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Policy	Status	Justification
Move to a balanced budget, so that day-to-day costs are met by revenues Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Require debt to be falling as a share of the economy by the fifth year of the forecast Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a "fiscal lock" requiring significant and permanent tax/spending changes to be accompanied by a full OBR forecast BBC News, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Commit to having only one major fiscal event per year Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ensure no rises in income tax or National Insurance for at least all five years of the next parliament The Guardian, 28/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Ensure no new additional tax rises beyond those already announced (VAT on private school fees, abolishing non-dom status, abolishing carried interest, windfall tax on energy companies) Financial Times, 28/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Keep income tax thresholds frozen until 2028 (meaning more people will pay higher rates as incomes increase) The Times, 31/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Do not increase VAT BBC News, 29/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Replace the business rates system (as yet unspecified with what) Labour, 08/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
No cut to employee National Insurance BBC News, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Invest £855 million of additional funding in HMRC each year to "boost tax income" by clamping down on tax avoidance Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Abolish the non-dom tax status, replacing it with a "modern scheme for people genuinely in the country for a short period" Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
End the use of offshore trusts to avoid inheritance tax Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Close loophole allowing performance-related pay in the private equity industry to be treated as capital gains Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Pubish a roadmap for business taxation for the next parliament Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Cap corporation tax at the current level (25%) for the entirety of the next parliament Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Put VAT on private school fees in the first budget of a Labour government The Times, 20/06/24	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Pay NHS staff to work evenings and weekends and use spare private healthcare capacity to offer more appointments Labour, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Negotiate on junior doctor pay, but won't be able to afford 35% pay claim on day one of a Labour government The Guardian, 29/05/2024	Completely achieved	On 16 September 2024, the British Medical Association's junior doctors committee accepted the Government's pay offer. 66% voted in favour of the deal, which raised the average pay across the two years of the dispute by 22.3%. British Medical Association, 16/09/2024
Recruit 8,500 specially trained staff across CAMHS and NHS talk therapies Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Train more health visitors and allow health visitors to administer routine immunisations to vulnerable and at-risk children The Guardian, 29/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Use spare capacity in the independent sector to ensure patients are diagnosed and treated more quickly Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Train thousands more midwives as part of the NHS Workforce Plan and set an explicit target to close the Black and Asian maternal mortality gap Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Establish a Royal College of Clinical Leadership to champion the voice of clinicians Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Incentivise GPs to see the same patient so that ongoing or complex conditions are dealt with effectively Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Allow other professionals, such as opticians, to make direct referrals to specialist services or tests; expand self-referral routes where appropriate Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Commit to delivering the New Hospitals Programme Manifesto	Not yet rated	The schedule and "overall size and ambition of the programme" is presently under review. GOV.UK, 20/09/2024
Establish a "Fit For the Future Fund" to double the number of MRI and CT scanners in the NHS and improve early diagnosis Labour, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Deliver 2 million more NHS appointments per year Labour, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Treatments to start within 18 weeks for patients BBC News, 29/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Cut paediatric waiting times by delivering 40,000 planned care appointments Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Provide an additional 700,000 dentist appointments each year Labour, 06/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a targeted national supervised toothbrushing programme for 3-5-year-olds in breakfast clubs Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Continue legislation for a progressive ban on smoking Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Make all hospital trusts integrate "opt-out" smoking cessation interventions into routine care, with a named lead on smoking cessation Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Ban vapes from being branded and advertised to appeal to children Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Implement a 9pm watershed for junk food advertising on TV and ban the paid advertisement of unhealthy foods in online media aimed at children Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Ban the sale of caffeinated energy drinks containing over 150mg of caffeine per litre to under-16s Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Give councils the power to block development of new fast food shops near schools Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Implement the recommendations of the Cass Review Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Create a Community Pharmacist Prescribing Service, granting more pharmacists independent prescribing rights Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Commission a new HIV action plan in England, in pursuit of ending HIV cases by 2030 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Trial Neighbourhood Health Centres with family doctors, district nurses, care workers, physiotherapists and mental health workers in the same building Labour, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Digitise the Red Book (Children's Health Record) Labour, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Develop an NHS innovation and adoption strategy in England including a plan for procurement, giving a clearer route to get products into the NHS, coupled with reformed incentive structures to drive innovation and faster regulatory approval for new technology and medicines Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Transform the NHS app, giving performance information on local services, and notifications of vaccinations and health checks Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a "New Deal for Social Care Workers" which includes a "Fair Pay Agreement" for adult social care workers by empowering trade unions to improve collective bargaining in the sector Labour, 24/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Undertake a programme of reform to create a "National Care Service", underpinned by national standards, delivering consistency of care across the country Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Create a new Border Security Command including "hundreds" of investigators, intelligence officers and cross-border police officers (funded by ending the Rwanda scheme) Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
