Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are keen to position the Labor Party as a fiscally responsible party that will drive economic growth in Britain, allowing them invest in public services such as the NHS.
At the core of Labour's 2024 election manifesto is likely to be the so-called «safe economy»: spending commitments are subject to new budget rules designed to ensure that borrowing is not a spiral out of control.
Above all, Sir Keir will seek to balance his desire to promise better public services with the belief that Jeremy Corbyn's promises of unfunded spending are over.
The Telegraph sets out Sir Keir's promises here. he is expected to include in his 2024 election manifesto.
- NHS and social care
- Tax
- Economy
- Environment, Energy and Net Zero
- Education and Childcare
- Defence
- Pensions
- Police and crime
- Migration
- Housing
NHS and social care
- Two million more operations, scans and visits in the first year.
- Train thousands of doctors, nurses and midwives.
- Specialist mental health support in every school.
- Additional 700,000 dentists. supervised dental appointments and cleanings for children aged three to five.
- New “neighborhood health centres” with integrated services.
Labour has promised to get the NHS to «get back on its feet» by reforming the health system rather than «pumping more and more money into it».
An «urgent priority» will be focused on tackling the «huge» waiting list, with an extra two million operations, scans and visits in the first year. This could be achieved by increasing overtime pay for NHS staff, increasing availability in the evenings and weekends.
In a shake-up of primary care, the party will trial «neighborhood health centres» bringing together a wide range of services — including doctors, nurses, health workers and mental health specialists — to serve the millions of patients currently clogging overwhelmed hospitals. ;E units. He will also use spare capacity in the independent sector to speed up treatment.
Meanwhile, he promised to “bring back the family doctor” — with GPs being paid more to allow patients to see the doctor of their choice. . Labor said it would use the NHS app to «end the 8-hour hassle» at GP appointments and allow patients to book appointments directly, while encouraging self-referral and cutting red tape at pharmacies.
It would also provide an extra 700,000 emergency dental visits every year and introduce supervised teeth cleanings in schools for children aged three to five, as well as offering a 'golden hello' in £20,000 to newly qualified dentists who agree to work in areas that are struggling to recruit.
To tackle the mental health crisis, the party said it would provide specialist support in every school and provide an open access center for young people in every community.
It will also carry out an assessment of all NHS capital projects to identify any inefficiency before committing additional money to renovate the «crumbling» estate.
Labor has pledged to double the number of medical school places to 15,000, a target also proposed by the NHS and endorsed by the Government, and provide 10,000 additional places for nurses and midwives.
It will also train an additional 700 district nurses and 5,000 health care visitors each year, and recruit an additional 8,500 psychiatrists. professionals.
To improve employee retention, the party will «consider taking a broader look at how public sector wages are set». It will also introduce a “targeted scheme” to encourage senior doctors to stay in work.
Labour has promised to double the number of modern CT and MRI scanners and make it easier to recruit participants for clinical trials. .
Prevention First Approach
Under a «prevention first approach» he will ban unhealthy food promotion to young people and support the Tories' gradual smoking ban.
The party will create fully funded breakfast clubs in every primary school in England and introduce a compulsory «balanced and broad national curriculum with a wide range of physical activities».
It will also introduce stricter legal restrictions on broadcasting. pollution and oversee the retrofitting of millions of homes to keep them warm and damp-free, while guaranteeing the right to sick pay from day one to minimize the spread of disease in the workplace.
At the same time, Labor will work to create a local 'National Care Service'.
To tackle staff shortages in social care, it will introduce a 'fair pay deal collectively agreed across the sector' .< /p>
And to raise standards, all providers will be required to demonstrate financial strength and responsible fiscal practices, value their staff and provide high-quality care before they are allowed to receive local authority contracts or be registered with the Care Quality Commission.< /p>< p>It will also give people in care homes a new legal right to see their loved ones and support unpaid carers by offering paid family leave.
The Labor Party said most of the health plan would be paid for by eliminating non-resident tax status. Additional support for young people's mental health will be funded by eliminating tax breaks for private schools.
Taxes
- Abolish 'non-resident' tax status
- Introduce VAT on private school fees schools.
- No rise in corporation tax.
- Revise business rates and reconsider tax breaks.
Labour has largely resisted specific tax measures, but the party has directly stated some things.
First, it will scrap the «non-resident» regime, which allows people living in the UK to avoid paying UK tax on money they earn abroad for up to 15 years.
This will be replaced a «modern» scheme for those who «actually reside in the UK for short periods of time» — with reports suggesting the new limit could be set for around four years.
Elsewhere, the party will introduce a 20 percent VAT on private school fees, with revenue going to public education.
And there will be a 20 percent VAT on private school fees, with revenue going to will be spent on public education.
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Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, has also promised not to raise corporation tax during the next parliament and said she would review the business rates system and review all tax breaks.
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