Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Liberal Democrats Election Manifesto 2019

The key elements of our Election Manifesto are:

  1. Stop Brexit.
  2. Fund the NHS: Raise £7bn a year over five years - a total of £35bn - to spend on the NHS and social care.
  3. Free childcare: All children aged two to four will qualify for 35 hours a week, 48 weeks a year. For children whose parents are in work, it will start from nine months.
  4. Tackle climate change: Generate 80% of electricity from renewables by 2030 to reduce carbon emissions.
  5. Tax frequent flyers to incentivise the reduction of carbon emissions by airplanes.
  6. Recruit 20,000 more teachers by spending £10.6 billion more on schools.
  7. Legalise cannabis to help to break the grip of the criminal gangs.
  8. Freeze train fares for all peak-time and season tickets.
  9. 20% wage increase for people working on zero-hours contracts.
  10. 10,000 refugees to be resettled in the UK a year.
  11. Build 300,000 new homes a year to bring the supply of new houses into line with demand.
 

A good analysis of our Election Manifesto is given on
the BBC website at:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50459123