End the Migration and Economic Development partnership with Rwanda Manifesto	Not yet rated	The partnership was suspended before the election and scrapped immediately upon Labour's election. The Telegraph, 05/07/2024
End hotel use for asylum seekers by clearing the asylum backlog with more staff to process claims and return people to safe countries Labour, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Create a 1,000-strong Returns and Enforcement Unit to remove failed asylum seekers Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
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 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Work 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 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ensure a "significant" reduction in net migration, but will not set a target The Guardian, 02/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Organisations which break employment law (e.g. not paying minimum wage) will be banned from hiring foreign workers The Sun, 01/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Reform the points-based immigration system so that it is fair and properly managed, with appropriate restrictions on visas Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Link the Migration Advisory Committee to the Industrial Strategy Council and Skills England so that upskilling UK workers takes priority over hiring foreign workers The Sun, 01/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
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 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Build 1.5m "attractive" homes The Times, 06/06/2024	Partially achieved	On 29 August 2024, the New Homes Accelerator was launched by Angela Rayner to speed up the delivery of stalled housing sites. The accelerator consists of experts from Homes England and central Government. It is expected to deliver up to 300,000 homes. GOV.UK, 29/08/2024
Implement a "brownfield first" approach, fast-tracking approval of urban brownfield sites where possible Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Release low quality "grey belt" land for development Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Build a new generation of new towns Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Prioritise the building of new social rent homes Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Create a new taskforce for new housing developments in the first weeks of a Labour government BBC News, 20/06/2024	Completely achieved	On 31 July 2024, the assembly of a New Towns Taskforce was begun with the appointment of Sir Michael Lyons as the Taskforce chair and Dame Kate Barker as Deputy Chair. The remaining appointments were made at the first meeting of the taskforce in September 2024. GOV.UK, 31/07/2024
Update the Affordable Homes Programme to ensure that it delivers more homes from its existing budget Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Make the current mortgage guarantee scheme permanent, using the government as a guarantor for people unable to save big deposits Sky News, 07/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Tax foreign buyers (amount unspecified) to help pay for more planning officers Sky News, 07/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Introduce planning reforms including fast-track permission to build on brownfield sites, offering "first dibs" on new developments to local people, and reforming compulsory purchase orders Sky News, 07/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Review right to buy discounts from 2012 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Increase protection from right-to-buy on newly built social housing Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Update National Policy Planning Framework, including restoring mandatory housing targets Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ensure planning authorities have up-to-date local plans Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Provide funding for additional planning officers for local authorities, financed through increased stamp duty for non-UK residents Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Require all combined and mayoral authorities to strategically plan for housing growth in their areas Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give combined authorities new planning powers and freedoms in how they spend grant funding Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Reform compulsory purchase compensation rules to speed up and improve the provision of housing and required infrastructure Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Strengthen planning obligations to ensure developments provide more affordable homes Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Immediately abolish Section 21 "no fault" evictions Manifesto	Partially achieved	The Renters' Rights Bill is currently moving through Parliament and is expected to become law by summer 2025. The Independent, 14/09/2024
Take steps to raise standards, including extending Awaab's Law to the private sector Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Bring the "feudal leasehold system to an end" Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Enact the package of Law Commission proposals on leashold enfranchisement, right to manage and commonhold Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Take further steps to ban new leasehold flats and ensure commonhold is the default tenure Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
