@. Conservative an org Political Brief: General Election 2019 Labour-facing seats Thursday 14 November 2019 berets Key messages Cee sat Cera OTe ee Ut eR eter) Economy: Delivering a strong economy. DeSean od ee Cn RAN Raa eT CeCe Re roe BU aa ad ONENESS R Cd ere Co Cee eu heer oe Cer eR rg DP taco aa Rc Beara Promoted by Cen eer eae ne EdKey messages Throughout this campaign, here are the key things you need to remember: + The choice at this election is between # majority Conservative government that will end the paralysis and confusion in Parliament, get Brexit done, and let the country move on OR a hung Parliament bringing more confusion and Corbyn in Downing Street. ‘* Only the Conservatives can win a majority — we only need to win nine more seats to end the gridlock in Parliament. Corbyn can’t win a majority but in a hung parliament he would be propped up by the SNP. © Under Corbyn 2020 would be lost to the chaos of another two referendums — one on Brexit and another on Scottish independence. ‘A Conservative Government we can unleash Britain’s potential. Investing in our NHS with 40 new hospitals, cutting crime with 20,000 more police, introducing an Australian style points-based immigration system, and giving businesses and families the economic certainty, they need to plan for the future with confidence. * AND REMEMBER Corbyn’s plan for unlimited and uncontrolled immigration is the biggest threat to our public services including our NHS — as well as his plans to spend £1.2 trillion which would wreck our economy. The choice is clear: ‘With Boris as Prime Minister and a Conservative majority ‘A New Deal with the EU has already been agreed. With Corbyn as Prime Minister and a hung Parliament Politicians going around in cireles. We start the process to get Brexit done immediately — Britain is out of the EU by the end of January. Business and families have the economic certainty they need to plan for the future. ‘We can get on with other important issues such as supporting the NHS, improving schools and cutting crime. A fair Australian-style points base system that allows us to bring in the talent we need and keep the criminals out Arguing about Brexit for all of 2020 with more confusion, delay, and indecision A second Brexit referendum — in which Labour might not even back their own plan, ‘A second Scottish independence referendum putting, ‘our Union at risk. ‘No progress on people’s otherGeneral Election 2019 The vote to leave the EU was a vote for change. But nothing has changed since. We are still arguing about Brexit because the 2017 Election created a Parliament where nobody was in charge — creating gridlock, delay, and confusion. ‘And that has meant the real issues that make a difference to voters’ lives ~ being able to get an appointment to see a GP, feeling safe when walking home, making ends meet at the end of the month — have all been ignored. This elec arguing. n is a choice between driving real change for our country or more of the same old politicians At This election voters must choose between the ceriainiy that a majority government brings; or a hung Parliament bringing more of the same confusion, indecision, and arguments we have put up with for the last three years. With a Conservative majority government you can be sure that on day one of a new Parliament we will start the process to get Brexit done and we will leave with the great new deal that is already agreed by the end of January ~ giving business and families the confidence to invest in our economy, And when Brexit is done and dusted, we will unleash Britain’s potential — investing in infrastructure, technology, and education as the engines that will turbocharge our economy and drive change ~ improving local high streets and bus services, creating more GP appointments, investing money in schools, introducing an Australian-style points-based immigration system, and putting more police on the streets. In a hung Parliament the only thing you can be sure of is more of the same: more of the same confusion and indecision that have plagued the last three years, more going round in circles, and more arguing over Brexit, leaving Britain stuck in gridlock - with our economy suffocating from uncertainty and stuck in first gear. Only the Conservatives can win a functioning majority government ~ we only need to win nine more seats than in 2017 to unblock Parliament and get it working again. A vote for anyone else will just create another hung Parliament: ‘© The Liberal Democrats won just 12 seats at the last election and would need to win another 314 to be in power. And as they have ruled out going into coalition with the Conservatives, a Liberal Democrat vote either means Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister or another gridlocked Parliament that doesn’t work, + A vote for the Brexit Party risks letting a Remain-backing Liberal Democrat or Labour candidate win — and that means one less seat for the Conservatives to get Brexit done — creating another gridlocked hung Parliament that doesn’t work. * The Labour Party can’t win a majority under Jeremy Corbyn but he could still become Prime Minister with the help of the Liberal Democrats and Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP — meaning yet more confusion and delay while they argue about what to do on Brexit— and economic disaster for Britain when Labout wreck the economy, just like they always do. And the price of the SNP’s support — another independence referendum in Scotland with yet more politicians arguing. So on 12 December, reject more of the same confusion, delay and indecision we are all sick of. Back Boris and vote Conservative to get a majority government that will Get Brexit Done with a deal, and get Parliament working again, and turbocharge our economy to unleash Britain’s potential.When Boi Getting Brexit Done © The Prime Minister has done what many said he could not; we have renegotiated a great new deal which allows us to leave the EU without disruption and this deal has now won the support of the House of Commons. * But Labour and the Liberal Democrats refused to back our Great New Deal which would have seen us already leave the EU. He is now trying to force a second referendum on the British people - meaning more dither and pointless delay. + The choice at this election is between a majority Conservative government that will end the paralysis ‘and confusion in Parliament, get Brexit done, and let the country move on or a hung Parliament bringing more confusion and Corbyn in Downing Street. took over, everyone said it would be impossible to get a new deal, He’s pulled it