What is in Labour's leaked draft manifesto? All the key policies
Scrapping tuition fees, keeping Trident and renationalising the railways. All the key points from Labour's leaked draft manifesto.
Thursday 11 May 2017 10:07, UK
A draft of Labour's manifesto for the General Election has been leaked. Here are the key points from it.
Rail
:: Railways brought back into public ownership as franchises expire
:: Under public ownership fares will be frozen, driver-only operation ended and free wifi introduced across the network
:: HS2 will be completed and will link with a "Crossrail of the North"
Energy
:: Energy market partially brought back into public ownership
:: Creation of at least one publicly owned energy company in every region of the UK
:: Central government control of the grid and distribution
Higher education
:: Tuition fees abolished and maintenance grants reintroduced for university students
Brexit
:: Labour accepts the referendum result and intends to build a close new relationship with Europe "not as members but as partners"
:: Retain benefits of the single market and customs union
:: Immediately guarantee existing rights of EU nationals living in Britain and secure reciprocal rights for UK citizens living in other EU countries
:: No "no deal" option at the end of Article 50 negotiations, with "transitional arrangements" negotiated instead to avoid a "cliff-edge"
:: Scrap the Great Repeal Bill and replace it with an EU Rights and Protections Bill
Immigration
:: Labour "believes in fair rules and reasonable management of migration" and will not make "false promises" on numbers
:: Income thresholds for family members replaced with an obligation to "survive without recourse to public funds"
:: Creation of a Migrant Impact Fund to support public services in communities. This will be funded by visa levies and a contributory element from residence visas for high net worth individuals
Health
:: Over £6bn extra annual funding for the NHS through increased income tax for top 5% earners, increased tax on private medical insurance and halving management consultants' fees
:: Mental health budgets ring-fenced
:: Pay cap scrapped
:: EU NHS workers' rights immediately protected
:: NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans halted
:: Creation of a new "quality, safety and excellence regulator" called NHS Excellence
Care
:: Move towards the creation of a National Care Service
:: Investment of £8bn in services over the next parliament, including £1bn in the first year
:: Improve conditions for care workers
:: 15-minute care visits scrapped
:: Carer's allowance increased to be in line with Jobseeker's Allowance
Workers' rights
:: Creation of a Ministry of Labour to deliver investment in enforcing workers' rights
:: Repeal Trade Union Act and introduce "sectoral collective bargaining" through unions
:: Zero hours contracts outlawed and unpaid internships banned
:: Employers stopped from only recruiting from overseas
:: Bring minimum wage in line with living wage - at least £10 by 2020
:: Rights for all workers to have access to a trade union
:: Paternity leave doubled to four weeks and paternity pay increased
:: Protections for women on maternity leave strengthened
:: Four new public holidays to mark patron saints' days
:: Public inquiry into blacklisting
Executive pay
:: A 20:1 limit on gap between the lowest and highest paid workers in companies given government contracts
:: Reduce pay inequality through legislation by introducing an "excessive pay levy" on companies with high numbers of staff on high pay
Taxation
:: No income tax rises for those earning below £80,000 a year
:: Large corporations will pay "a little more" tax while remaining competitive, with cash paying for education and skills budgets
:: Extra powers for HMRC to chase individuals and companies who avoid tax
Pensioners
:: "Triple lock" guaranteed throughout the next parliament or kept to at least 2.5%
:: Winter fuel allowance and free bus passes kept as universal benefits
:: Compensation for women born in 1950s who had state pension age changed without fair notification
Housing
:: Invest to build one million new homes, including 100,000 council and housing association homes by the end of next parliament
:: Rent rises capped to inflation and legal minimum standards in properties for rent
:: 4,000 homes for people with history of rough sleeping
Welfare
:: Scrap bedroom tax and reinstate housing benefit for under-21s
:: Review cuts to Universal Credit and limits on payments to first two children of families
Infrastructure
:: Borrow to invest £250bn over 10 years on energy, transport and digital infrastructure
:: Improve 4G mobile coverage and invest to bring uninterrupted 5G to all urban areas, major roads and railways
Democracy
:: Lower the voting age to 16
Defence
:: Support the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent
:: Keep defence spending as 2% of GDP
Crime
:: 10,000 more police officers for community beats
:: Conduct major review of the counter-terror Prevent programme