End "fleecehold" private housing estates and unfair maintenance costs Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Develop a cross-government strategy, working with Mayors and Councils, to combat homelessness Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Devolve further powers of transport, adult education and skills, housing and planning and employment support to existing combined authorities and encourage local authorities to form more combined authorities Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give local leaders powers to franchise local bus services and end the ban on municipal ownership Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give mayors powers to establish unified, integrated transport systems Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Require all mayoral and combined authorities to strategically plan for housing growth in their areas Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Strengthen the Sewel Convention with a new memorandum of understanding to improve international cooperation Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Establish a Council of Nations and Regions bringing together the Prime Minister, First Ministers (and deputy FM of NI) with mayors of combined authorities Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
UK trade negotiators to work with devolved governments Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Allow representatives of devolved nations to allocate structural funds Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Oppose Scottish devolution Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ensure Scottish devolution settlement allows collaboration with UK government on Labour's missions Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Support the Scottish Government partnering with international bodies on wholly devolved issues such as global health iniatives Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Devolve employment support funding to the Welsh Government and consider also devolving probation services and youth justice Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Implement the Windsor Framework in full Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Progress discussions with Northern Ireland Executive about their fiscal framework Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Repeal the Northern Ireland Legacy Act which gives conditional amnesty for crimes committed in Northern Ireland during the Troubles The Times, 03/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Guarantee small businesses access to banking services (e.g. depositing cash) in their area by rolling out banking hubs Labour, 08/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Give councils new guidance to help local groups take over derelict buildings and degraded land under a community right-to-buy scheme, including lengthening the window to raise funds from 6 months to 12 The Guardian, 06/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a statutory requirement for Local Growth Plans; local leaders will develop long-term plans highlighting growth sectors and planning appropriate infrastructure and programmes Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Reform the business rates system to level the playing field between online companies and high street businesses Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a neighbourhood policing guarantee, ensuring a visible police presence in neighbourhoods and that communities and residents have a named officer to engage with Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
New "Respect Orders" will provide powers to ban persistent adult offenders from town centres Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Conduct a strategic review of probation governence and considering devolving it to mayors and combined authorities Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give councils multi-year funding settlements and end competitive bidding Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give greater flexibility in integrated settlements for mayoral combined authorities who demonstrate "exemplary management of public money" Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Recruit 13,000 additional police and community officers (3,000 new officers, 4,000 PCSOs, remainder from existing government planned increase) BBC News, 29/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Create a rape unit in every police force, including specialists in 999 rooms Labour, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Give police the power to scrap off-road motorbikes being used antisocially within 48 hours, instead of being impounded for 2 weeks before disposal Mail Online, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Extend closure notices for "drug dens" from 48 to 72 hours, giving police more time to get them shut down at court Mail Online, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
End "shoplifters' charter" where police do not press charges unless the value of stolen goods is more than £200 Mail Online, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Increase on-the-spot fines for using off-road bikes inappropriately, or ignoring officers' instructions to stop Mail Online, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a Police Efficiency and Collaboration programme for England and Wales to set nation-wide standards for procurement and establish shared services and specialist functions to drive down costs Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire & Rescue Services new powers to intervene with failing forces Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce mandatory professional standards on vetting, checks and misconduct for individual officers; and stronger training on racism and violence against women and girls Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Bar anyone with a history of violence against women and girls from the service and introduce automatic suspensions if officers are investigated for domestic abuse and sexual offences Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce new legal safeguards around strip-searching children and young people Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a new expanded fraud strategy to tackle the full range of threats, including online, public sector and serious fraud Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Work with national policing bodies and police staff to standardise approaches to procurement, IT, professional standards and training Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Roll out a direct entry scheme for detectives to boost investigation skills Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
