For 18 months ahead of the general election, CPF groups offered their suggestions for the Party’s manifesto. This included meetings of CPF members with the PM’s top policy advisers in Downing Street during the two months ahead of the election being called. As a result of this input:
3-in-5 (60%) commitments in the Party’s manifesto could be traced back to ideas proposed by CPF groups
1-in-3 (32%) of the CPF Members’ suggestions were reflected in the published manifesto
Examples included:
“End the unfairness in Child Benefit by moving to a household system”
“Cut the cost of net zero for consumers by taking a more pragmatic approach”
“Give young people the skills and opportunities they deserve by introducing National Service for all school leavers”
“Curb the number of poor-quality university degrees that leave young people worse off”
“Boost defence spending to our new NATO standard of 2.5% of GDP”
“Introduce a legal cap on migration”
“Protect female-only spaces and competitiveness in sport by making clear that sex means biological sex in the Equality Act”
“Permanently abolish Stamp Duty for homes up to £425,000 for first time buyers”
“Back drivers by stopping road pricing, reversing the London Mayor’s ULEZ expansion and applying local referendums to new 20mph zones and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods”
“Back farmers with a legal target and additional investment for food security, and protecting our best agricultural land from solar farms”
“Protect the UK’s internal market and the integrity of our United Kingdom”
“Introduce controls on all ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ initiatives and spending”
“Deliver a Family Hub in every local authority in England”
“Support the BBC World Service”
“Encourage dentists to take on new NHS patients”
“Cut waste and bureaucracy in the NHS”
“Gather new evidence on the impact of ultra-processed food to support people to make healthier choices”
“Use AI to free up doctors’ and nurses’ time for frontline patient care”
“Recruit 8,000 more full time, fully warranted police officers dedicated to neighbourhood policing”
“Increase the use of community payback, so criminals pay their debt to society and communities witness justice being served”
“Turn criminals away from the cycle of reoffending, investing in rehabilitative services such as drug treatment, education and employment”
“Provide incentives to invest in our North Sea”
“Approve two new fleets of Small Modular Reactors to rapidly expand nuclear power”
“Secure the future of steelmaking across the UK”
“Ensure that green levies on household bills are lower”
“Reform energy standing charges to keep them as low as possible”
“Ensure democratic consent for onshore wind”
“Provide a fast-track route through the planning system for new homes on previously developed land”
“Support local and smaller builders by requiring councils to set land aside for them and lifting Section 106 burdens on more smaller sites”
“Ensure councils have the powers they need to manage the uncontrolled growth of holiday lets”
“Create more Freeports and Business Rates Retention zones”
“Roll out the National Parking Platform to simplify paying for parking”
“Build no new smart motorways”
“Reform outdated working practices in the rail industry”
“Roll out mobile pay as you go contactless rail tickets nationwide”
“Support UK agri-food and drink attachés in our embassies abroad”
“Support our inshore fishing fleet”
“Oppose state regulation and control of the press”
“Continue to oppose Scotland independence”
“Cut taxes for working people”
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