off. Boris has: Forced Brussels to re-open the deal — something many said was impossible. ¢ Ensured Britain will no longer be bound by EU laws and taxes ~ something many said was impossible. © Ended the supremacy of the European Court in Britain — something many said was impossible. # Removed the backstop and ensured that the people of Northern Ireland are in control of the laws they live by ~ something many said was impossible. Put simply, this new deal means: 1. A real Brexit. Our great new deal will ensure that Britain takes back control of its money, its borders and its trade. It ends large payments to the EU budget and will ensure that the whole UK leaves the EU. It will allow us to get Brexit done immediately so we can focus on our other priorities, like the NHS. 2, Ends the ECJ's jurisdiction. Our great new deal removes ECJ jurisdiction over Britain's future relationship with the EU and makes clear that we will be an independent country, with our own courts enforcing our own laws. 3. Allows us to introduce an Australian-style points-based system. Free movement and unlimited EU migration will come to an end with this great new deal. We will be able to develop a new and fairer immigration system that keeps out criminals and ensures that we can welcome talented people from around the world. We will take back control of our borders and keep our country safe while weleoming the brightest and the best. 4. Takes back control of our laws. The EU Treaties will no longer be part of UK law. This means that the EU will not be in control of our national life any more — instead our laws will be written by politicians we elect and fire and will be enforced by our courts. 5. Sets a path to a future relationship based on friendship and trade. Our great new deal sets us on a path to a Free Trade Agreement with the EU. It does not bind our hands and ensures that we are in full control of our national life — including foreign policy, security and defence. Any decisions on cooperation on foreign policy, security and defence (or any other matter) will be a sovereign choice for the UK. 6, Takes the whole of the UK out of the customs union, meaning we can strike our own trade deals around the world. The old deal locked us into the customs union with no way out. Now the whole UK will leave the customs union at the end of the implementation period. This will strengthen our union and makes it clear that EU control is coming to an end.Core Background Briefs Conservative achievements since 2010 1. Building our economy after Labour’s recession; it is growing, and the unemployment rate is down to its lowest level since the 1970s as more people move into work. The economy has grown by 19 per cent since 2010. By backing business and reforming welfare, the number of peopl by over 3.7 million since 2010." 2. We've cut taxes for 32 million working people so they keep more of what they earn. To help people with the cost of living we have cut income tax, introduced and increased the National Living Wage, extended free childcare, and frozen fuel duty for nine years? 3. Delivering the biggest cash boost ever for the NHS with more invested in frontline services. We are _____ delivering £33.9 billion more for the NHS by 2023-24, upgrading 20 hospitals around the country ~ providing new intensive care wards, children’s units, and new mental health faci te ities as well as building 40 new hospitals.> 4. Cracking down on crime with 20,000 more police officers and ensuring criminals receive the punishment they deserve. We are recruiting 20,000 new police officers and making sure that the most serious violent and sexual offenders are properly punished.* Our school reforms mean more children are getting a good education, wherever they live. We are increasing funding in primary and secondary schools by £14 billion which will lift per pupil funding in ‘every school; our phonics reforms have dramatically improved children’s literacy, meaning we have risen up the international league tables: we are opening free schools in the areas that need them most, which are overwhelmingly rated as either good or outstanding, and reducing the attainment gap.* 6. Ending the UK’s contribution to global warming by legislating to go Net Zero by 2050. We are the first major economy to legislate for Net Zero emissions by 2050. 7. Boosting regions around the country and ensuring local areas have a greater sense of ownership and influence over the decisions that impact them. We passed the 2011 Localism Act; established the first ever devolution deal in 2014 which has resulted in nine regional mayors; established local Police and Crime Commissioners; created a Northern Powerhouse Strategy and a lands Engine Strategy.” 8. Embarking on the biggest rail modernisation programme since Victorian times to deliver better, quicker journeys for passengers. We will spend £48 billion delivering major projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail, rolling out new trains and upgrading and electrifying hundreds of miles of track.* 9. Cutting stamp duty for 95 per cent of first-time buyers ~ saving people up to £5,000 on the purchase of their home. Over 340,000 families have benefited saving over £804 million? 10, Weare a truly global Britain providing leadership around the world. We are committed to spending both 0.7 per cent of GNI on International Development and 2 per cent of GDP on defence expenditure, launched an Export Strategy to boost British businesses around the globe and agreed 13 continuity trade deals covering 38 countries." 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MT, Poley paper, 23 November 2016, inks MHICL.G, Policy Paper. 8 Meh 2017, ink AMT, Bet 2018, 29 Octobe 2018, ink. * HMRC, Ouarery Stomp Duy Land Tax tase, 31 Jy 2019, link "HOM, Poley Paper 4 September 2019 isk: MOD, Intemational Defence Expenditure 2018, 9 August 2019, ink: DIT, Press Release, 21 August 2018 link: HBC News, 11 September 2019, lnkEconomy: Delivering a strong economy ‘© Under the Conservatives, we've seen a growing economy, with rising wages and unemployment at a historic low. But we must do more to realise the benefits of Brexit. ‘* That's why we will continue to back businesses with lower taxes, better new post-Brexit free trade deals around the world to create more opportunities here at home. + This will mean that we can continue to create more higher paying jobs, fund the public services on which we all rely and get Britain back on the road to a brighter future. Hardworking families paid the price for Labour's economic mismanagement: Labour left us unprepared for the financial erisis and the deficit soared to a post-war record. In ‘2010, Labour admitted there was ‘no money” left and the UK was borrowing £1 for every £4 we spent, compared with £1 in £34 spent in 2018-19." * Unemployment rose by nearly half a million — leaving people without the security of a wage. When Labour left office in May 2010, unemployment had risen by 23 per cent.'