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 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give police powers to use "Respect Orders" against adults for harassment, intimidating behaviour, drug use, littering and street drinking The Telegraph, 29/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Strengthen the use of Stalking Protection Orders and give women the right to know the identity of online stalkers Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a new criminal offence for drink spiking Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Strengthen the rights and protections available to women in cohabiting couples, as well as for whistleblowers in the workplace, including on sexual harassment Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Increase the powers of the Victims' Commissioner Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Carry out a sentencing review Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Fast-track court process and legal advice for rape victims Labour, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Create 80 new courts dedicated to hearing rape cases The Guardian, 08/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Create Employment Councils made up of prison governors and local employers to drive down reoffending by providing offenders training and jobs Labour, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Open new youth hubs with mental health staff and youth workers to prevent knife crime among teenagers Labour, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Refer every young person caught in possession of a knife to a Youth Offending Team to complete a mandatory plan to prevent reoffending, with penalties including curfews, tagging and custody for the most serious cases Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ban ninja swords, lethal "zombie knives" and machetes, and strengthen rules to prevent online sales Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Create local prevention partnerships to identify young people who could be drawn into violence and intervene Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Put youth workers and mentors in A&E units and Pupil Referral Units funded by full recovery of the cost of firearm licensing Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a new criminal offence: criminal exploitation of children Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Deliver 20,000 prison places by designating prisons as sites of "national importance" on public safety grounds, giving ministers the sole power to make planning decisions BBC News, 08/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Do a strategic review of probation governance, including considering the benefits of devolved models Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
No new oil and gas project licenses (but honour existing licenses) BBC News, 31/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Generate 98% of electricity from clean sources BBC News, 31/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Double onshore wind by 2030 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Quadruple offshore wind by 2030 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Triple solar power by 2030 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Invest in carbon capture and storage Manifesto	Partially achieved	The PM announced that "Up to £21.7bn will subsidise three projects on Teesside and Merseyside" expected to begin storing captured carbon in 2028. BBC News, 04/10/2024
Invest in hydrogen, in part through direct investment from the National Wealth Fund Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Invest in marine energy Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Extend the lifetime of existing nuclear plants, e.g. Sizewell C, and ensure that Hinkley Point C is brought on line Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Support the construction of new nuclear power stations and Small Modular Reactors Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Maintain a strategic reserve of gas power stations Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Grant no new coal licences Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Permanently ban fracking Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Retain the Energy Security Investment Mechanism, which gives the oil and gas sector certainty that if oil and gas prices fall to a very low level the Energy Profits Levy will not apply Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Upgrade the national energy transmission infrastructure Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give the regulator new powers to block water company boss bonuses until targets are met, with the possibility of criminal prosecutions in the most serious cases Labour, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Put "failing" water companies under special measures Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Strengthen OFGEMs regulatory powers, including ensuring that there is automatic customer compensation from energy suppliers Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Extend the sunset clause in the Energy Profits Levy until the end of the next parliament, increase the rate of the levy by 3%, and remove investment allowances Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Set up Great British Energy (£8.3bn over the next 5 years), a public-sector energy company investing in green energy projects (will not itself produce energy) BBC News, 27/05/2024	Partially achieved	The Great British Energy Bill 2024-25 was introduced to the Commons on 25 July 2024 and is presently at the committee stage in the Commons. UK Parliament, 12/09/2024
Create a National Wealth Fund, capitalised with £7.3 billion, with the target of attracting £3 of private investment for every £1 of public investment Manifesto	Completely achieved	On 9 July 2024, Rachel Reeves and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds "instructed officials to immediately begin work to align the UK Infrastructure Bank and the British Business Bank under a new National Wealth Fund". GOV.UK, 09/07/2024
Create 650,000 jobs by 2030 through the Green Prosperity Plan Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce an Energy Independence Act as a legislative vehicle for climate and energy policies Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Commit £1.5 billion to new gigafactories to support the UK electric vehicle manufacturing industry Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Commit £2.5 billion to support the UK steel industry Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Commit £500 million to support the UK's green-hydrogen manufacturing industry Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Develop a 10-year infrastructure strategy to guide investment plans and provide certainty about project roadmaps Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Directly invest in ports, hydrogen and industrial clusters through the National Wealth Fund Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Incentivise firms to use the UK supply chain through a Green Jobs Bonus which will spend £500 million per year from 2026 to reward firms that offer "good jobs, terms and conditions and build their manufacturing supply chains" in key regions Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism intended to protect UK industries in the process of decarbonising from high-carbon imports, and incentivise decarbonisation Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Create a coalition of countries taking ambitious climate action - the "Clean Power Alliance" Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Reinstate the formal requirement that the Bank of England take climate change into consideration in its decision making Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Mandate that UK-regulated financial institutions and FTSE 