30 published positions, by topic, each with the date it was published and the date we fetched it. Their own site: labour.org.uk/manifesto/.
Money and cost of living
Enacted record · HM Treasury (UK Government), published 2025-11-26 · last checked 2026-09-18
The historic decision to remove the two-child limit in full from April 2026 will lift 450,000 children out of poverty - the biggest reduction at any Budget this century.
In government, Labour's Budget 2025 removed the two-child limit in Universal Credit in full from April 2026 (relevant to households with children).
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Universal Credit
The main working-age benefit, paid monthly, combining what used to be six separate payments.
Two-Child Limit
A rule that limits the child element of Universal Credit and tax credits to the first two children in most families.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Enacted record · HM Treasury (UK Government), published 2025-11-26 · last checked 2026-09-18
Asking everyone to contribute, the current personal tax thresholds will be frozen from 2028 to 2031, but those with broader shoulders will contribute more through fair reforms previously ducked for too long.
In government, Labour's Budget 2025 froze personal tax thresholds from 2028 to 2031 (enacted policy, not a manifesto pledge).
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
We will immediately abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, prevent private renters being exploited and discriminated against, empower them to challenge unreasonable rent increases, and take steps to decisively raise standards, including extending ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the private sector.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to abolish Section 21 no-fault evictions and let private renters challenge unreasonable rent increases (relevant to renters).
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Section 21
The rule that allowed landlords in England to end an assured shorthold tenancy without giving a reason. The Renters' Rights Act 2025 abolished it.
Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Enacted record · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (UK Government) · last checked 2026-09-18
We will empower tenants to challenge rent increases designed to force them out by the backdoor and introduce new laws to end the practice of rental bidding wars by landlords and letting agents.
The government says the Renters' Rights legislation lets tenants challenge rent increases and ends rental bidding wars (relevant to private renters).
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
Labour will tackle the immediate crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and new dentists for areas that need them most.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
As a first step, in England we will deliver an extra two million NHS operations, scans, and appointments every year; that is 40,000 more appointments every week.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged two million extra NHS operations, scans and appointments a year in England.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
We will take initial steps to confront poverty by introducing free breakfast clubs in every primary school, protecting renters from arbitrary eviction, slashing fuel poverty, banning exploitative zero hours contracts, and improving support to help people get into good work.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged free breakfast clubs in every primary school (relevant to households with school-age children).
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
We will not issue new licences to explore new fields because they will not take a penny off bills, cannot make us energy secure, and will only accelerate the worsening climate crisis.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged no new licences to explore new oil and gas fields.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Enacted record · HM Treasury (UK Government), published 2025-11-26 · last checked 2026-09-18
Millions of hardworking families struggling with household costs will benefit from Rachel Reeves’ inflation-busting decisions, with decisive action to cut £150 off energy bills, freeze rail fares and a historic move to lift 450,000 children out of poverty.
In government, Labour's Budget 2025 announced action to cut £150 off household energy bills.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
The Warm Homes Plan will offer grants and low interest loans to support investment in insulation and other improvements such as solar panels, batteries and low carbon heating to cut bills.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged a Warm Homes Plan of grants and low-interest loans for insulation, solar panels, batteries and low-carbon heating, to cut bills.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
We will tackle the epidemic of serious violence, with a greater focus on prevention, including by holding those companies and executives cashing in on knife crime personally to account.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to tackle serious violence with more prevention and personal accountability for those profiting from knife crime.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
Labour will fix this by introducing new Respect Orders – powers to ban persistent adult offenders from town centres, which will stamp out issues such as public drinking and drug use.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged Respect Orders banning persistent adult offenders from town centres.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Respect Orders
Court orders proposed to ban persistent adult offenders from a town centre or from certain behaviour.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to a renewed peace process which results in a two-state solution with a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state.
Labour's 2024 manifesto committed to recognising a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
So-called conversion therapy is abuse – there is no other word for it – so Labour will finally deliver a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices, while protecting the freedom for people to explore their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
Labour will ensure no matter whatever your background, you can thrive, and therefore we will enact the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to enact the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Equality Act
The 2010 law that brings together protection from discrimination, covering characteristics such as age, disability, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation.
Socio-Economic Duty
A part of the Equality Act, not yet in force in England, that would require public bodies to consider how their decisions affect inequality.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
Labour will introduce a landmark Race Equality Act, to enshrine in law the full right to equal pay for Black, Asian, and other ethnic minority people, strengthen protections against dual discrimination and root out other racial inequalities.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged a Race Equality Act enshrining the right to equal pay for Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people.
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Equality Act
The 2010 law that brings together protection from discrimination, covering characteristics such as age, disability, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
Manifesto · Labour Party, published 2024-06-13 · last checked 2026-09-18
Labour is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and to the principle of working with them, so that their views and voices will be at the heart of all we do.
Labour's 2024 manifesto committed to working with disabled people so their views are at the heart of policy (relevant to households with a disabled member).
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
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