? «Labour hit working people in the pocket with higher taxes. They scrapped the 1Op tax rate and hit over 5 million of the lowest paid with larger tax bills.'* Our careful management of the economy is paying off: * Our economy is growing, and the unemployment rate is down to its lowest level since the 1970s as more people move into work. The economy has grown by 19 per cent since 2010. By backing business and reforming welfare, the number of people in work has increased by over 3.7 million since 2010.'* © We've cut taxes for 32 million working people so they keep more of what they earn. To help people with the cost of living we have cut income tax, introduced and increased the National Living Wage, extended free childcare, and frozen fuel duty for nine years.'* ‘+ We've backed businesses by cutting corporation tax and helping people to start their own small business. By cutting corporation tax from 28 per cent to 19 per cent, we have encouraged more businesses to invest and grow in the UK. The British Business Bank has also provided support worth £5.9 billion of finance to over 82,000 smaller businesses across the country, giving them a chance to expand.'* But we know we must do more to ensure no community is left behind: ‘© We have set out a domestic agenda to level up regional growth and opportunities in every corner of the UK, delivering the change the people voted for. The Prime Minister has pledged a new rail route between Manchester and Leeds to improve transport links across the North. We have announced £5 billion to support gigabit broadband across the hardest-to-reach areas of the country, alongside £300 million of new funding for Growth Deals across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland." ‘© Wedelivered a Spending Round, setting out day-to-day funding increases of £13.8 billion so that we ‘can spend more on the public's priorities. Compared to the previous year, departments will get a £13.8 "ONS, Pale Sector Finances, 19 Otcber 2018, ink; The Guardian 22 December 2008, lnk; The Express, 10 May 2010, link, Twiter, Full Fact, 28 Jay 2019, line PONS, Labour Maret, 16 Ostber 2018, link "House of Commons Library, Income atthe [dp starting rate, § March 2013, lin: FS, 26 May 2018, link "SONS, Labour marke eastis, 10 September 219, [nk '° HM Treasury, Aurion Budget 2018, 29 October 2018, ink 6 Br Busines Bank 11 Febrany 209, Linke ° Brie Minister's Office, Prete Relea, 38 hy 2019, nk: Conservatives, | Ocaher 201, linkand build on our strengths as a global hub for billion real term increase in day-to-day spending. We are making sure people see additional funding for the NHS in their frontline services, hiring 20,000 new police officers and properly funding our schools.'* © We will take advantage of the opportunities of leaving the EU, with new free trade deals and freeports creating jobs across the country. Up to ten freeports will be created after we leave the EU, attracting global businesses and creating jobs for local people. We will also be free to operate an independent trade policy for the first time in 45 years.'? ‘+ We will keep taxes low and raise wages to put more money in peoples’ pockets ~ increasing the National Living Wage to two thirds of the median by 2024, ending low pay. The NLW is set to be £10.50 in 2024, benefiting over 4 million people.” ‘+ We-will be champions of business to deliver more good jobs across the whole country and pay for our public services. We will make Britain the best place in the world to start, grow and run a business novation, technology and enterprise. It’s only with thriving businesses that we can raise the money to pay for the public services we all rely on. Labour would wreck the economy, hitting hardworking families just like last time: © Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour would spend an extra £1.2 trillion — enough to keep our NHS running for nine years. When taken over a five-year petiod, Labour's 2017 Manifesto commitments added up to more than £600 billion. Since then, they've made over £590 billion of extra spending pledges.” © Their plans would cost the average taxpayer £2,400 — the same as an average worker's monthly pay. ‘As new analysis shows that taxpayers would foot the bill for Jeremy Corbyn’s reckless spending ~ costing every taxpayer £2,400 a year— the equivalent to the average person’s monthly pay.” © Labour would put up taxes to the highest level in peacetime history and have consistently opposed our measures to help people with the cost of living, which will save people £7,800. The IFS have warned Labour would raise taxes to ‘their highest level in peacetime history’. Labour have voted against our income tax cuts since 2011 which will have saved the ordinary basic rate taxpayer £7,800 by 2020.”* © Labour’s plans would push up household bills by £2,000 a year. Jeremy Corbyn’s plans for sweeping renationalisation of utility firms could send bills soaring by £2,000 and destroy savings for households.”* + Labour’s Shadow Chancellor said that business is the ‘the real enemy’. John McDonnell was asked if his job was the overthrow of capitalism, and he replied: “Yes it is’. He has previously said: ‘We've got to know who the real enemy are... they’re the corporations’ ”* * Labour would ‘automatically’ support all strikes, no matter the harmful impact they have on hardworking families. John McDonnell said: ‘The view now is straightforward and I tell you this: Ifthere is industrial action taking place then we should automatically now, automatically come alongside our brothers and sisters in the trade unions and support them’. ‘* Labour's plans for a £300 billion tax bombshell on businesses would put living standards at risk. Their plans for renationalisation without compensation would threaten the pensions of millions of people, their calls to expropriate 10 per cent of thousands of British companies would cost £300 billion and their automatic support for strike action would hold the country to ransom.7” "= OMT, Spending Round, 4 September 2019, ik "DIT, News Sor. 2 Ags 2019 ink Conaervaes, 30 September 201, lik "Fhe Conservative Party. The Real Cos ofa Labour Government, 10 November 2018, valle upon request 2 The Daly Telegraph 14 November 2019, nk ® HINT. Ao Bdge 2018 ink The Sun, 20 October 