100 companies develop and implement credible transition plans aligned with the 1.5°C target Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Invest £6.6 billion over the next parliament to upgrade 5 million homes with the aim of energy bill reduction Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Offer grants and low interest loans to support the public to invest in insulation and clean heat technology, and work with banks and building societies to provide further private finance options Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ensure all private rented properties have a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of C by 2030 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Guarantee there will be no mandate for households to remove their gas boiler Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Improve resilience to the consequences of climate change at a central, local and community level, including formal work with the Fire and Rescue Services to establish national standards Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a countryside protection plan including planting 3 new national forests, taskforces for tree-planting and flood resilience, banning bee-killing pesticides and commitments to revising wetlands and peat bogs The Guardian, 06/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Create "hundreds of miles" of new river pathways, including 9 new National River Walks (1 in each English region) via Natural England negotiating with landowners for rights of way The Guardian, 06/06/2024 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a new land-use framework on how to best deliver food security and "thriving" natural environments, including encouraging farmers to use more environmentally regenerative methods The Guardian, 06/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
"Unlock" the building of homes affected by nutrient neutrality without weakening environmental protections Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Set a target for 50% of public-sector food expenditure to be spent on food produced locally or certified to high environmental standards Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ensure the Environmental Land Management scheme works for both farmers and nature Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Work to eradicate Bovine TB to ensure livelihoods are protected and to bring an end to badger culling Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ban trail hunting and the importing of hunting trophies Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
End the use of snare traps Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Bring in "Martyn's Law" to strengthen the security of public events and venues Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Review defence costs BBC News, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Implement "nuclear deterrent triple lock", including 4 new nuclear submarines built in Barrow-in-Furness, continuation of 24/7/365 at-sea deterrent, and delivery of all future upgrades needed to continue patrols BBC News, 03/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Launch strategic defence review within the first year of government to assess capabilities needed, resources available and threats the country faces BBC News, 03/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Apply a "NATO test" to all defence programmes to ensure that the UK meets all its obligations Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Increase annual defence spending to 2.5% of GDP Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce an armed forces commissioner to champion service members and their families and codify a new armed forces covenant into law, guaranteeing that current and former members of the armed forces are treated with "fairness and respect" BBC News, 06/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Scrap visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served for 4+ years and their dependents Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
100-day "security sprint" review of threats facing Britain The Times, 26/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Produce a defence industrial strategy to ensure a strong defence sector and resiliant supply chains Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Establish a Military Strategic Headquaters and National Armaments Director Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Defend the sovereignty of overseas territories like the Falklands Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, along with the return of all hostages and an increase of international aid as well as making sure international law is adhered to Manifesto	Partially achieved	Keir Starmer told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a "clear and urgent need for a ceasefire, the return of hostages and an immediate increase in the volume of humanitarian aid reaching civilians". Al Jazeera, 08/07/2024
Begin the political process towards a two-state solution in Israel/Gaza, review weapons licesnes to see if any armaments are being used in Rafah BBC News, 03/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Recognise state of Palestine "at the right time in a peace process" Reuters, 24/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Call for a special tribunal for the Crime of Agression for Putin Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Seize frozen Russian assets and use them to support Ukraine and its NATO membership Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Work with international partners to tackle money laundering and corruption in all British territories Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Remain committed to AUKUS Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Audit our relationship with China Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
New UK-EU security pact to enable stronger co-operation tackling international threats Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Bilateral agreements with Joint Expeditionary Force partners Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Restore the committment to 0.7% of GDP being spent on international aid when fiscal circumstances allow, working with the Independent Commission for Aid to ensure value for money Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Targetted trade agreements that align with industrial strategy Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Require UK trade negotiators to work with all devolved governments Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Publish a trade strategy and use "every lever necessary" to increase UK business' access to international markets Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Seek to negotiate standalone sector deals, such as digital, or mutual recognition agreements, to promote our services exports Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Seek a strategic parnetship with India, including a new free trade agreement Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Develop a new approach to relations with African countries Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Not rejoin the single market or customs union, but renegotiate a deal on veterinary agreements to reduce paperwork on food and drink exports The Guardian, 03/06/2024	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
