Who proposed what

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

Europe

EU relationship

Outside, seeking new dealswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Join a customs unionLiberal Democrats · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Rejoin the EUSNP; Greens · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Move further from EU rulesConservatives; Reform UK · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Health

Private providers in NHS

Buy in spare capacitywhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Fully public, no profitGreens; Keep Our NHS Public · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Vouchers and tax reliefReform UK · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Housing

Green belt development

Grey belt and near stationswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Release near commuter hubsCentre for Cities · think tank · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Protect itConservatives; CPRE · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Pensions

State pension rises

End triple lock in 2030what happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Keep triple lockConservatives; Reform UK; Unite · union · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Targeted link to payInstitute for Fiscal Studies · think tank · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Children

Free school meals

Universal Credit householdswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour); Child Poverty Action Group · campaign · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Every primary childLiberal Democrats; Mayor of London · other · +£1bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Every childGreens · +£2.5bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Pay

Minimum wage

£12.71, single adult ratewhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

£15 an hourGreens · Cost falls mainly on employers · checked 2026-10-22

Democracy

Electing MPs

First past the postwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour); Conservatives · No change · checked 2026-10-22

ProportionalLiberal Democrats; Greens; SNP; Plaid Cymru; Make Votes Matter · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Referendum on PRReform UK · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Media

The BBC

Current licence feewhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Extend to streamingLabour government, under consideration (Labour) · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Abolish the feeReform UK · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Defence

Defence spending

2.5% rising to 3.5%what happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

3% this parliamentConservatives; Reform UK · +£10bn to £15bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

No increaseStop the War Coalition · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

End of life

Assisted dying

Keep illegalwhat happens nowCare Not Killing · campaign · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Legal for terminally illLauren Edwards MP's 2026 bill · other; Dignity in Dying · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Legal for incurableMy Death, My Decision · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Immigration

Migration levels

No overall capwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Legally binding capConservatives · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Net-negativeReform UK · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Justice

Trial by jury

End for minor crimeswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Single judge for mid-levelDavid Lammy's plan as Justice Secretary (dropped October 2026) (Labour) · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Protect jury trialsConservatives; Liberal Democrats; Greens · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Tax

How to raise money

Main income and VATwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Raise tax-free allowanceReform UK · +£50bn to £80bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Wealth taxGreens · Raises £50bn to £70bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Electronic payment chargeEdgar Feige, economist (presented to the US President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, 2005) · academic · Designed to raise the same total · checked 2026-10-22

Climate

Net zero target

2050 targetwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Earlier than 2050Liberal Democrats; Greens · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Repeal targetConservatives; Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Human rights

ECHR membership

Stay with stricter ruleswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

LeaveConservatives; Reform UK · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Stay, no changeLiberal Democrats; Liberty · campaign; Amnesty · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Follow-up

Payment dividend

Replace taxes onlyEdgar Feige, economist · academic · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Pay dividend to adultsBeyond a Survival Economy, by base's founder · other · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Follow-up

Proportional system

Single transferable voteLiberal Democrats; SNP; Plaid Cymru · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Regional top-up seatsUsed for the Scottish Parliament · other · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Party listsUsed for the Senedd from 2026 · other · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Defence

Nuclear weapons

Keep and renewwhat happens nowLabour; Conservatives; Liberal Democrats; Reform UK · No change · checked 2026-10-22

ScrapSNP; Greens; Plaid Cymru; CND · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

University

University costs

Student loanswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Free tuitionGreens; Plaid Cymru; SNP · +£7.8bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Scrap interestReform UK · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Immigration

Channel crossings

Returns deal and pathwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Remove illegallyConservatives · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Deport to centresReform UK · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Safe routes and workGreens; Liberal Democrats; Refugee and rights groups · campaign · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Care

Social care funding

Means-testedwhat happens nowNo proposer listed · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Free personal careLiberal Democrats · +£2.7bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

