A number of new, fully-costed policies were announced at the Labour Party conference in Brighton, including:
Economy
- New ‘Office for Value for Money’ to check public money is spent wisely
- Scrap high street business rates and replace with a fairer system
- £28 billion of green capital investment per year until 2030, to tackle climate change and grow the jobs and industries of the future
Environment
- £3 billion over the decade to green the steel industry
- Upgrade 19 million inefficient homes – making them warm, well-insulated and cheaper to heat
Health
- Double current spending on dementia research
- Thousands more staff and access to mental health treatment in less than a month for all who need it
- A mental health hub for children and young people in every community
- Specialist mental health support in every school
Education
- Thousands of new teachers
- A ‘National Excellence Programme’ to drive up standards, supporting struggling schools and boosting the number of outstanding schools in all areas
- An ambitious covid recovery plan
Crime
- Restore neighbourhood policing and fight anti-social behaviour
- Police hubs in communities
Defence
- £35m for mental health support for veterans
- British defence investment directed first at British industry
Housing
- Give first time buyers first dibs on new homes, and stop foreign buyers buying up homes off plan
- Re-establish the link between affordable housing and average earnings