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Manifesto Week has been in full swing with party leaders making their pledges to the UK
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ahead of polling day. The Conservatives are offering a range of tax cuts promises to reduce
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migration, build homes and reform the welfare system, while the Lib Dems say they'll increase taxes
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on big banks and high earners to fund the NHS and social care and they're also promising a closer
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a relationship with the European Union. But it was Labour leader Sir Kier Starrmer's turn to reveal his plans today
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but not before being heckled off the stage by a member of the public at the beginning of
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his speech. There are evidence of the change we need for our country
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A changed... Thank you very much. Yeah. We gave up on being a party of protest five years ago
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We want to be a party of power But back to the main question of the day does the Labour Party bring any new ideas to the table and were there any surprises
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Here's what we learnt from the manifesto launch. The Labour Party's 121-page manifesto document
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is built on Stama's five missions, with its first six steps for change
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setting out how they will begin to deliver on them. Today we can turn the page
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Today we can lay a new, foundation of stability. And on that foundation, we can start to rebuild Britain
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When it comes to the economy, he pledges 1.8 billion to upgrade ports and build supply chains
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across the UK. 1.5 billion to new gigafactories. 2.5 billion to rebuild the steel industry
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1 billion to accelerate the deployment of carbon capture. And 500 million to support the manufacturing
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of green hydrogen. In terms of foreign policy Labor promises to keep Britain steadfast in its financial military and diplomatic support of Ukraine create a long strategy to manage relationships with China
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commit to recognizing a Palestinian state as a contribution towards a renewed peace process in the Middle East
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They've also said they'll rebuild and reset the relationship with the EU
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but, crucially, remain outside of it. A big issue of this election is the current state of the NHS system
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So Labor is promising with this manifesto that it will introduce 40,000 new NHS appointments
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each week, double the number of cancer scanners, create a new dentistry rescue plan
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recruit 8,500 additional mental health staff and bring back the family doctor
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As for tax and pay, Cirque Estama says that Labor will raise $7 billion in tax revenue by closing
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the non tax loophole They also say they crack down on tax avoidance and collects VAT and business rates on private schools We will not raise income tax We will not raise national insurance We will not raise VAT
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That is a manifesto commitment. Kirstama also confirmed today that deputy labour leader
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Angela Rainer, would become deputy prime minister if they're voted into government. So, the question
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on everyone's lips, were there any surprises? There may be some people here today who say
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where's the surprise? Where's the rabbit out of the hat? To which I say, if you want politics
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as pantomime, I hear Clapton is nice this time of year. The Labour manifesto launch comes after
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polling showed Stama came out on top in the latest election broadcast against Rishi Sunak on
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Sky News, with the Tories praying for a national morale boost when England plays Serbia in the
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opening match of the euros. To keep across that result and all the rest of our general election coverage
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