End VAT exemption for private schools BBC News, 27/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Reinstate the School Support Staff Negotiating Body to establish a national T&Cs handbook, training, career progression routes and fair pay rates for support staff Labour, 24/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Review the training bursary allocation and the structure of retention payments Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Recruit 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a new Teacher Training Entitlement Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Update the Early Career Framework, maintaining its grounding in evidence, and ensure any new teacher entering the classroom has, or is working towards, Qualified Teacher Status Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Create a new Excellence in Leadership Programme Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Develop new Regional Improvement Teams to enhance school-to-school support Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Bring multi-academy trusts (MATs) into the inspection system with a new annual review of safeguarding, attendance and off-rolling Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Have half a million more children reach early learning goals by 2030 BBC News, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Employ mental health support staff in every school Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Take a community-wide approach to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Require all schools to co-operate with their local authority on school admissions, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inclusion, and place planning Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ensure every community has an open-access hub for children and young people with drop-in mental health support Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Launch an expert-led review of curriculum and assessment Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Enhance the inspection regime by replacing a single headline grade with a new report card system Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Improve quality of maths teaching across nurseries and primary schools by taking lessons from phonics Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce evidence-based early-language interventions in primary schools Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Support children to study a creative or vocational subject until they are 16, and ensure accountability measures reflect this Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Protect time for physical education Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Launch a new National Music Education Network Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Improve data sharing across services with a single unique identifier Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Limit the number of branded items of uniform and PE kit that schools can require Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Broaden existing Apprenticeship Levy into a Growth and Skills Levy, allowing firms to use up to 50% of their levy contributions to fund training through routes other than apprenticeships The IFS, 01/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Guarantee training, an apprenticeship or help finding work for all 18-to-21-year-olds Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Establish Skills England to bring together business, training providers and unions with national and local government Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Transform Further Education colleges into specialist Technical Excellence Colleges Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Introduce legislation in first 100 days banning zero-hours contracts, ending fire-and-rehire and introducing parental leave, sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal from day one on the job Manifesto	Partially achieved	On 14 August 2024, Angela Rayner and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds met with trade unions and business leaders to discuss the Employment Rights Bill and the wider Plan to "Make Work Pay". GOV.UK, 14/08/2024
Change the remit of the independent Low Pay Commission so it accounts for the cost of living Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Remove age bands so all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Hold a review of Universal Credit, aiming to "make work pay and tackle poverty" Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Devolve more powers to mayors to "get more people with health conditions and disabilities into work" The Guardian, 01/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Provide a national jobs and careers service, bringing Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service together Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Reform or replace the Work Capability Assessment Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Reform the Access to Work Scheme, not requiring an immediate benefit reassessment if a disabled person takes a job and it doesn't work out Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Protect the triple lock on pensions to increase the state pension each year in-line with inflation, average earnings or 2.5% - whichever is highest Labour, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Give the Pensions Regulator more powers to intervene where schemes "fail to offer sufficient value for their members" Labour, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Launch a review of the current pensions and retirement savings landscape to see if is delivering sustainable retirement incomes for pensioners Labour, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Increase investment from pension funds into UK markets and conduct a review to improve pension outcomes and increase investment in UK markets Labour, 09/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Transfer the Investment Reserve Fund back to the mineworkers for their pensions Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Create 100,000 additional childcare places by turning classrooms in existing primary schools into 3,334 "school-based nurseries" BBC News, 10/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Review the parental leave system Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England at a cost of £315 million Labour, 27/05/2024 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
