base

Who proposed what

Every answer on the ballot, who proposed it, what it costs, and when it was last checked.

Justice

Trial by jury

  • End for minor crimesCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Single judge for mid-levelDropped 4 October 2026

    David Lammy's plan as Justice Secretary (dropped October 2026) (Labour) · No big direct cost · checked 25 October 2026

  • Protect jury trials

    Conservatives; Liberal Democrats; Greens · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Tax

How to pay for it

  • Main income and VATCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Raise tax-free allowance

    Reform UK · Costs £50bn to £80bn a year · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Wealth tax

    Greens · Raises £50bn to £70bn a year · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Electronic payment chargeBeyond the mainstream

    Edgar Feige, economist (presented to the US President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, 2005) · academic · Designed to raise the same total · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Land value tax

    Greens · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Borrow to invest

    New Economics Foundation · think tank · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Tax to manage inflationBeyond the mainstream

    Andrew Baker and Richard Murphy, economists (modern monetary theory) · academic · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Public money creationBeyond the mainstream

    Positive Money · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Defence

Defence spending

  • 2.5% rising to 3.5%Current policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • 3% this parliament

    Conservatives; Reform UK · Costs £10bn to £15bn a year · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • No increase

    Stop the War Coalition · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Europe

EU relationship

  • Outside, seeking new dealsCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Join a customs union

    Liberal Democrats · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Rejoin the EU

    SNP; Greens · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Move further from EU rules

    Conservatives; Reform UK · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Immigration

Migration levels

  • No overall capCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Legally binding cap

    Conservatives · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Net zero immigration

    Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Democracy

Electing MPs

  • First past the postCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Conservatives · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Proportional

    Liberal Democrats; Greens; SNP; Plaid Cymru; Make Votes Matter · campaign; Labour (pledged on 29 September 2026 to change the voting system at the next election) (Labour) · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Referendum on PR

    Reform UK · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Children

Free school meals

  • Universal Credit householdsCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Child Poverty Action Group · campaign · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Every primary child

    Liberal Democrats; Mayor of London · other · Costs £1bn a year · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Every child

    Greens · Costs £2.5bn a year · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Health

Private providers in NHS

  • Buy in spare capacityCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Fully public, no profit

    Greens; Keep Our NHS Public · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Vouchers and tax relief

    Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Pensions

State pension rises

  • End triple lock in 2030Current policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Keep triple lock

    Conservatives; Reform UK; Unite · union · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Targeted link to pay

    Institute for Fiscal Studies · think tank · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Private savings, means-test…Beyond the mainstream

    Institute of Economic Affairs · think tank · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Personal pension fundBeyond the mainstream

    Tony Blair Institute · think tank · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Pay

Minimum wage

  • £12.71, single adult rateCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • £15 an hour

    Greens · Cost falls mainly on employers · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Keep youth rates

    Institute of Directors · other · Cost falls mainly on employers · checked 26 October 2026 · source

Housing

Green belt development

  • Grey belt and near stationsCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Release near commuter hubs

    Centre for Cities · think tank · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Protect it

    Conservatives; CPRE · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Media

The BBC

  • Current licence feeCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Extend to streaming

    Labour government, under consideration (Labour) · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Abolish the fee

    Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Climate

Net zero target

  • 2050 targetCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Earlier than 2050

    Liberal Democrats · dropped it 21 September 2025; Greens · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Repeal target

    Conservatives; Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 27 October 2026 · source

End of life

Assisted dying

  • Keep illegalCurrent policy

    Care Not Killing · campaign · No change · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Legal for terminally ill

    Lauren Edwards MP's 2026 bill · other; Dignity in Dying · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

  • Legal for incurable

    My Death, My Decision · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 27 October 2026 · source

Defence

Nuclear weapons

  • Keep and renewCurrent policy

    Labour; Conservatives; Liberal Democrats; Reform UK · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Scrap

    SNP; Greens; Plaid Cymru; CND · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

Follow-up

Proportional system

  • Single transferable vote

    Liberal Democrats; SNP; Plaid Cymru · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Regional top-up seats

    Used for the Scottish Parliament · other · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Party lists

    Used for the Senedd from 2026 · other · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Countryside

Right to roam

  • Open land and pathsCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Scottish-style access

    Right to Roam · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Immigration

Channel crossings

  • Protection, longer pathCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 26 October 2026

  • Remove illegally

    Conservatives · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

  • Deport to centres

    Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

  • Safe routes and work

    Greens; Liberal Democrats; Refugee and rights groups · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

Follow-up

Payment dividend

  • Replace taxes only

    Edgar Feige, economist · academic · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

  • Pay dividend to adults

    Beyond a Survival Economy, by base's founder · other · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

Work

Zero-hours contracts

  • Right to guaranteed hoursCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Ban them

    TUC · union · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Keep flexible

    Conservatives · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

University

University costs

  • Student loansCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Free tuition

    Greens; Plaid Cymru; SNP · Costs £7.8bn a year · checked 22 October 2026

  • Scrap interest

    Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

Abortion

Abortion law

  • 24-week limitCurrent policy

    Parliament, by free vote · other · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Decriminalise

