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Labour are in favour of the following policies:
We will require listed companies to report on whether or not they pay the living wage.
We will ban employers from requiring zero-hours workers to be available on the off-chance that they'll be needed.
We will make it easier to start and grow businesses. We'll create a British investment bank that will lend money to new and growing businesses.
We'll support small businesses by cutting business rates for 1.5 million small firms and freezing their energy bills.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Protect neighbourhood policing by safeguarding over 10,000 frontline police officers over the next three years
We will put visible neighbourhood policing back in its rightful place at the heart of our communities, with a Local Policing Commitment that gives a guaranteed minimum level of neighbourhood policing.
We will insist on new professional standards in our police service, with officers guilty of serious misconduct struck off, and a tougher Police Standards Authority.
We will abolish Police and Crime Commissioners and put the savings back into frontline policing instead.
We will take domestic violence and violence against women seriously, with a ban on the use of community resolutions for dealing with domestic abuse and sexual crimes, and the introduction of compulsory sex and relationship education in schools.
We will create a justice system with witnesses and victims at its heart, including the country's first ever Victims' Law.
We will put rehabilitation at the heart of a prison system which aims to reduce reoffending and cut crime, ensuring that prisons properly punish and reform while mobilising the talents and expertise of all agencies to cut crime.
Labour will consult on lowering the sentence threshold for EU migrants who commit crimes having only recently arrived in the UK, so that, for example, a migrant who committed common assault or robbery within a few months of arriving would be automatically considered for deportation - Labour Euro Manifesto.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Conduct a Strategic Defence and Security Review in the first year of government
Outlaw discrimination against and abuse of members of the Armed Forces
Enshrine the Military Covenant in the NHS Constitution
Reserving the right to act in national self-defence, as we did in government by intervening alongside our allies in Afghanistan following 9/11.
Using military force only after all peaceful and diplomatic avenues to avert conflict have been exhausted and within international law.
A commitment to preserving and protecting universal human rights and to doing what we can to uphold the internationally recognised principle of the responsibility to protect.
A commitment to effective conflict prevention as well as being responsible post-conflict stakeholders once a conflict has ended.
A commitment to helping others to help themselves and a capacity-building approach which might apply to states regional organisations.
A commitment to multilateral cooperation. The threats we face are global and therefore shared and so the most effective solutions will inevitably be joint.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Cut the deficit every year and balance the books as soon as possible in the next Parliament
Reverse the 50p tax cut so that the top one per cent pay a little more to help get the deficit down
Not increase the basic or higher rates of Income Tax, National Insurance or VAT
Cut and then freeze business rates and maintain the most competitive corporate tax rates in the G7
Abolish non dom status
Increase the National Minimum Wage to more than £8 an hour by October 2019 and introduce Make Work Pay contracts to provide tax rebates to firms becoming Living Wage employers
Ban exploitative zero-hours contracts
Guarantee an apprenticeship for every school leaver who attains the grades and require any firm that gets a large government contract to offer apprenticeships
Reduce tuition fees to £6,000 a year
Freeze energy bills until 2017 and give the regulator the power to cut bills this winter
Introduce a British Investment Bank and support a network of regional banks.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Introduce a new gold-standard Technical Baccalaureate for 16 to-18-year olds
Protect the entire education budget from early years through to post-16 education
Guarantee all teachers in state schools will be qualified
Appoint Directors of School Standards to drive up standards in every area
Cap class sizes for five, six and seven-year-olds
Ensure all young people study English and Maths to age 18.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Push for an ambitious target in Paris to get to goal of net zero global emissions in the second half of this century.
We will make life more affordable for millions of people. We'll freeze gas and electricity bills until 2017 and reform the broken energy market to stop the cost of energy bills soaring.
We will fix the broken energy market, increasing competition and transparency so that it works for consumers. This will include introducing a simple new tariff structure so that people can compare prices in place of the complex and confusing system that exists today.
We will abolish Ofgem which has failed to stand up for consumers, and replace it from January 2017 with a tough new energy watchdog.
We will unlock investment in clean energy by setting a firm 2030 decarbonisation target and giving the Green Investment Bank more powers.
We will stick to ambitious, legally binding targets for carbon reduction including the decarbonisation of our electricity supply by 2030, and full implementation of carbon budgets and we'll make Britain a world leader in low carbon technology and green jobs, creating a million new high technology, green jobs by 2025.
We will strengthen the Green Investment Bank with borrowing powers, ensuring it is better placed to support investment in small and medium green businesses seeking to grow.
We will prioritise flood prevention and introduce a new climate change adaptation plan to help us properly prepare for the effects of a changing climate.
We will protect animal welfare ending the inhumane and ineffective badger cull, maintaining the ban on hunting with dogs, and introducing a ban on wild animals in circuses.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Return Britain to a leadership role in Europe, but reform the EU so that it works for Britain
Guarantee no powers will be transferred to Brussels without an in/out referendum
A referendum on whether the UK should be in or out of the EU only if there is a proposed transfer of more powers from London to Brussels.
