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Change is a political manifesto published in 2024 by the British Labour Party, under the leadership of Keir Starmer. The manifesto sets out the party's new centrist approach to policy, ahead of the 2024 general election. [1] [2]
The manifesto's title refers to the chance for voters to stop the "endless Conservative chaos" that, according to Keir Starmer, has "directly harmed the finances of every family in Britain", and to instead vote for the Labour Party, with Starmer calling this "an opportunity to begin the work of national renewal, and to rebuild of our country so that it once again serves the interests of working people." The Labour general election campaign adopted "change" as their slogan. When launching the manifesto, Starmer referred to it as "a fairer, healthier, a more secure Britain, at the service of working people, with growth from every community. A Britain ready to restore that promise. The bond that reaches through the generations and says – this country will be better for your children." [3]
The manifesto itself focuses on economic growth, planning system reforms, infrastructure, what Starmer describes as ‘clean energy’, healthcare, education, childcare, and strengthening workers' rights. [4] [5] It pledges a new publicly owned energy company, a 'Green Prosperity Plan', reducing patient waiting times in the National Health Service (NHS), and renationalisation of the railway network. [6] It includes wealth creation and 'pro-business and pro-worker' policies. [7] The manifesto also pledged to give votes to 16 year olds, reform the House of Lords, and to tax private schools, with money generated going into improving state education. [8] [9]
During the 2024 general election campaign, six first steps were issued and detailed in the manifesto too. The six steps are: [10]
Channel 4 News's fact-checking of the manifesto found that a Labour government would "almost certainly preside over a lower net migration rate in the next few years – even if it’s done little to bring this about" on the manifesto's immigration policies, while finding that it "may be difficult to evaluate in the future" whether a Labour government had met its pledge on GP outpatient appointments, and that the pledge on new teachers would "deliver half the increase in teacher numbers that the Conservatives managed in this parliament." [16] Full Fact's fact-checking evaluated as accurate the manifesto's claims that the Conservative government had raised the tax burden to a 70-year high, had overseen a significant decrease in British Armed Forces staff, and a significant increase in child poverty. [17]
The Institute for Fiscal Studies described the manifesto as "not a manifesto for those looking for big numbers," saying there was "almost nothing in the way of definite promises on spending." [18]
The Child Poverty Action Group criticised the manifesto for not committing to ending the two child benefit cap, saying that until it was ended, "real change won’t come for the four million children in poverty." [19]
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