Police Officers arresting someone.

Summer blitz on crime in 500 towns

Mission: Taking back our streets

England & Wales

Labour’s summer crime blitz boosted safety in 500 towns with more visible policing, tougher enforcement, and targeted action on antisocial behaviour. Our goal is to help town centres become safer, more vibrant places to live, work and visit.

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A school child eating a school meal

500,000 more children eligible for free school meals

Mission: Breaking down barriers to opportunity

England

We have extended eligibility for free school meals to half a million more children, lifting 100,000 children out of poverty and putting £500 back into parents’ pockets every single year.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Defence Secretary John Healey standing in front of a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier

Highest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War

Foundation: National security

United Kingdom

We have set out plans to boost national security spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, including the biggest sustained increase in core defence funding since the Cold War, to protect British people and keep our country safe.

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People in life jackets walking along a gangway or a walkway

Landmark deal with France to return small boat migrants

Foundation: Secure borders

United Kingdom

For the first time since small boat crossings began in 2018, we can now return illegal migrants to France. We’ve already detained the first migrants under this groundbreaking treaty.

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Over 5 million extra NHS appointments

Mission: Building an NHS fit for the future

England

Our aim is to cut waiting times from 18 months to 18 weeks. We delivered over five million extra NHS appointments in our first year, and waiting lists are down by nearly 250,000 since we came into office.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer serving food at a school canteen.

2 million meals served at free breakfast clubs

Mission: Breaking down barriers to opportunity

England

Thousands of families across the country are already benefitting from Labour’s flagship free breakfast club programme, with 2 million meals served so far, improving kids' attendance, behaviour, wellbeing, and readiness to learn.

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Over 400,000 jobs through Labour's Clean Energy Jobs Plan

Mission: Making Britain a clean energy superpower

Labour’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan will deliver over 400,000 new jobs in every town, city, region and nation of this country. These will be good jobs - with fair pay and the very best rights at work.

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Return of maintenance grants for students

Mission: Breaking down barriers to opportunity

England

Labour will reintroduce targeted, means-test maintenance grants by the end of the Parliament, supporting low-income students to access and excel in higher education.

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NHS Online: faster, more convenient care

Mission: Building an NHS fit for the future

England

The new NHS Online hospital will transform how healthcare is delivered, cutting waiting times with the equivalent of 8.5 million appointments and assessments in the first three years. Patients will be able to manage their care through the NHS App.

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Taking weapons off our street

Mission: Taking back our streets

Labour has removed a record number of dangerous weapons off our streets, banned ninja swords and introduced a new law to tackle online weapon sales. Knife crime and knife-related homicides are both down.

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Billions in foreign investment into the UK

Mission: Kickstart economic growth

Labour has helped bring in foreign direct investment worth over £6 billion to the UK’s economy, creating almost 70,000 jobs across every nation and region of our country in sectors like infrastructure, transportation and advanced engineering.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer meeting soldiers from the British Army

A new focus for Britain's security in the face of modern threats

Foundation: National security

United Kingdom

Labour’s new National Security Strategy sets out a bold plan to protect Britain in an uncertain world - tackling threats we face at home and abroad, strengthening our defences, and aligning national security with economic growth for the first time since 1945.

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