    MSI Reproductive Choices · campaign; BPAS · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • 22-week limit

    Right to Life UK · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Renting

Rent controls

  • No controlsCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Council-led caps

    Greens; Generation Rent · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Care

Social care funding

  • Means-testedCurrent policy

    No proposer listed · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Free personal care

    Liberal Democrats · Costs £2.7bn a year · checked 22 October 2026

  • National Care Service

    Labour · Costs £18bn a year · checked 22 October 2026

Human rights

ECHR membership

  • Stay with stricter rulesCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Leave

    Conservatives; Reform UK · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Stay, no change

    Liberal Democrats; Liberty · campaign; Amnesty · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Energy

New nuclear

  • YesCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Conservatives; Reform UK · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • No

    Greens · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

Families

Two-child benefit limit

  • Support every childCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Keep limit

    Conservatives; Reform UK · Saves £3bn a year · checked 22 October 2026

Justice

Short sentences

  • Community serveCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats; Greens · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • More prison time

    Conservatives; Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

Young people

National service

  • Voluntary gap yearCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Compulsory

    Conservatives · Costs £2.5bn a year · checked 22 October 2026

Drugs

Cannabis law

  • IllegalCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Conservatives · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Legal for adults

    Liberal Democrats · Saves £1bn a year · checked 22 October 2026

  • No record for small amounts

    London Drugs Commission · other · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

Aid

Overseas aid

  • Cut to 0.3%Current policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Restore to 0.7%

    Liberal Democrats; SNP; Bond · campaign · Costs £12bn a year · checked 22 October 2026

  • Halve it

    Reform UK · Saves £4.5bn a year · checked 22 October 2026

Universal Credit

Universal Credit floor

  • Today's rate, risingCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 26 October 2026 · source

  • Essentials Guarantee

    Joseph Rowntree Foundation · think tank; Trussell · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 26 October 2026 · source

  • Cut the welfare bill

    Conservatives; Reform UK · Raises £23bn to £50bn a year · checked 26 October 2026 · source

  • Basic income for all

    Greens (a long-term goal in their 2024 manifesto) (Greens) · Not costed yet · checked 26 October 2026 · source

Democracy

House of Lords

  • Appointed for lifeCurrent policy

    Conservatives · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Appointed with age limit

    Labour · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

  • Fully elected

    Liberal Democrats; Greens · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

  • Smaller democratic chamber

    Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

  • Abolish

    SNP; Plaid Cymru · Not costed yet · checked 22 October 2026

Transport

Petrol car sales

  • 2030 targetCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Scrap ban

    Conservatives · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Health

Phase out smoking

  • Age-based banCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour); Conservatives · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Repeal

    Reform UK · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Policing

Live facial recognition

  • Legalise and expandCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Ban

    Big Brother Watch · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Work

Four-day working week

  • No standard weekCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Phase in four-day week

    Greens; 4 Day Week Foundation · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Children online

Children on social media

  • Ban for under-16s

    Labour government (Labour); Conservatives · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Ban for under-18s

    Children's Commissioner for England · other · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Make safer instead

    Ian Russell, Molly Rose Foundation · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Housing

Right to buy

  • Reduced discountsCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • End it

    Greens · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Animals

Trail hunting

  • Keep legalCurrent policy

    Countryside Alliance · campaign · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Ban

    Labour government (Labour); League Against Cruel Sports · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Water

Water company ownership

  • Private, with public optionsCurrent policy

    Labour government (Labour) · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Public ownership

    Greens; We Own It · campaign · Large one-off cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Not-for-profit mutuals

    Liberal Democrats · Large one-off cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Mixed public/pension fund

    Reform UK · Large one-off cost · checked 22 October 2026

Democracy

Voting age

  • 18Current policy

    Conservatives; Reform UK · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • 16

    Labour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats; Greens; SNP; Plaid Cymru · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Follow-up

Cannabis supply

  • Licensed private shops

    Liberal Democrats; Canada, since 2018 · abroad · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • Members' clubs

    Germany, since 2024 · abroad · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

  • State pharmacies

    Uruguay · abroad · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026

Democracy

National digital ID

  • NoCurrent policy

    Labour government (Andy Burnham scrapped the scheme in July 2026) (Labour); Liberal Democrats; Reform UK; Greens; SNP; Big Brother Watch · campaign · No change · checked 26 October 2026 · source

  • Mandatory

    Labour Together (BritCard report, June 2025) · think tank; Keir Starmer's Labour government (September 2025 plan) · other · dropped it 13 January 2026 · Not costed yet · checked 26 October 2026 · source

  • Optional

    Tony Blair Institute for Global Change · think tank; Keir Starmer's Labour government (January 2026 plan) · other · dropped it 20 July 2026 · Not costed yet · checked 26 October 2026 · source

Democracy

The monarchy

  • Constitutional monarchyCurrent policy

    Labour; Conservatives; Liberal Democrats; Reform UK · No change · checked 22 October 2026

  • Elected head of state

    Republic · campaign; Scottish Greens, for an independent Scotland · other · No big direct cost · checked 22 October 2026