2018; JFS, 26 May 2017, ink. ' The Daly Express, 24 Septerber 2018, lnk ° The Tnes,21 May 2018 nk John McDonnell, POA Confrence, 12 May 2011, archined % Polen cout 29 September 2015, lnk. 2 The FT. 1 Sepembet 2018, inkHealth: Strengthening our NHS + By keeping our economy strong we've been able to support our NHS since 2010. But because of the Brexit deadlock it recently hasn’t had the attention it deserves. + That’s why we are providing the biggest cash boost in the history of the NHS and the Prime Minister is making it his immediate task to ensure that people start seeing this funding in their local GP surgeries and local hospitals. And by getting Brexit done we can do even more. © This will make a real difference to the lives of NHS staff and patients. And we can all have the peace of mind that the NHS will be there for our children and grandchildren into the future. Getting our country back on the road to a brighter future by: Confirming our commitment to deliver the biggest cash boost ever for the NHS. We are delivering £33.9 billion more for the NHS by 2023-24, with an initial £6.2 billion increase this year.” © Upgrading 20 hospitals and building 40 new ones, ensuring extra funding for the NHS goes straight to the front line. We are providing £850 million for 20 hospital upgrades, £2.7 billion for the first six new hospitals plus seed funding for the further 34 hospitals to progress their projects.”° * Boost mer health services to ensure everyone receives the care they need. £2.3 billion of the £33.9 billion funding boost for the NHS will be spent on mental health services — improving services with a focus on prevention, community services and young people.™® © Supporting the NHS workforce to continue delivering world class care. We have announced a £210 million funding boost for frontline NHS staff, including a £1,000 personal development budget for every nurse, midwife and allied health professional to support delivery of our NHS Long Term Plan. There are already over 17,100 more doctors than in May 2010, and over 16,900 more nurses on our wards. e © Renewing efforts to improve vaccination uptakes and restoring the UK’s measles-free status. We have outlined a series of measures to encourage vaccination programmes, including strengthening the role of immunisation professionals, addressing parental concerns and misinformation around vaccinations and delivering a comprehensive strategy this autumn to eradicate measles, mumps and rubella. Jeremy Corbyn cannot be trusted to fund the NHS: * Labour's plan for the NHS would mean a relative cut. It has been estimated that Labour's 32 hour working week would cost the NHS £6.1 billion a year. ‘+ Labours uncontrolled and unrestricted immigration is the biggest risk to our NHS. Fresh analysis has shown a Jeremy Corbyn-led government could increase immigration to 840,000 per year over the next ten years. Q: Will the NHS be part of trade talks with the USA? Under no circumstances would we agree to any free trade deal that put the NHS on the table. The Prime Minister and the Health Secretary have been clear that it is not for sale. * Hanae, 7 January 2019, ol 652 Col 2 link HM Treasury, Speech, 4 September 2019 lnk DHSC, Press Release, $ August 2019 Ink, DESC, News Soy, 29 Sopterber 201, lik. NHS England, WHS Long Term Plan, 7 Jay 2019, inks Prime Miniser's Office, Pres Release, 17 ne 2019, ink, The Independent, 29 September 2019, link DHSC, News Story 20 August 2019, de HM Treasury, News Sor, 3 September 201, lnk; NHS Digital, NHS Workforce States ume 2019, 26 September 2019, Link = DHSC, News Stor, 8 Avgust 2019, lnk NHS Digtal, NAS Sta’ Eamings Estimates June 2019, 6 September 2019, ink; NHS England, NHS Pay and Beefs, | Apil2019, inkEducation: Supporting every child ‘* Every child should have the chance to succeed in life. And that starts with access to a good school place, no matter their background or where they live. + That’s why we are increasing school funding by £14 billion, with those areas historically underfunded receiving the greatest increase. And we're supporting teachers to manage their workload while also improving standards and discipline. + We want every parent to be confident that their children are getting the best start in life, one that will allow them to fulfil their potential and put them on a path to a brighter future. Getting our country back on the road to a brighter future by: ~+—Inereasing funding in primary and secondary schools by £14 billion so every child gets a good education, We will lift per pupil funding to a minimum of £5,000 for secondary school pupils next year and £4,000 for primary school pupils by 2021- ion more for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities next year. © Investing £400 million in education for 16-19-year-olds, including further education and sixth form colleges, to ensure they get the skills they need. This funding will train and teach our young people the skills they need for well-paid jobs in the modem economy. The boost is the single biggest annual increase for the sector since 2010.** © Raising teachers’ salaries and benefits, recognising teaching as the high-value, prestigious profession it is. In the biggest reform to teacher pay in a generation, we are increasing salaries for new teachers to £30,000 by 2022-23 and fully funding increased contributions into the Teacher’s Per Scheme, so that school leaders can focus as much of their resources as possible on the front line.** «Improving literacy so all children are prepared for their future. England has risen to joint eighth place in the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, up from joint tenth in 2011 and the historic low of 19th under Labour. Thanks to our phonics reforms, 163,000 more six-year-olds are on track to become fluent readers compared to 2012.27 Jeremy Corbyn cannot deliver the change people want: + Labour puts ideology ahead of children’s education - opposing good schools, standardised testing and inspections — which will drive down standards. Labour want to sorap academies, grammars and free schools, which are amongst the best in the country, and abolish SAT’ and other testing to monitor children’s progress. They also want to abolish Ofsted, which provides impartial information for parents, and private schools, seizing their assets.** ‘+ Under Labour, education standards fell — they cannot be trusted with your children’s education, Between 2000 and 2009, England fell from seventh to 25th in reading, eighth to 28th in maths, and fourth to 16th in science in the PISA league tables.