formative

years.
L
abourwil
lpr
ovideac
cess
t
o specialist mental health
professionals in every school, so
every

young

person

has

access

to
e
arly support to address problems
before

they

escalate.
T his  will  complement  our  plan
f
or

Young

Futures

Hubs,

which

will
m
ake

sure

every

community

has
an
open-access hub for children
and

young

people

with

drop-in
m
ental

health

support.
R
eforming further
and higher education
After

years

of

Conservative

chaos
a
nd

policy

churn,

the

skills

system
i
n

England

is

confusing

for

young
p
eople,

adults,

and

employers.
A
pprenticeshipn
umbersh
ave
p
lummeted.Sk
illss
hortagesar
e
w
idespread.

Young

people

have
b
een

left

without

the

opportunities
t
hey

need.

The

result

is

an
e
conomyw
ithoutt
hene
cessary
s
kills,

nor

any

plan

for

the

skills
n
eeds

of

the

future.

Labour

will
a
ddress

this

by

bringing

forward
a

comprehensive

strategy
Poor mental health is another barrier
to

learning.

The

struggle

to

access
s
upport

is

paralysing

children

and
y
oung

people

through

their

formative
y
ears.

Labour

will

provide

access

to
s
pecialist mental health professionals
in every school

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forpost-16education.And
w
e

will

guarantee

training,

an
a
pprenticeship,

or

help

to

find
w
ork

for

all

18-

to

21-year-olds.
We

will

establish

Skills

England

to
b
ringt
ogetherbusine
ss,t
raining
p
roviders

and

unions

with

national
a
nd

local

government

to

ensure
w
e

have

the

highly

trained
w
orkforce

needed

to

deliver
L
abour’sI
ndustrialS
trategy.Sk
ills
E
ngland

will

formally

work

with

the
M
igration

Advisory

Committee

to
m
ake

sure

training

in

England
a
ccounts for the overall needs of
the

labour

market.

And

we

are
c
ommittedt
ode
volvingad
ultsk
ills
f
undingt
oC
ombinedA
uthorities,
em poweringloc alle aderst o
h
ave

greater

control

of

skills
d
evelopment in their areas,
alongside

a

greater

role

in
s
upporting

people

into

work.
Sk
illsE
nglandw
illc
o-ordinate
b
etween

local

areas

to

ensure
e
veryone can access all the
opportunitiesa
vailable.
Labourw
illt
ransformF
urther
E
ducationc
ollegesin
tos
pecialist
T
echnical

Excellence

Colleges.
T
hese

colleges

will

work

with
busine
sses, trade unions, and
local

government

to

provide

young
p
eople

with

better

job

opportunities
andt
heh
ighlyt
rainedw
orkforce
t
hat

local

economies

need.

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Labourwillalsoreform
t
he

Conservatives’

broken
A
pprenticeships

Levy.

The

current
r
igidr
ulesignor
ev
itals
kills
a
nd

training

needed

to

access
a
pprenticeships.

Labour

will

create
a

flexible

Growth

and

Skills

Levy,
w
ithSk
illsE
nglandc
onsulting
o
n

eligible

courses

to

ensure
q
ualifications

offer

value

for

money.
L
abour

will

continue

to

support
t
he aspiration of every person
who

meets

the

requirements
a
nd

wants

to

go

to

university.
W
e

recognise

that

UK

higher
e
ducation creates opportunity,
is

a

world-leading

sector

in

our
e
conomy, and supports local
communities.

To

better

integrate
f
urtherandh
ighere
ducation,
ande
nsureh
igh-qualityt
eaching,
L
abour’s

post-16

skills

strategy
w
ill

set

out

the

role

for

different
p
roviders,

and

how

students

can
m
ove

between

institutions,

as

well
a
s

strengthening

regulation.

We

will
ac
t to improve access to universities
andr
aiset
eachings
tandards.
Thec
urrenth
ighere
ducation
f
unding

settlement

does

not

work
f
or

the

taxpayer,

universities,

staff,
o
r

students.

Labour

will

act

to

create
a

secure

future

for

higher

education
and
the opportunities it creates
across

the

UK.

We

will

work

with
u
niversities to deliver for students
ando
ure
conomy.
Access to arts, music and sport
With Labour, the arts and music
will

no

longer

be

the

preserve
o
f

a

privileged

few.

