Our policies - forward, not back

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Our determination is to secure a third term Labour government that drives forward change, that fulfils our promise to renew our country and takes Britain forward to a better future not back to a failed Tory past. Our continuing success depends on our continuing to pursue a new Labour agenda as a modern progressive party. We will focus on three crucial areas: the economy, modernising public services, tackling crime and asylum; building on what we have achieved to make Britain better since coming to office in 1997:

• Britain now has the lowest inflation for thirty years and the lowest mortgage rates for forty years - saving homeowners an average of £3,700 a year compared to the Tory years. We have the longest period of sustained growth for 200 years.
• The number of people in work is at a record level, up by over 2 million since 1997.
• Over 1.5 million working people are better off thanks to the National Minimum Wage.
• Hospital waiting lists in England are at their lowest since 1987.
• In the NHS there are 19,300 more doctors and over 77,500 more nurses working with modern equipment, giving faster access to more people, all free at the point of need.
• Standards are up across the board including the best ever primary school results. More teachers are in our schools than at any point in last 20 years - 28,500 more than in 1997.
• Police numbers are at record levels - up over 12,500 since 1997, and are assisted by over 4,000 new Community Support Officers.

But we will never take our hard-won achievements for granted and we will never make the mistakes of the Tories. Today, Labour is working to lock in economic stability and invest in the infrastructure upon which our future prosperity depends. We will ensure the long-term investments Britain needs in education, health, employment, skills, technology are put before the short-termism that would put stability at risk.

Many of the policies we have implemented have had a direct input from members, through Labour’s policy-making process. All of them reflect our values.