** }; Has school funding been cut? Recently our schools have not received the attention they deserve, which is why the Prime Minister has committed to increase the minimum level of per pupil funding in primary and secondary schools and return education funding to previous levels by the end of this Parliament. % DAE, Press Release, 30 August 2019, ink °S DAE, Now Sor, 3 August 2019, isk "DAE, Now Sor, 2Septmber 2013, nk DAE, News Story, 27 Seperber 2018, ne > Angela Rayner, Speech o Labour Pary Confrence 2019, link: BBC News, 6 April 2019, link Labour List 22 September 2018, link. DAE, Pres Relate, 7 December 2010, inkCrime: Keeping our streets safe ‘* The increase in serious violence is deeply worrying and sadly some people no longer feel as safe as they should. It is the Prime Minister’s priority to make our streets safer - and we've already begun work to do just that. + That’s why we're putting 20,000 more police on our streets, giving them the powers, kit and backing they need — like extending their powers to stop and search and reviewing sentences so that we can keep serious criminals in prison for longer. © We're send a clear message to criminals — we are coming after you. Meaning the law-abiding majority can live their lives free from the fear of crime. Getting our country back on the road to a brighter future by: * Hiring 20,000 additional police officers to keep our streets safe. The unprecedented drive to deliver 20,000 more police officers over the next three years has begun with the launch of a national recruitment campaign, overseen by a new National Policing Board and backed by £750 million next year."° © Giving the police the powers they need to protect the public. We are making it simpler for the police to use emergency stop and search powers and giving Chief Constables the power and resources to equip more of their officers with Tasers.“! © Conducting an urgent review of sentencing to ensure the public are properly protected from the most dangerous criminals. This review will ensure violent and sexual offenders are serving the right sentences. We are also extending the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme so more victims can appeal the sentences offenders receive, and legislating to prevent the automatic release of the most serious violent and sexual offenders at the half way point of their sentence.? Creating 10,000 extra prison places to hold the additional offenders who will be caught, charged and sentenced. Up to £2.5 billion will be spent on creating modern, efficient prisons to better reform criminals and keep the public safe, while an extra £100 million will aid the crackdown on crime within prisons.* Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party are soft on crime: ‘* Labour would not give the police the resources they need to tackle crime. Labour voted against making an additional £970 million available to the police this year and would only provide an additional 10,000 more police officers, half the amount we are delivering.“ ‘+ Or the powers they need to keep our streets safe. Labour oppose stronger stop and search powers and Knife Crime Prevention Orders — important measures the police need to reduce serious violence.‘ * Labour would not punish criminals properly. Labour would scrap sentences of six months of less, ‘meaning criminals like burglars would not go to prison. Jeremy Corbyn has personally opposed tough sentences for criminals and voted against jail time for repeat knife carriers.“® Q: Are you accepting that police cuts led to an increase in crime? ‘The rise we've seen in serious violence is deeply worrying, which is why we ate putting 20,000 extra police on our streets and giving them the powers they need to keep people safe. " Home Office, Press Relate, 26 July 2019 link; Home Office, News Stor, § September 2019 ink * Home Ofice, News Str. Ii August 2019, ink Home Ofce, News Stary, 27 September 2019, ink “© Mal, Nows Sor, 12 Aust 2019, ink; Mo, Pres Release, 17 September 2019, ink: Mol, Press Relea Speech, 18 Ostober2019 ink 1 Mol Pres Release, 11 August 2019, Unk; Mol, Press Release, 13 August 2019, in “Hansard, Fetraany 2019, Dison 21, $ Februry 2015, ink: Labour Pry, Manfésto 2017, accessed 22 May 201, link “ Labour Press, 4 August 019, link: The Sun, 8 March 201, link. “ Labour Pres 21 September 2019, nk Hans, 15 Api 1998, Col, lik, Hansard, 17 une 2014, Division 8, ink 1 October 219, ink: Cabinet OMe, Queen's 10The Labour Party ‘Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour would spend 2020 on two chaotie referendums, would wreck our economy and place our public services under pressure with unlimited and uncontrolled immigration. * Corbyn’s Labour can’t win a majority and would lead to a hung parliament propped up by the SNP meaning we'd lose 2020 to the chaos of two referendums — on Brexit and another on Scottish independence. And the biggest threat to public services like our NHS are his plans for unlimited and uncontrolled immigration whilst his plans to spend £1.2 trillion would wreck our economy. ‘© Under Corbyn’s Labour and the SNP we would have more of the same confusion and indecision that has plagued the last three years. And still no focus and no change on the real issues that matter, and further economic uncertainty for businesses and families. Jeremy Corbyn won't deliver Brexit and will spend 2020 on two referendums ‘+ Jeremy Corbyn would delay Brexit for a second referendum meaning we can’t move on. Corbyn would delay Brexit to hold another referendum yet he doesn’t know whether he’d campaign to leave or remain? ‘* Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon would cook up a dirty backroom deal for a second Scottish independence referendum and break up our union. Corbyn would do a backroom deal with the SNP by letting them have another referendum and break up Britain.** Jeremy Corbyn would mean uncontrolled and unlimited immigration + New research shows that net migration could increase to 840,000 under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. The analysis of Labour's proposals for open borders - which uses official figures and the Government's own methodology - reveals that net migration could increase to 840,000 per year if Jeremy Corbyn is elected as Prime Minister. Jeremy Corbyn would wreck the economy + Corbyn’s Labour would spend an extra £1.2 trillion — enough to keep our NHS running for nine years. When taken over a five-year period, Labour's 2017 Manifesto commitments added up to more than £600 billion. Since then, they've made over £590 billion of extra spending pledges.” ‘* Taxpayers would have to pay £2,400 more for Jeremy Corbyn’s reckless spending. Corbyn would have to pass the bill onto ordinary works and it would cost every taxpayer £2,400 a year — the equivalent to the average person's monthly pay. Labour would not bring about the change that people voted for: © Labour will let criminals off the hook by ending short sentencing meaning more criminals on our streets and not in prison. Labour would leave criminals who have committed offences such as burglary, theft and assault and other offences on our streets, failing to punish them properly for their crimes.