National Care ServiceLabour · +£18bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Renting

Rent controls

No controlswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Council-led capsGreens; Generation Rent · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Energy

New nuclear

Yeswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour); Conservatives; Reform UK · No change · checked 2026-10-22

NoGreens · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Justice

Short sentences

Community servewhat happens nowLabour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats; Greens · No change · checked 2026-10-22

More prison timeConservatives; Reform UK · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Abortion

Abortion law

24-week limitwhat happens nowParliament, by free vote · other · No change · checked 2026-10-22

DecriminaliseMSI Reproductive Choices · campaign; BPAS · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

22-week limitRight to Life UK · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Countryside

Right to roam

Open land and pathswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Scottish-style accessRight to Roam · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Families

Two-child benefit limit

Support every childwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Keep limitConservatives; Reform UK · Saves £3bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Work

Zero-hours contracts

Right to guaranteed hourswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Ban themTUC · union · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Keep flexibleConservatives · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Drugs

Cannabis law

Illegalwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour); Conservatives · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Legal for adultsLiberal Democrats · Saves £1bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

No record for small amountsLondon Drugs Commission · other · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Housing

Right to buy

Reduced discountswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

End itGreens · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Transport

Petrol car sales

2030 targetwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Scrap banConservatives · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Young people

National service

Voluntary gap yearwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

CompulsoryConservatives · +£2.5bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Policing

Live facial recognition

Legalise and expandwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

BanBig Brother Watch · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Health

Phase out smoking

Age-based banwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour); Conservatives · No change · checked 2026-10-22

RepealReform UK · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Aid

Overseas aid

Cut to 0.3%what happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Restore to 0.7%Liberal Democrats; SNP; Bond · campaign · +£12bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Halve itReform UK · Saves £4.5bn a year · checked 2026-10-22

Democracy

House of Lords

Appointed for lifewhat happens nowConservatives · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Appointed with age limitLabour · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Fully electedLiberal Democrats; Greens · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Smaller democratic chamberReform UK · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

AbolishSNP; Plaid Cymru · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Work

Four-day working week

No standard weekwhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Phase in four-day weekGreens; 4 Day Week Foundation · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Animals

Trail hunting

Keep legalwhat happens nowCountryside Alliance · campaign · No change · checked 2026-10-22

BanLabour government (Labour); League Against Cruel Sports · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Children online

Children on social media

Ban for under-16sLabour government (Labour); Conservatives · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Ban for under-18sChildren's Commissioner for England · other · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Make safer insteadIan Russell, Molly Rose Foundation · campaign · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Follow-up

Cannabis supply

Licensed private shopsLiberal Democrats; Canada, since 2018 · abroad · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Members' clubsGermany, since 2024 · abroad · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

State pharmaciesUruguay · abroad · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Democracy

Voting age

18what happens nowConservatives; Reform UK · No change · checked 2026-10-22

16Labour government (Labour); Liberal Democrats; Greens; SNP; Plaid Cymru · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22

Water

Water company ownership

Private, with public optionswhat happens nowLabour government (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Public ownershipGreens; We Own It · campaign · Large one-off cost · checked 2026-10-22

Not-for-profit mutualsLiberal Democrats · Large one-off cost · checked 2026-10-22

Mixed public/pension fundReform UK · Large one-off cost · checked 2026-10-22

Democracy

National digital ID

Nowhat happens nowLabour government (dropped the plan in July 2026) (Labour) · No change · checked 2026-10-22

MandatoryKeir Starmer's government (2025 plan) (Labour) · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

OptionalKeir Starmer's government (January 2026 plan) (Labour) · Not costed yet · checked 2026-10-22

Democracy

The monarchy

Constitutional monarchywhat happens nowLabour; Conservatives; Liberal Democrats; Reform UK · No change · checked 2026-10-22

Elected head of stateRepublic · campaign; Scottish Greens, for an independent Scotland · other · No big direct cost · checked 2026-10-22