Current policies of the labour party

Question 1

Economic Policy

Answer 1

-those earning above 80k will pay “a little more income tax”, but national insurance and income tax for everyone will be frozen
-Starmer said he would repeal any new anti-strike legislation introduced by Conservatives, however discouraged MPs from going to the picket line.
-Pledged to nationalize energy and rail, however removed Corbyns other planned nationalizations from policy

Question 1

Law and Order Policy

Answer 1

-Pledged to recruit 13,000 extra neighborhood police and PCSOs
-Also detaileed attention to the importance of working alongside youth workers, mental health services and drug rehabilitation centers
-Ambiguous stance on immigration, anti-Rwanda plan but argues UK businesses must be less dependent on immigration

Question 2

Welfare policy

Answer 2

-150bn Social Transformation, replace, upgrade and expand schools, hospitals, care homes and council houses
-2022 manifesto reassured 10 an hour national Real Living Wage
-Pledged to keep NHS free at the point of use, but to involve private healthcare

Question 3

Foreign policy

Answer 3

-Stressed Labour’s commitment to NATO and opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
-Commitment of spending at least 2% of GDP on defence
-Renewal of Trident nuclear deterrent

Question 4

Ways in which current policy is similar to Corbyn/Old Labour

Answer 4

-Pledged to renationalize rail and energy
-Significant investment in public services and pledging to scrap charitable status of private schools

Question 5

Ways in which current policy is similar to New Labour

Answer 5

-Current policy wants to keep most industries privatized and use private provision within the NHS
-Strong support for NATO
-Law and order policy doesn’t seem dissimilar to New Labour’s ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.’