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 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Establish Great British Railways to unify governance structures and bring train operators under public ownership and control Labour, 25/04/2024	Partially achieved	On 3 September 2024, Louise Haigh announced that "I will be instructing the CEO of Network Rail, the Director General for Rail Services in the Department for Transport, and the CEO of DfT OLR Holdings Ltd (DOHL) to establish a Shadow Great British Railways. As the main organisations responsible for the operational railway, they will be working in closer collaboration, bringing together track and train to deliver for passengers and freight users, ahead of legislation to create Great British Railways (GBR) as an arm's length body. GOV.UK, 03/09/2024
Give Mayors a role in designing the services in their areas Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a duty under Great British Railways to promote and grow the use of rail freight Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Continue the role of open access operators as an important part of the rail system Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Create a tough new passenger watchdog, focused on driving up standards Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce new powers for local leaders to franchise local bus services Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Lift the ban on municipal ownership to give local communities in England control over routes and schedules Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Repair up to a million potholes per year in England by giving councils multi-year funding settlements and spending £320 million more than the government's current £8.3 billion by 2034 BBC News, 12/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Accelerate the roll-out of EV charge points Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Restore the phase-out date of 2030 for new cars with internal combustion engines Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Standardise the information supplied on the condition of batteries to support buyers of second hand electric cars Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Promote sustainable aviation fuels and encourage airspace modernisation Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
Create a new Regulatory Innovation Office, bringing together existing functions across government to help regulators update regulation, speed up approval timelines and co-ordinate issues that span existing boundaries Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Keep the AI Safety Institute but place binding regulation on the handful of companies developing the most powerful AI models to ensure the safe development and use of AI Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ban the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
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 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Harness the power of technologies like AI to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnostic services and introduce a new "Fit For the Future" fund to double the number of CT and MRI scanners Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce faster regulatory approval for new technology and medicines as part of a life sciences plan Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Invest in new technology to build capacity within HMRC Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Make a renewed push to fulfil the ambition of full gigabit and national 5G coverage by 2030 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Give bereaved parents access to their children's social media, mobile phone and tablet data Independent, 02/06/2024	Not yet rated	-
Build on the Online Safety Act, bringing forward provisions as quickly as possible, and explore further measures to keep everyone safe online, particularly when using social media Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Ensure our industrial strategy supports the development of the AI sector Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Remove planning barriers to new data centres, bringing them under the scope of Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
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 Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Work with universities to support spinouts and work with industry to ensure start-ups have the access to finance they need to grow Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Simplify the procurement process to support innovation and reduce micromanagement with a mission-driven approach Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

Policy	Status	Justification
A new independent Ethics and Integrity Commission with an independent chair Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Update post-government employment rules, restricting ministers from taking lobbying jobs from companies they previously regulated, with "meaningful sanctions" Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
A Modernisation Committee to update outdated procedures and improve working practices Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Immediate ban on MPs taking paid advisory or consultancy roles Manifesto	Partially achieved	On 25 July 2024, the House of Commons agreed to establish the Modernisation Committee. Among other things, this committee will consider restrictions on MPs' second jobs. UK Parliament, 30/08/2024
Remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
A mandatory retirement age for the House of Lords, requiring members who turn 80 to retire at the end of parliament Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Introduce a participation requirement for the House of Lords and strengthen rules to remove disgraced members Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Eventually replace the House of Lords with an "alternative second chamber" to better represent regions and nations, after consultation Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Extend vote to 16-year-olds in future general elections The Times, 25/05/2024	Not yet rated	-
Remove inconsistencies in voter ID laws, like veteran ID cards not being valid Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Remain a member of the European Convention on Human Rights Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Set up new "mission boards" that sit across government departments, ensuring each of Labour's missions are being achieved, with Keir Starmer chairing a further board/committe overseeing all of them Financial Times, 14/06/24	Not yet rated	-
Create a new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista) to improve the delivery of major capital projects Planning, Building & Construction Today, 24/05/24	Not yet rated	-
Appoint a fixed-term Covid Corruption Commissioner Manifesto	Not yet rated	-
Establish an Industrial Strategy Council on a statutory footing, with represenation from nations, regions, businesses and trade unions Manifesto	Not yet rated	-

101 days since election

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305 promises made

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