Sutton and Cheam Labour Party Sutton and Cheam Constituency Labour Party, London Borough of Sutton
National Policies
Labour National Missions, Campaign Pledges and Manifesto
More on our 6 first steps for change is here.
We set out 10 Policies to Change Britain here.
Our 5 Missions for the UK are:
Labour’s 2024 General Election Manifesto is online here, can be downloaded as a pdf here and has other accessible versions here.
The Labour Government’s legislative programme announced in the King’s Speech is set out in detail here.
National Policy Development
The Labour Party has an annual Policy Development Programme. More details on that are on the Labour National Policy Forum website.
Current Policy
The final Labour Party Policy Programme produced in advance for the General Election was published in 2023 and is set out in summary here. A full version was published online here. Under Chapter 1, Clause V of Labour Party Rules the Party Programme is the document that the General Election Manifesto is then drawn from.
The Labour Party also in 2020-22 ran a two year Policy Review called “Stronger Together”. The 2022 Stronger Together Update Report is here.
A number of other policy reviews and policy documents contributed to the overall Party Programme:
- Labour Industrial Strategy Policy Document of 2022 is here.
- Labour’s New Deal for Workers developed between 2021 and 2023 is here and here.
- The Labour Green Economic Recovery Review of 2020 is here.
NPF Annual Reports
The 2022 National Policy Forum (NPF) Annual Report is here. It refers to Sutton and Cheam Labour Party making a submission on page 94.
Past NPF Reports available online are at the annual links here: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012.
Past Policy Reviews
Below for your information are a number of past policy reviews that contributed to previous Labour Manifestos:
- The Labour Regional Development Strategy review of 2019 is here.
- Towards a National Care Service Policy document of 2019 is here.
- Energy Networks Policy document of 2019 is here.
- Universal Basic Services Report of 2019 is here.
- The Labour International Development document of 2018 is here.
- The Alternative Models of Ownership Review of 2017 is here.
- The “One Nation” Policy Review completed during Ed Miliband’s time as Leader in 2014 is here.
Past National Policy
To help members and supporters think about the wide range of areas where debate is needed to decide future policies, below are recent national Labour Manifestos as well as links to Manifestos right back to the first one in 1900.
Labour National Manifesto 2019
This is the Manifesto Labour stood on in 2019. A copy is here.
Labour National Manifesto 2017
This is the Manifesto Labour stood on in 2017. A copy is here.
Labour National Manifesto 2015
This is the Manifesto Labour stood on in 2015. A copy is here.
Labour National Manifesto 2010
This is the Manifesto Labour stood on in 2010. A copy is here.
Labour National Manifesto 2005
This is the Manifesto Labour stood on in 2005. A copy is here.
Labour National Manifesto 2001
This is the Manifesto Labour stood on in 2001. A copy is here.
Labour National Manifesto 1997
This is the Manifesto Labour stood on in 1997. A copy is here.
Labour National Manifestos 1900 to 1992
The Manifestos Labour stood on from 1900 to 1992 can be accessed here.
Declarations of Principles
Underlying our policy agenda are fundamental principles that the Labour Party subscribes to. Below are national and international principles we subscribe to:
Nationally
Clause IV.
Aims and values
1. The Labour Party is a democratic socialist Party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many not the few; where the rights we enjoy reflect the duties we owe and where we live together freely, in a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and respect.
2. To these ends we work for:
A. A DYNAMIC ECONOMY, serving the public interest, in which the enterprise of the market and the rigour of competition are joined with the forces of partnership and co-operation to produce the wealth the nation needs and the opportunity for all to work and prosper with a thriving private sector and high-quality public services where those undertakings essential to the common good are either owned by the public or accountable to them
B. A JUST SOCIETY, which judges its strength by the condition of the weak as much as the strong, provides security against fear, and
justice at work; which nurtures families, promotes equality of opportunity, and delivers people from the tyranny of poverty, prejudice
and the abuse of power
C. AN OPEN DEMOCRACY, in which government is held to account by the people, decisions are taken as far as practicable by the communities they affect and where fundamental human rights are guaranteed
D. A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, which we protect, enhance and hold in trust for future generations.
3. Labour is committed to the defence and security of the British people and to co-operating in European institutions, the United Nations, the Commonwealth and other international bodies to secure peace, freedom, democracy, economic security and environmental protection for all.
4. Labour shall work in pursuit of these aims with trade unions and co-operative societies and also with voluntary organisations, consumer groups and other representative bodies.
5. On the basis of these principles, Labour seeks the trust of the people to govern.
Internationally
The Labour Party is a member of or observer to a number of International Bodies. Their Declarations of Principles can be accessed below:
Organisations that the Labour Party is a member of:
Party of European Socialists (PES)
Organisations that the Labour Party is an observer to:
The Socialist International (SI) The Labour Party has been an observer member since 2013. Labour or its predecessor organisations were members of the preceding Socialist International 1889-1916, Berne International 1919-1923, Labour & Socialist International 1923-1940 and Socialist International 1951-2013.
Past and Current European Policy Debates
Though the UK has left the EU there are post-Brexit issues that still require cross-border co-operation and policy discussion so these documents provide useful background information to both current and past debates. The Party of European Socialist comprises all of Labour’s sister parties across Europe so their policy agenda helps us understand current debates on the UK’s long-term relationship with it’s EU neighbour.
Party of European Socialists Manifesto 2024
The Party of European Socialist’s Manifesto for the 2024 European Parliament elections is here.
Labour European Elections Manifesto 2019
The 2019 Labour European Elections Manifesto is here.
The Party of European Socialists Manifesto 2019 is here.
Labour in for Britain Referendum Campaign 2016 – Archive
There is also still an archive online of Briefing Notes we locally produced for the EU Referendum Campaign which we provide as a historical record of that time.
Labour European Elections Manifesto 2014
The 2014 Labour European Elections Manifesto is here.
The Party of European Socialists Manifesto 2014 is here.
Labour European Elections Manifesto 2009
The Party of European Socialists Manifesto 2009 is here.
Labour European Elections Manifesto 2004
The 2004 Labour European Elections Manifesto is here.
The 2004 Party of European Socialists Manifesto is here.
Labour European Elections Manifesto 1999
The 1999 Party of European Socialists Manifesto is here.