Culture

is

an
e
ssential

part

of

supporting

children
a
nd

young

people

to

develop
c
reativity

and

find

their

voice.
T
here

is

huge

potential

for

growth
in
the creative industries that
benefit

every

corner

of

the

UK.
L
abour

will

implement

our
c
reative industries sector
plan as part of our Industrial
Strategy,

creating

good

jobs

and
a
ccelerating

growth

in

film,

music,
g
aming,ando
therc
reatives
ectors.
W
e

will

work

constructively

with

the
B
BC

and

our

other

public

service
b
roadcasters so they continue
to inform, educate and entertain
people, and support the creative
economy
b
yc
ommissioning
dis
tinctivelyB
ritishc
ontent.
Labour

will

support

children

to
s
tudy a creative or vocational
subject

until

they

are

16,

and

ensure
a
ccountabilityme
asuresr
eflect
t
his.

We

will

get

more

children
a
ctive

by

protecting

time

for
p
hysicale
ducation,ands
upporting
t
he

role

grassroots

clubs

play
i
n

expanding

access

to

sport.
Labour

will

improve

access
t
o

cultural

assets

by

requiring
pub
licly funded national museums
and

galleries

to

increase

the

loans
t
hey

make

from

their

collections

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to communities across the
country.

We

will

also

launch

a
newN
ationalM
usicE
ducation
N
etwork

–

a

one-stop

shop
w
ith

information

on

courses

and
c
lasses for parents, teachers and
children.

Access

to

music,

drama
a
nd

sport

has

become

difficult
a
nd

expensive

because

of

ticket
t
outing.

Labour

will

put

fans

back
a
t

the

heart

of

events

by

introducing
n
ew

consumer

protections

on
t
icket

resales.
F
rom

the

Men’s

UEFA

European
F
ootball Championship to the ICC
Women’s

T20

World

Cup

to

the
I
nvictusG
ames,L
abourw
ill
d
eliver

international

events

with
p
ride

and

seek

new

opportunities
w here  we  can,  creating  a  legacy
t
o

inspire

the

next

generation

of
t
alent

while

promoting

exercise
andhe
althyli
ving.
L
abour

is

committed

to

making
B
ritain

the

best

place

in

the
w
orld

to

be

a

football

fan.

We

will
r
eform

football

governance

to
pr
otect football clubs across our
communities

and

to

give

fans

a
g
reater

say

in

the

way

they

are
r
un.

We

will

introduce

a

Football
G
overnance

Bill,

which

will

establish
a
n

independent

regulator

to

ensure
fi
nancials
ustainabilityo
ff
ootball
c
lubs

in

England.

We

will

never

allow
a

closed

league

of

select

clubs

to
b
e

siphoned

off

from

the

English
f
ootballp
yramid.

Respect and opportunity for all
Everyone

in

this

country

deserves
a

government

that

matches

their
a
mbition.

Labour

will

ensure

no
m
atter

whatever

your

background,
y
ou

can

thrive,

and

therefore

we

will
e
nact the socio-economic duty in
the

Equality

Act

2010.
W
omen’s

equality

will

be

at

the
h
eart

of

our

missions.

Our

plan

to
M
ake

Work

Pay

will

transform

the
li
veso
fw
orkingw
omen,inc
luding
b
y

strengthening

rights

to

equal
p
ay and protections from maternity
and menopause discrimination and
sexual

harassment.

And

Labour

will
t
ake

action

to

reduce

the

gender
p
ay

gap,

building

on

the

legacy

of
B
arbara

Castle’s

Equal

Pay

Act.
L abourw illin troduceal andmark
R
ace

Equality

Act,

to

enshrine
i
n

law

the

full

right

to

equal

pay
f
or

Black,

Asian,

and

other

ethnic
m
inorityp
eople,s
trengthen
p
rotections

against

dual
dis
crimination and root out other
racialine
qualities.L
abourw
illa
lso
r
everse

the

Conservatives’

decision
t
o

downgrade

the

monitoring

of
an
tisemiticandI
slamophobich
ate.
L
abour is committed to
championing

the

rights

of
dis
abled people and to the
principle

of

working

with

them,

so
t
hat

their

views

and

voices

will

be
a
t

the

heart

of

all

we

do.

We

will
i
ntroduce

the

full

right

to

equal
p
ay

for

disabled

people.

Building
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