*° ‘* Labour want to close the best performing schools and return to their legacy of falling standards. Labour want to close some of the most successful schools including free schools and academies. They just don’t care about making sure your child goes to a good school with their plans to abolish Ofsted.®! ‘The Su, 31 Octeber2019 link The Telegraph 30 Oetbet 2019, ink «° The Conservative Pry, The Real Coe of¢ Labour Government, 10 Noverber 2019, vaiable upon ree 2% Labour Press 21 September 2013, lin 8 BBC News 23 September 2019, ike, DAR, Pres Release, 30 Apri 2018, ink10 ways Labour would wreck our economy 1. Labour do not know how to handle the economy and have always left unemployment higher than they found it. Under the last Labour government rose by nearly half a million ~ leaving more people without the security of a regular paycheque. When Labour left office in May 2010, unemployment had risen by 23 per cent. 2. Corbyn’s Labour would spend an extra £1.2 trillion — enough to keep our NHS running for nine years. When taken over a five-year period, Labour's 2017 Manifesto commitments added up to more than £600 billion. Since then, they’ ve made over £590 billion of extra spending pledges.*> 3. Labour would increase taxes to their highest level in peacetime history. The IFS have wamed Labour ‘would raise taxes to ‘their highest level in peacetime history’ — and they have since failed to back our tax cuts and they didn’t support our fuel duty freeze.** 4, Labour would hike corporation tax, punishing businesses and driving out investment. Labour would raise corporation tax and have broken their promise not to raise tax for small businesses. Experts have slammed this tax rise — with the IFS indicating it would lead to ‘higher prices, lower wages or less valuable investments’.°> John McDonnell thinks business is ‘the real enemy’ and he sees it his job description to overthrow ‘capitalism. ‘We've got to know who the real enemy are... They are the rich, they’re the corporations’. Asked if his job was the overthrow of capitalism, McDonnell said: *Yes, it is’ °° 6. Labour are preparing for a ‘run on the pound’ and ‘capital flight’ if they were to be elected. John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn have admitted they will ‘be prepared for anything” and said ‘itis right 10 look at all these scenarios’.*” 7. John McDonnell wants to install a hard-left governor of the Bank of England who is ‘in tune with our ideas’ - shattering its independence. This would destroy the role of the Bank as an independent institution, with advisers fostering outdated Marxist views on the economy. 8. Labour want to renationalise vast swathes of our economy — leading to higher prices, higher taxes and less investment. John McDonnell said: ‘We're going to bring back into public ownership rail, water, energy and mail. We will get this legislation through in the first Queen’s Speech ~ we want to hit the deck running’. Experts have warmed this could cost £196 billion.” 9, Labour would introduce a four-day week, despite experts warning this would hurt low-paid workers, the self-employed, small businesses and public sector workers. A Labour-commissioned report says these types of workers would experience ‘special problems’ from a shorter working week." 10. They would seizing 10 per cent of businesses ~ a ‘tax grab’ that has been described as ‘draconian’, costing companies £300 billion. Labour will force firms to place 10 per cent of their shares into an ‘inclusive ownership fund’. Some dividends would go to employees and the rest would be taxed. Clifford Chance wamed this would confiscate £300 billion of shares in 7,000 companies. The Institute for Directors called it ‘draconian’; and the British Chamber of Commerce described it as a ‘tax grab’.®! 2° (FS, 6 May 2017 lnk, ONS, Latour Marke, 16 October 2018, lnk © The Conservative Pay, The Real Cox ofa Labour Goverment, 10 November 2019, avaiable voon request SS, 26 May 2017 ine "The Times 9 June 2017, inks IFS, 26 May 2017, line Labour Press, 1 Api 2017 link The Times, 21 My 2018, bik, John McDonnell, POA Conference, 12 May 2011, archive. 2 Finan Times, 26 Setombe 2017, ink, New Suesman,§ September 2018, ink ©The Telegraph 2 une 2019, ink 2 Daily Maroy, 21 September 3018, inks CBI, 1¢ October 2019, Link. © Progressive Economy Form, How fo achive shorter working hours, (2 September 2019 ike BB Radio, Todsy Programme, 24 September 2018, ahived: City ire 4 September 2018, lik: Reuters, 24 September 2018, link The Rancial Times, September 2015, lnk 12Responding to Labour’s Announcements Corbyn’s Labour open borders policy * Under Corbyn's Labour, immigration would surge, and put huge strain on schools and our NHS. Jeremy Corbyn has no credible plan for how to deal with the consequences of his open borders policy. The biggest risk to our NHS is Corbyn's plans for uncontrolled and unlimited immigration, forever. His plan to hold another two referendums next year - and all the chaos that will bring - will mean that his Government will not have time to focus on the people's priorities. ‘+ By contrast the Conservatives will get Brexit done, end free movement and introduce an Australian-style points system so that we can control our borders and protect our public services. + We will reduce immigration overall while being more open and flexible to the highly skilled people we Teed, such as scientists and doctors. This ean only happen if people vote for a Conservative majority government, so we can leave the EU with a deal. New analysis released today, using official figures and based on HM Government's own methodology reveals: + Maintaining free movement with existing EEA members would result in average net immigration to the UK of 260,000 per year over the next 10 years. This is equivalent to a city the size of Brighton moving to the UK every year. Labour's policy of maintaining BU free movement would lead to 2.6 million more people moving to the UK over the next ten years. This scenario is a minimal interpretation of Labour's policy and represents 2 slight increase based on current immigration levels, © Extending