. . . if you've ever heard someone say they don't know what Ed stands for - it doesn't get clearer than this...
"here are the promises I'm making to you about the kind of Britain I will lead: |
First, I will undo the damage the Tories have done to our country:
- I will scrap the Bedroom Tax, which unfairly punishes the disabled and the vulnerable
- I will scrap the Health and Social Care Act, which damages and undermines our NHS
- I will scrap the gagging law, which limits our freedom of speech and right to campaign
- I will reverse the Tories' £3bn tax cut for millionaires, so we get the deficit down but do it fairly
Second, I will take on the powerful vested interests that hold millions back:
- I will force energy companies to freeze gas and electricity bills until 2017
- I will give power back to those who rent their homes, by scrapping letting fees and stabilising tenancy agreements
- I will raise money from tobacco companies, tax avoiders, and a mansion tax to fund doctors, nurses, careworkers and midwives for our NHS
- I will reform our banks so that they properly support small businesses
- I will stop recruitment agencies hiring only from abroad
Third, I will start to rebuild a fairer, better Britain:
- I will raise the minimum wage, to ensure that everyone that does a hard day's work is properly rewarded
- I will promote the living wage by giving tax breaks to companies that pay it
- I will ban the damaging zero-hours contracts that exploit British workers
- I will bring in a lower 10p income tax rate, cutting taxes for 24 million workers
- I will support working parents with 25 hours of free childcare for three- and four-year-olds
- I will help more young people get on the housing ladder by getting 200,000 homes built every year"
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