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Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Key policies on NHS, tax plans and immigration

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Labour’s general election manifesto sets out plans to end NHS chaos, tackle crime and secure UK borders after years of failure by successive Conservative governments

Labour is fighting for your vote, promising to change Britain for the better((Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror)

With the UK election approaching, the Labour Party is hoping that the plans and promises in its 2024 manifesto will convince voters.

The Labour leader has promised to deliver a “decade of national renewal” – with sweeping changes to the NHS, policing and Britain’s railways. Mr Starmer unveiled his party’s manifesto last month, accusing the Conservatives of leaving the country in a worse state than they found it.

He urged voters to judge the next government “by the actions we take” as he promised to “turn things around”. The Labour leader promised to focus on improving the economy and tackling the cost of living crisis that has plunged millions into poverty. He said: “Creating wealth is our number one priority.

“Growth is our core business. It is the only way to improve the prosperity of our country and the living standards of working people, which is why we have made this our first national mission for government.”

With the general election fast approaching, here are the key actions the Labour Party is announcing if it wins the election.

Mr Starmer unveils manifesto three weeks before general election(ANNUALLY)

Labour’s manifesto on tax and pensions

There has been much attention focused on Labour’s tax plans, with the Conservatives accused of releasing misleading figures.

  • End of tax breaks for private schools
  • No increase in VAT, social security contributions or income tax
  • Close loopholes in the tax system for the super-rich who have non-resident status
  • Raise billions by fighting tax avoidance and evasion
  • Reduce corporate tax to current level of 25%
  • Maintain the triple lock on the state pension

Labor Manifesto Promises Benefits Benefit

There has been some backlash over what is not in the manifesto, with Mr Starmer standing firm against calls to scrap the two-child benefit cap. The manifesto says:

  • No commitment to end controversial two-child benefit cap
  • Review Universal Credit to ‘make work pay and fight poverty’
  • Let’s End ‘Mass Dependence’ on Food Banks – ‘A Moral Scar on Our Society’
  • Launching an “ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty.”
  • Support more disabled people to return to work and address the backlog of work access claims
  • The reform replaces the assessment of work capacity
The Labour leader with his deputy Angela Rayner in Manchester((Source: Getty Images)

Labour’s manifesto promises for the NHS, health and social care

The NHS backlog is one of the most damaging legacies of the Tory government. Labour has promised to tackle it head on, promising: