Sky News has got a leak of Starmer’s May-Autumn policy agenda, drafted by the No10 Policy Unit. The “Save Big Dog” plan…
Most of the policies drafted are exactly the same as those now pursued by Burnham and ones for which the new PM is taking credit. Starmer 2.?
They are summarised in a long list below:
- Publish defence investment plan
- Regulate more online political material
- State-sponsored threat proscription law
- Support gas-intensive chemicals production
- Incentivise UK AI companies to stay
- Secure critical mineral supply
- Powers to suspend regulations to drive growth
- Radical planning reform
- Delay fuel duty rise
- Ease red tape to lower food costs
- VAT cut on summer family attractions
- New digital childcare tool
- Anti-profiteering framework
- CMA review on unfair childcare costs
- Leasehold cost reform
- Neighbourhood services guarantee
- House buying process cost reduction
- Accelerate social cohesion plan
- Halve “extra-curricular” participation gap
- Ban social media for under 16s
- Back residential conversion on high streets
- Private finance to revive town centres
- National AI security programme
- AI biodefence lab
- More cuts to adult apprenticeships to fund young people
- New Help to Buy scheme
- Reform high marginal tax rates
- Social care profit cap
- CMA investigation on private equity in SEND and social care
- Pension funds prioritise UK equities
- Let public corps borrow against future revenue
- Leeds and Birmingham trams
- War effort on insulation and electrification
- Move bad energy debt from bills to Treasury
- Support Rolls-Royce narrowbody bid
- Accelerate SMR programme
- Opportunity-based welfare reform
- Reform water industry
- Reform capital and property tax
- Conclude new EU deal
- Increase North Sea production
- Link North Sea revenues to lower bills
- Ease electric vehicle mandate
- Guarantee new North Sea energy used domestically
- Tackle “dodgy” high street shops
- Public transport discounts
- Energy bill support
- Fiscal devolution to mayors
- Fingleton approach to infrastructure
- Procure more from British firms
