The Liberal Democrat Party
The Liberal Democrat Party traditionally aims to occupy the middle ground between the Conservatives and Labour. In 2010, the party went into coalition with the Tories but lost power in the 2015 election.
The Liberal Democrats are led by Jo Swinson who took on the role earlier this year. When the election was called, the Lib Dems had 20 MPs, and they'd need to win 306 more seats to form a government.
The party is focused on the UK remaining within the European Union and launched its manifesto on Nov. 20, with the slogan "Stop Brexit, Build a Brighter Future".
- Brexit: the Lib Dems would revoke Article 50 immediately, stopping Brexit. The party says the move would save £50 billion which could be spent on public services.
- Health: the party promises to end the shortfall in GP services by 2025 through training more doctors. Mental health would be treated with the same urgency as physical health.
- Education: the manifesto promises 20,000 more teachers for England and pledges to replace SATs tests with a wider range of performance results.
- Childcare: all children aged between two and four would be eligible for 35 hours a week free care for 48 weeks a year.
- Housing: the manifesto commits to building 300,000 new homes every year in England and proposes a "Help to Rent" loan to help first time tenants, under 30, to secure accommodation.
- Environment: At least 80% of the UK's electricity would come from renewable sources by 2030, the same year the party promises all new cars will be electric. The manifesto also promises more taxes on frequent fliers.
- Social Care: the party promises to raise £7 billion every year for health and social care funding by putting up income tax by 1p in every pound.
- Crime: the Lib Dems want to legalise cannabis for adult use, saying it would help weaken the power of the drugs trade.
- Wages: there's an election pledge to increase rates for workers on zero hours contracts by 20%.
- Economy: the manifesto states three priorities - investing £130 billion in infrastructure including hospitals and schools; introducing 'Skills Wallets' which would provide £10,000 of funding for training across an adult's working life and bringing in a wellbeing budget which would see government decisions based on the impact on wellbeing as well as economic indicators.
- Transport: season tickets and peak time fares on all rail services would be frozen for the duration of a Lib Dem-led government while the party also wants to complete HS2. There's also a pledge to increase bus services in rural communities.
- Immigration: the party wants to resettle 10,000 unaccompanied refugee children in the UK over ten years. It also commits to end indefinite detention.
The party is billing its election document as "Jo's Place for the Future".
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