{"id":15719,"date":"2019-11-15T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=15719"},"modified":"2019-11-15T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:00:14","slug":"who-should-i-vote-for-december-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/who-should-i-vote-for-december-12th\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Should I Vote For December 12th?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The UK&#8217;s main parties have begun to announce their campaign promises ahead of a general election on 12 December.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To help you decide who you might vote for, here&#8217;s a guide to where the two leading parties, Labour and Conservative, currently stand on key issues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boris Johnson, Conservative.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Top priorities<\/strong><br \/>\nDeliver Brexit on the deal agreed with the EU<br \/>\n\u00a3100bn investment over five years on road, rail and other infrastructure<br \/>\n20,000 more police officers over the next three years in England and Wales<br \/>\n\u00a32.7bn for six new hospitals and plans for 34 more<br \/>\n\u00a37.1bn a year more for schools in England by 2022-23<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brexit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deliver Brexit on the deal agreed with the EU<br \/>\nNegotiate free trade agreement with EU to come into force in 2021<br \/>\nWill not extend the transition period after the UK&#8217;s departure beyond 2021<br \/>\nEnd to freedom of movement between the EU and the UK and a new points-based immigration system<br \/>\nNegotiate free trade agreements with other trading partners around the world<\/p>\n<p><strong>NHS and care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a320.5bn additional funding for the NHS in England by 2023-24<br \/>\n\u00a32.7bn for six new hospitals and plans for 34 more<br \/>\nExtra \u00a31.8bn cash injection for 20 hospitals up and down England<br \/>\n6,000 more GPs in England by 2024-25 and 6,000 more nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists in surgeries<br \/>\nDevelop new long-term plan for social care with cross-party support<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Introduce new fiscal rules, including maintaining a balanced budget \u2013 not spending more than is brought in \u2013 and ensuring investment does not exceed 3% of GDP<br \/>\n\u00a35bn to support getting broadband to the hardest-to-reach 20% of the country<br \/>\n\u00a31bn research and development investment in the UK car industry<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jeremy Corbyn, Labour.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Top priorities<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a3150bn for schools, hospitals and housing<br \/>\n\u00a3250bn of investment to instigate a &#8220;green industrial revolution&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a310-an-hour minimum wage for all workers<br \/>\nScrap tuition fees<br \/>\nHold another referendum on Brexit<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brexit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Renegotiate a Brexit deal and immediately legislate for a public vote to take place within six months, with the choice of a &#8220;sensible leave deal&#8221; or Remain<br \/>\nNegotiate for customs union membership, a close single market relationship and guarantees on workers\u2019 rights and environmental protections<br \/>\nPledge not to introduce infrastructure on the Irish border, and no border down the Irish Sea<br \/>\nRemove the threat of no-deal<\/p>\n<p><strong>NHS and care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Increase the NHS budget by \u00a326bn by 2023-24, with a focus on cutting waiting times and boosting mental health services<br \/>\nFree personal social care for over-65s<br \/>\nFree prescriptions and a new state-run pharmaceutical company to make drugs available at affordable prices<br \/>\nTrain a new generation of GPs \u2013 increase training places from 3,500 to 5,000<br \/>\nScrap hospital car parking charges in England<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Introduce new fiscal rules, including maintaining a balanced budget \u2013 not spending more than is brought in \u2013 and ensuring investment does not exceed 3% of GDP<br \/>\n\u00a35bn to support getting broadband to the hardest-to-reach 20% of the country<br \/>\n\u00a31bn research and development investment in the UK car industry<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK&#8217;s main parties have begun to announce their campaign promises ahead of a general election on 12 December. To help you decide who you might vote for, here&#8217;s a guide to where the two leading parties, Labour and Conservative, currently stand on key issues. Boris Johnson, Conservative. 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