Labour are proposing a new Commissioner for Growth, bringing together some of the existing Commission portfolios on economic policy, to help ensure the EU is focused on growth and held accountable for progress.
Alongside this, Labour are proposing that the EU establish its own equivalent of the UK's Office for Budget Responsibility with the narrower mandate of auditing all EU spending decisions based on the impact that they have on promoting growth and jobs across the EU.
Labour will continue to argue for the completion of the Single Market in digital, energy and services, providing potentially huge gains for Britain and helping deliver the economic recovery that Britain needs. The operation of the Single Market in existing sectors must also be protected in the face of possible closer integration between Eurozone states.
Labour will continue to support the conclusion of Free Trade Agreements as a means of promoting economic growth and development.
Tackle rising energy bills and climate change by reforming the European single market in energy.
Labour supports a proper framework for police forces to work together across borders.
Labour will seek to enhance our defence cooperation with allies in Europe where it is in our interests to do so, but we will not support the creation of a European Army.
We do, however, recognise that it is in Britain's interest for sovereign forces from European countries to engage in joint EU missions for peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance, in full coordination with NATO. And we will continue to lead the way in tackling global poverty, making sure that everyone has an equal chance in life.
Labour will continue to campaign for the wasteful second seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to be scrapped. Labour believes we can bring down the cost of the Parliament and reform the Commission to help it operate more effectively as well as reforming how the EU spends its money and how Britain gets best value.
From the 2010 party manifesto:
On the Euro, we hold to our promise that there will be no membership of the single currency without the consent of the British people in a referendum.
We support the enlargement of EU membership to include Croatia, and believe that all Western Balkan states should open negotiations on EU accession by 2014, one hundred years after the start of the First World War.
Turkey's future membership is a key test of Europe's potential to become a bridge between religions and regions; there must be continued progress on its application to join the EU.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Extend free childcare from 15 to 25 hours for working parents of three and four-year-olds, and ensure all primary schools guarantee access to wraparound childcare from 8am to 6pm
Double paternity leave from two to four weeks and increase paternity pay by more than £100 a week
We will renew and reinvigorate Sure Start, reforming the way local services work together to shift from sticking-plaster services to radical early help, to provide good quality support to all families that need it.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Set up a people-led Constitutional Convention to determine the future of UK’s governance
Replace the House of Lords with a Senate of the Nations and Regions
Pass an English Devolution Act, handing £30 billion of resources and powers to our great English city and county regions
Give new powers for communities to shape their high streets, including power over payday lenders and the number of fixed-odds betting terminals
Meet our promises to devolve further powers to Scotland and Wales
Give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote
Create a statutory register of lobbyists
Ban MPs from holding paid directorships and consultancies
Require large companies to publish their gender pay gap
Implement the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Invest £2.5 billion more that the Conservatives to recruit 8,000 more GPs, 20,000 more nurses and 3,000 more midwives
Guarantee GP appointments within 48 hours and cancer tests within one week
Join up services from home to hospital, with a single point of contact for all who need it
Give mental health the same priority as physical health, with a new right to access talking therapies
Repeal the Government’s privatisation plans, cap profits and put the right values back at the heart of the NHS
End time-limited 15 minute social care visits and recruit 5,000 new home-care workers to support people in their home
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Ensure at least 200,000 new homes a year are built by 2020, with first priority for local first time buyers
Provide security for renters by guaranteeing three-year tenancies with a ceiling on excessive rent rises
Abolish the Bedroom Tax
Labour will build the homes Britain needs by getting 200,000 homes built a year by 2020. We will get a fair deal for renters with longer, more predictable tenancies and a ban on rip-off letting fees.
We will change the law to make three-year tenancies the norm instead of the six or 12-month short-term tenancies that most renters have now so that landlords and tenants both have more stability, but with the ability to terminate contracts early with proper notice if they have to, just as they can now.
We will get 200,000 homes built a year by 2020. This will close the gap between the number of homes we build and the number of homes we need, as well as providing up to 230,000 jobs in construction.
We will unblock the supply of new homes by giving local authorities "use it or lose it" powers over developers who hoard land that has planning permission so that they can sell it on for a bigger profit, instead of building on it now.
We will deliver a new generation of New Towns and Garden Cities, and give a new "right to grow" to communities who want to expand but are blocked by neighbouring local authorities.
We will tackle empty homes by giving councils more power to charge higher rates of council tax on empty properties, and ensure new homes are advertised in the UK first, not overseas.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Ensure migrants will not be able to claim benefits until they have lived here for at least two years
Stronger border controls: we will make it easier to deport foreign criminals, check people in and out of the country, and do more to stop illegal immigration.
