Our policies

More than a decade ago we set out our values in Clause IV of the Labour Party’s constitution:

‘The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few.’

Those democratic values have guided us through nine years in government: everything from the large canvas of economic stability, full employment and record investment in public services, to the fine detail of the minimum wage, free museum entry and civil partnerships.

We were elected in 2005 on a promise to focus on three crucial areas: the economy, modernising public services, tackling crime and asylum; building on what we have achieved to make Britain better since coming to office in 1997.

To read our manifesto click here>>

We published a number of campaign documents during the 2005 election campaign. You can access them by clicking here>>

We are currently inviting submissions to our first year consultation document “Securing Britain’s future” – to find out more about how we make policy, to read or comment on the document click here>>