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Britain reconnected
Britain reconnected How Labour will reconnect Britain: Unshakeable commitment to NATO and our nuclear deterrent Standing up for our armed forces and veterans New trade agreements Britain leading a Clean Power Alliance Modernise international development Skip to:…
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Break down barriers to opportunity
Break down barriers to opportunity How Labour will break down barriers to opportunity: Recruit 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects 3,000 new primary school-based nurseries Free breakfast clubs in every primary school A modern curriculum so young people are ready for work and…
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Take back our streets
Take back our streets How Labour will take back our streets: Crack down on antisocial behaviour with more neighbourhood police Tough new penalties for offenders A plan to get knives off our streets A specialist rape unit in every police force A new network…
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Kickstart economic growth
Kickstart economic growth How Labour will kickstart economic growth: Deliver economic stability with tough spending rules A new partnership with business to boost growth everywhere A National Wealth Fund to invest in jobs Planning reform to build 1.5 million new homes Devolution of power…
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Strong foundations
Strong foundations National security 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…
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Labour Party pensions policy: We will keep the pension triple lock and give pensioners security in retirement
Labour will protect the triple lock on pensions and increase the state pension each year in line with inflation, average earnings, or by 2.5 per cent, whichever is higher. We will support pensioners and give them the dignity and…
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Labour Party homes policy: How we will keep mortgage rates low and help first-time buyers with a new Freedom to Buy scheme
Labour knows how hard it has been for families hit by spiking mortgage costs. Working people cannot afford a repeat of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget that sent mortgage rates skyrocketing. That is why Labour’s first step for change is delivering economic stability, with…
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Revealed: The Conservatives’ £71 billion worth of reckless spending will lead to interest rate rises
The Labour Party has today held an emergency press conference to expose the threat to economic stability posed by Rishi Sunak’s reckless and unfunded general election promises.Darren Jones, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, released new analysis of the £71 billion worth of pledges Rishi Sunak has already promised just seven…
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What Labour will do to ease the cost of living: How we’ll bring down bills, get wages rising and tackle sky-high prices
After 14 years of the Tories, people in Britain are facing soaring mortgages, sky-rocketing bills and the highest tax burden in 70 years. And if Rishi Sunak and the Tories are given five more years in the General Election on 4 July, the average British…
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Keir Starmer launches Labour’s first steps for change in Thurrock
Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, launching Labour’s first steps for change in Thurrock, said: Thank you all for that welcome. I don’t know about you. But I found those stories, whether it’s on the screens on the videos or in person here,…
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Watch: The Tories don’t see the cost of chaos to working people. But Britain can turn the corner
After 14 years of the Tories, Britain isn’t working. Mortgages are sky-high. The tax burden is at its highest level for 70 years. NHS waiting lists are leaving people waiting months for vital treatment. And a failure to build homes is leaving families locked…
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Rachel Reeves Mais Lecture 2024
Thank you. It is a privilege to be here at Bayes Business School this evening. To look back over past Mais Lectures is not just to survey the thoughts of the key figures in British economic policymaking over four and a half decades. It…