You may hear some people (usually Tories or the far left) say “Labour doesn’t have a plan” or “Labour has no policies” - but that’s just not true.
Labour has published extensive plans and documents detailing its intended policies - although it’s fair to say the full depth of Labour’s policy offering hasn’t really been reported on or communicated effectively to the public… yet.
In advance of the next General Election this body of work is being restructured, refined and finalised into our official election manifesto.
In the meantime activists can familiarise themselves with what’s been published so far, in the Labour Party’s [5 Missions For A Better Britain], although you may find my “key points” below easier to read and remember on the doorstep.
Labour’s 5 Missions
Keir Starmer launched Labour’s 5 Missions during 2023, each one being the subject of headline speeches and co-ordinated policy document releases:
Economy, Health, Crime, Energy, and Education
Economy: Highest growth in the G7
Health: NHS fit for the future
Crime: Britain’s streets safe
Energy: Clean energy superpower
Education: Breaking barriers to opportunity
Strategic missions with real targets
Focussed on outcomes that matter
Not just slogans - real plans with real benefits
Missions we’ll build our manifesto around
Will drive everything we do in government
Making sure people are better off
Living well in safe communities
With the opportunities they need to succeed
Wherever they live, whatever their background
Highest sustained growth in the G7
with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off
Make Britain’s streets safe
halve serious violent crime and raise confidence in the police and criminal justice system to its highest levels, within a decade
Build an NHS fit for the future
that is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer
Make Britain a clean energy superpower
to create jobs, cut bills and boost energy security with zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero
Break down the barriers to opportunity
at every stage, for every child - by reforming the childcare and education systems, raising standards everywhere, and preparing young people for work and life