free movement to the rest of the world would result in average net immigration to the UK of 840,000 per year over the next 10 years. This is equivalent to the combined populations of Manchester and Neweastle moving to the UK every single year. This means that levels of net migration ‘would more than treble if Labour introduced their proposals for completely open borders. Corbyn’s Labour plan to cut the NHS ‘© Corbyn’s Labour need to come clean on their plans to cut the NHS. How can anyone trust them on the ‘NHS when they refuse to be straight with people about such a fundamental issue like the future of our NHS. © Corbyn’s Health spokesman said plans for a four-day working week would not apply to the NHS. But now the shadow chancellor says it will after all. Voters deserve to know the truth, ‘* Labour’s own policy documents say that their plans will hit hospitals and impact staff numbers. Jeremy Corbyn’s incompetence will mean that patients will get worse care. ‘© Just like with their confused Brexit policy, Labour are i can’t afford the Cost of Corbyn. complete chaos. This is further proof that we Labour’s plans for a four-day week would hit the NHS ‘John McDonnell has confirmed that the NHS would be part of a four-day working week. © Ithas been estimated that Labour's 32 hour working week would cost the NHS £6.1 billion a year. © RBC News13 Noverber 2019, archived NHS Digital, NAS Stag Eanwings Estimates June 2019, 26 September 2019, ik; NHS England NHS Pay and Beefs, Api 2019, ink 13© Labour plans for a four-day week mean they will be providing less for the NHS then the Conservatives. Meanwhile, Labour’s plans to end private provision and have uncontrolled immigration would impact our NES. Labour's plans to end private provision in the NHS would make wai hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations. lists treble and could mean nd Scottish independence referendum Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Scottish independence is as incoherent as his position on Brexit. In the space of 1a few hours he ruled out a second Scottish independence referendum, and then ruled out ruling it out. Corbyn’s Labour would cook up a dodgy backroom deal with the SNP for two more chaotic referendums, ‘wasting yet more time as politicians argue amongst themselves: —— Only a vote for the Conservatives will get Brexit done, protect our Union and allow us to move on to the people's priorities. Labour are being misleading about the timings of second referendum... © Jeremy Corbyn said he would not allow a second independence referendum for five years. Speaking Glasgow, Corbyn said there would be ‘no referendum in the first term of a Labour government, because I think we need to concentrate completely on investment in Scotland’, could change after the Scottish Parliament elections in 2021. ‘When pressed, Corbyn said: ‘If the SNP win the majority of seats that's the election of those MPs. I'm very clear that a Labour government's priority is investment in Scotland’. An aide confirmed Labour’s Labour's position may be altered if the SNP win a majority in Holyrood when the next Scottish Parliament election is held in 2021.7 © Jeremy Corbyn has previously said he would allow a second Scottish independence referendum after the ‘formative years’ of a Labour government. He said: ‘In the formative years of a Labour government ‘we wouldn’t agree to another independence referendum because we will be fully focused on these central priorities. However, if at some future point there was a legitimate and fresh mandate, we wouldn't block in Hansard, 7 nus 2019, 7oL€S2 Col 6, link; Labow Press, 12 November 2019, ie © Financial ines, 16 November 2019, ink Tnependee Healncare Provides Network, 13 November 201, tink BBC News, 13 Noveber 2015, lk © Shy Nowa, 13 Novenber 209, link © Independont,2 Aug 201, ink 14Good news on the economy ‘+ Inflation is at its lowest since November 2016. Inflation was 1.5 per cent in October down from September and the lowest since November 2016. ‘+ Official GDP stats show the UK economy continued to grow. Since 2010 the economy has grown by 19 per cent and has been growing for nine straight years.” Wages are rising, and inequality is falling © The Resolution Foundation said average weekly earnings would reach a new all-time high by the end of this year. “The last time pay peaked was in August 2007. Average weekly pay was £513, measured in 2019 prices. Over a decade later, pay is finally set to go higher.’ They also said we are: ‘on the brink of returning to “peak pay”. This is a big living standards milestone’.”! + The Resolution Foundation said the last decade has seen falling inequality — driven by faster wage rises and our inereases to the National Minimum Wage. ‘This decade’s trend of falling inequality has been driven primarily by faster wage rises for those at the bottom of the distribution, due in no small part to the rising minimum wage’.”* Defining new fiscal rules for a new economic era * The Chancellor has set out new fiscal rules that a Conservative majority Government will follow to make sure we can invest in Britain’s future while keeping debt and borrowing under control. We will introduce three new fiscal rules. These will include a balanced current budget rule which means day to day spending cannot exceed what we bring in, a debt sustainability rule which will let us take advantage of low interest rates to invest in infrastructure and a debt interest rule in case the cost of debt rises significantly. ‘+ The latest jobs figures show that there are over 3.6 million more people in work since 2010, meaning families have greater financial security and can plan for their future with confidence. The Conservatives have a proven track record of delivering on jobs, with 32.7 million people currently in work. ‘The number of people who are unemployed is 1.3 million, falling by 1.2 million since we came into government.” ‘+ The number of children living in long-term workless households is at a record low and has fallen every year since 2010, meaning greater financial stability for families. In 2018, there were just over 1 million children living in a long-term workless household — the lowest level on record, and a reduction from 1.6 million in 2010.” ‘* The proportion of low-paid jobs stands at a record low — with more people earning a fair and decent wage thanks to our reforms. In 2019, 16.2 per cent of all employee jobs were low-paid, when considered in terms of hourly earnings — the lowest proportion of low-paid employee jobs by hourly pay since the series began in 1997. We are backing businesses to create more, higher-paying jobs and our National Living Wage is helping to eliminate low-pay altogether.”