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- Revealed: Full draft policy platform that could form 2024 Labour manifesto - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- Doncaster Central's next Labour candidate – runners and riders - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- Jas Athwal beats Sam Tarry to become Labour candidate for Ilford South - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- Myths are rife over Labour's private school tax - here's why they're wrong - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- Revealed: Full final policy platform set to shape next Labour manifesto - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- 'Labour's gender policy is right — and it shows a party ready to govern' - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- Revealed: Key NPF changes to Labour's New Deal for Working People - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- The unions have a key role to play in addressing the UK's skills crisis - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- Labour will "fundamentally reform" UC to "simplify" the system, Ashworth says - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
- Labour conference guide 2023: What, when and where are the best events? - LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment
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Dec 8, 2023 · LabourList reports on the list of seats where Labour MPs can apply for selection without competition, as the party prepares for a possible early election. The list includes 211 seats, mostly held by the Conservatives, and the application deadline is January 10.
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- Ensure Economic Stability
- Introduce An Industrial Strategy and Support Firms
- Reform Competition and Corporate Governance Regimes
- Protect and Improve UK Finance
- Reform The UK Tax System
- In-Source Public Services
- Overhaul Government Contracts
- Provide A New Deal For Working People
- Support Trade Unions
- Expand Economic Devolution
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Have iron-clad fiscal rulesReaffirm the role of independent institutions like the OBR and Bank of England and establish an Office for Value for MoneyIntroduce an industrial strategy based on a genuine partnership with businesses, workers, unions and universities, with four central goals: delivering clean power by 2030, caring for the future, ha...Establish a new Industrial Strategy Council and place it on a statutory footing, bringing together industry, unions and other experts to inform policy-makingAim for at least 3% of GDP across the public and private sectors to be invested in research and developmentEnsure the funding system can act with the agility, speed and predictability required to win the race for the industries of the futureEnsure our competition regime remains robust and fit for the modern economy, promoting innovation while protecting consumersEnsure corporate governance frameworks embed long-termism, enable investment and ensure businesses act in the interests of their workers, customers and the environmentProtect the UK’s competitiveness and status as a global financial centre, through a commitment to high standardsGive financial services the certainty they need to invest in the jobs and businessesBring forward long overdue consumer protection regulation in areas like buy-now-pay-laterEncourage private finance to align its investments with the goals of the Paris agreementEnd tax breaks for private equity bossesRemove the non-domiciled tax loophole, putting in place a system for genuinely temporary residentsRemove the tax loopholes that private schools enjoyCrack down on tax evasion and tax avoidanceBring about the biggest wave of insourcing of public services in a generationEnsure all outsourced services are transparent, accountable for delivery and subject to the Freedom of Information ActExamine public services that have been outsourced as part of a drive to improve quality. In most cases, the best time to achieve value for money for publicly-run provision will be when existing con...Reinstate and strengthen the last Labour government’s two-tier code to end unfair two-tiered workforcesUse government procurement to support local businesses, cutting red tape and streamlining the bidding process to level the playing field for small businessesLabour’s plan to buy, make and sell more in Britain is a commitment to use strategic procurement for industrial strategyHelp British businesses win more government contracts, using stretching social, environmental and labour clauses in contract designEnsure that the economic and security benefits of British ownership are adequately reflected by regulatory structures, starting with our commitment to strengthen the public interest test for takeoverIntroduce a range of measures to help improve the world of work and tackle job insecurity, stagnant pay and the growth of in-work poverty…Bring forward legislation to implement it, including an emp...Plan to start [Fair Pay Agreements] by establishing a new FPA in the adult social care sector…consult widely on the design of the agreement and monitor the implementation and publish a full and tra...Look to support and build on existing arrangements in other sectors where labour markets are operating effectively or where existing collective arrangements at employer or sector level are already...Introduce basic individual rights from day one for all workersStrengthen and update the rights of working people and empowering workers to organise collectively through trade unionsRepeal the Trade Union Act 2016, the Minimum Service Levels (Strikes) Bill and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022Update trade union legislation, so it is fit for a modern economy, removing unnecessary restrictions on trade union activity and ensuring industrial relations are based around good faith negotiatio...Allow trade unions to use modern, secure, electronic ballotingOversee a significant expansion of economic devolution in England by the end of first term…Introduce a Take Back Control Act in first King’s SpeechGive English towns and cities the tools they need to develop credible, long-term growth plansEstablish clear frameworks for local leaders to request and take on powers over economic policy-making, establishing a presumption towards moving power out of WestminsterForce central government to respond to requests, with an inbuilt assumption that local areas know what powers they need…If ministers are unable to agree the devolution of some powers, they will hav...Labour has drawn up a provisional but wide-ranging blueprint for a Keir Starmer government, covering six areas from green and digital future to Britain in the world. The document will inform Labour’s policy proposals ahead of the next general election, but is subject to amendment and approval.
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