A smarter system of controls: so we get the top talent and investment we need, whilst controlling low skilled migration.
Fair rules at work: a new law to prevent employers undercutting wages by exploiting immigration, and banning agencies from recruiting only from abroad. Fines will be increased for companies who employ illegal immigrants.
Earned entitlements: people coming here won't be able to claim benefits for at least two years.
Integration, not divided communities: people working in public services in public facing roles will be required to speak English.
We will take action to better manage the pace of immigration, reform our economy to be less reliant on low skilled migrant labour, and do more to help migrants integrate into our society so they can play their part - Labour Euro Manifesto.
We will do more to cut illegal immigration, with tougher action including the reinstatement of fingerprint checks at the border and closing down loopholes that enable people to exploit short-term student visitor visas - Labour Euro Manifesto.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
From the 2010 party manifesto:
High-speed rail is not just about faster journey times. It will free up capacity on existing intercity rail lines, enabling more rail freight, commuter and local services
We will press ahead with a major investment programme in existing rail services, hugely improving commuter services into and through London, and electrifying new rail-lines including the Great Western Main Line from London to South Wales.
We will complete the new east-west Crossrail line in London adding ten per cent to London transport capacity.
Rail passenger numbers have increased by 40 per cent in the last ten years and punctuality and quality of service are improving steadily.
We will encourage more people to switch to rail with an enforceable right to the cheapest fare, while trebling the number of secure cycle-storage spaces at rail stations.
Tackling road congestion is a key Labour priority. We will extend hard-shoulder running on motorways, alongside targeted motorway widening including on the M25.
Too much disruption is caused by local road works: we will increase tenfold the penalties on utilities who allow work to overrun.
We rule out the introduction of national road pricing in the next Parliament [2010-2015].
Heathrow is Britain’s international hub airport, already operating at full capacity, and supporting millions of jobs, businesses and citizens who depend upon it.
We support a third runway at Heathrow, subject to strict conditions on environmental impact and flight numbers, but we will not allow additional runways to proceed at any other airport in the next [2010-2015] Parliament.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
From the 2010 Labour Party Manifesto:
No young person in Britain should be long-term unemployed: those out of work for six months or more will be guaranteed employment or training through the £1 billion Future Jobs Fund, with mandatory participation after ten months. The fund will support 200,000 jobs.
All those who are long-term unemployed for two years will be guaranteed a job placement, which they will be required to take up or have their benefits cut.
More people with disabilities and health conditions will be helped to move into work from Incapacity Benefit and Employment Support Allowance, as we extend the use of our tough-but-fair work capability test.
We will reassess the Incapacity Benefit claims of 1.5 million people by 2014, as we move those able to work back into jobs.
For those with the most serious conditions or disabilities who want to work there will be a new guarantee of supported employment after two years on benefit.
We are radically reforming how Job Centre Plus helps lone parents: providing extra help with childcare, training and support to find family-friendly work, while requiring those with children aged three to take steps to prepare for work and actively to seek employment once their youngest child is seven years old.
Housing Benefit will be reformed to ensure that we do not subsidise people to live in the private sector on rents that other ordinary working families could not afford. And we will continue to crack down on those who try to cheat the benefit system.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Make it illegal for employers to undercut wages by exploiting workers
Introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee, paid for by a Bank Bonus Tax
Parents shouldn't face the prospect of taking a job that ends up costing them more than they'll earn. We will give working parents 25 hours of free childcare for three and four-year-olds per week.
We will increase the National Minimum Wage to £8 an hour by the end of the next Parliament to help ensure that those doing a hard day's work are rewarded for doing so.
We will increase fines for employers who fail to pay the minimum wage and give local authorities a role in enforcement.
We will introduce 'Make Work Pay' contracts, giving a tax rebate to those companies that sign up to become living wage employers in the first year of the next Parliament.
We will abolish exploitative zero-hours contracts, with rules introduced to give new rights to employees on zero-hours contracts.
We will create a clear route for the forgotten 50 per cent, with a new gold standard Technical Baccalaureate for 16 to 19-year-olds, with rigorous vocational qualifications, accredited by employers, a high quality work placement and English and maths to 18.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
Labour are in favour of the following policies:
Push for global targets to tackle inequality and promote human rights
Conduct a Strategic Defence and Security Review in the first year of government
Return Britain to a leadership role in Europe, but reform the EU so that it works for Britain
Guarantee no powers will be transferred to Brussels without an in/out referendum
Appoint an International LGBT Rights Envoy and a Global Envoy for Religious Freedom
Outlaw discrimination against and abuse of members of the Armed Forces
Enshrine the Military Covenant in the NHS Constitution
Push for global targets to tackle inequality and promote human rights
Establish a Centre for Universal Health Coverage
Push for an ambitious target in Paris to get to goal of net zero global emissions in the second half of this century.
Source: Labour party website, existing manifesto or officially-published policies.
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