* ONS, CPlime sere, 13 Noverbes 2013 ink ONS, Grass Domest Product 30 September 2019 ink Resolution Foundation, Earnings Outlook 02 2019.7 Novernber 2019, isk Resolution Foundation, Earnings Outlook 2 2019, 7 Novernber 2019, ink 2 ONS, Latow Marler veriew, 18 Octobe 2019, ink ONS, Children living in lng-trm workless household in the UK: 2018, 29 Otober2019, Link "ONS, Low and high py in the UK, 29 Ostober2013, ineLiberal Democrats: Just more delay and confusion + Trying to ignore the referendum and cancel Brexit will mean we keep on arguing wl issues ~ like the NHS, schools and police ~ don’t get the attention they deserve. important ‘* On the rare occasions the Liberal Democrats move beyond Brexit, they’ve shown that they don’t share the values and priorities of the British people. They want higher taxes on working people, softer punishments for knife crime and uncontrolled immigration. + And no matter what they say now, a vote for the Liberal Democrats would risk putting Corbyn in Downing Street — with dodgy election pacts already happening across the country. The Liberal Democrats are determined to keep on arguing about Brexit: * The Liberal Democrats would revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit without even having a second —referendum. Swinsomsaid:*We got into this mess as a result of having-a referendum in the first place and that [revoking Article 50] is the only satisfactory way out of it’.”* ‘+ Jo Swinson has admitted she still would not respect the result of a second referendum unless it vote to remain, Asked if she would vote to implement Brexit in Parliament if voters backed it again, ‘Swinson said: ‘No, because I was elected on a firm manifesto pledge for Scotland’s pledge in the UK and Britain’s place in the European Union’.”” The Liberal Democrats would put Corbyn in Downing Street if it meant stopping Brexit: ‘+ Jo Swinson said she would consider a coalition with the Labour Party. Swinson said “I have not said never in any future scenario’.”* ‘* Jo Swinson would put the union at risk to stop Brexit. When asked if she would rule out working with any Labour leader who opened the door to a second independence referendum, Swinson declined to do 80, saying: ‘That's pretty hypothetical’.”” * Layla Moran would not deny that a coalition with Labour is the best way for the Liberal Democrats to make Brexit ‘go away’. Studio: “You may slack Labour, but you want them in power, because that is, the only route to stopping Brexit’. Moran: “We are asking for people to think about who do they want as the Prime Minister of this country... [Swinson] is a woman who is vying for post of Prime Minister’.®° The Liberal Democrats would hike taxes on hard working people: ‘© The Liberal Democrats will raise income tax, hitting hard working people in the pocket. In 2019 their conference voted to hike the basic, higher and additional rates of Income Tax by a penny.*! + The Liberal Democrats want a massive hike in inheritance tax. They want to ‘tax recipients of transfers at current income tax rates. All transfers — including large gifts - would be taxed’. Anything above a £250,000 lifetime allowance would be taxed up to 45 per cent — which would presumably mean monitoring financial transfers between family members." The Liberal Democrats are soft on crime: ‘+ The Liberal Democrats will stop sending people to prison for carrying knives and acid — making our streets more dangerous. They want to end ‘mandatory sentences for possession of knives and corrosive substances’. Evenng Standard, September 2019, lik, 7 The Sem 23 Sly 2013, 1 ° venngSexndard, | uly 2019, ik » The Scotsman 5 November 2019, ak ' BBC One, Nevsngh 30 Octobe 2019, archived © Literal Demoorts, Conference motion FI5, 18 September 2019, link © Giving Evenone «Stake, Liberal Democrals 4 Septmiber 2018, link © Litera Demcorts, Confrence motion F12, September 2019, ink. 16The Brexit Party + Supporting the Brexit Party will only create more delay and confusion instead of the change that people voted for in the Brexit referendum. © You might like what the Brexit Party say, but you won’t like what they deliver. A vote for them will let Labour and the Lib Dems in - creating a hung Parliament where nobody is in charge and nothing gets done — just more delay, more confusion, and more indecision, with more arguing over what to do on Brexit. + And with Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister our country will face his extreme economi ‘won't be able to move on a brighter future. ideas and A vote for the Brexit Party t Labour and the Liberal Democrats in + Nigel Farage himself has admitted that there is a ‘very real’ risk that a vote for the Brexit Party will mean Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street and stopping Brexit. STUDIO: There is more than a reality that you would split the Brexit vote. So do you accept that there is at least a risk that you could be the last hope of Remainers and those campaigning for a People’s Vote? At least a risk? NIGEL FARAGE: I think you are right John, I think the risk of the vote being split is very real, very real. We saw it in Peterborough, you know we were the lead challenger to the incumbent Labour Party, and because there was a Conservative candidate, the Labour Party won by 600 votes.* © Voting for the Brexit Party won’t help get Brexit done. In every Parliamentary by-election the Brexit Party have so far contested, the number of votes cast for the party has been greater than the winning candidate’s majority over the Conservatives. + Nigel Farage would prefer more delay and confusion instead of getting Brexit done. Boris Johnson has secured a good deal for the country that respects the referendum result, but Farage is instead choosing farther delay to pursue his unattainable vision of Brexit ~ risking Brexit altogether. The Brexit Party don’t have a plan to deal with the other issues people want addressed © The Brexit Party has refused to publish a manifesto for elections — and this decision has been defended by Nigel Farage. He said: ‘I will never ever use the word manifesto again. Manit has a word association with lie, because that's what we've had in election after election’.** + The Brexit Party cannot agree on anything. A party whose key MEPs include Claire Fox, a Libertarian Marxist, and Ann Widdecombe, a social conservative, may agree on leaving the EU but not on much else. DBC News, | November 2019, archived ° The Guardian, 2 August 2019, Linke % REC One, Tae Andrw Marr Show, 12 May 2019, archived