UK Election 2024: Expectations from Labour as it wins landslide majority

After 14 years in opposition, the Labour Party and its leader Keir Starmer are set to take over the reins of government in the United Kingdom.

Their stunning majority in the 2024 elections gives them a political mandate to deliver on their one-word election slogan: ‘Change’

This is especially important as Britain grapples with low economic growth, a cost of living crisis, crumbling public services and illegal immigration.

So what exactly is the Labour Party expected to do in office?

The Labour Party has promised to restore economic stability, keep government spending under control and also keep taxes low.

Labour is trying to convince voters that it is a stable and responsible party that can manage the ongoing economic crisis well. This is important since the party is sometimes associated with radical economic plans that don’t work out.

Its big promise is to “Get Britain building again”, which means investments in housing and modern infrastructure.

Labour has promised to build 1.5 million new houses over the next five years.

It also wants to create a National Wealth Fund to spur investments in future technologies like clean energy.

Overall, the idea is for Britain to become a “clean energy superpower”.

Labour is also comfortable using government power in the economy.

One example of that is its plan to set up a government-owned Great British Energy Company to control electricity bills and bring in green power.

Labour wants a massive overhaul of the entire healthcare system to fix the failing National Health Service (NHS). This means hiring more health workers, building more hospitals and reducing waiting times for appointments.

Labour also wants to combat the migration problem by creating a Border Security Command to help fix the boat crisis.

It will also work more closely with European countries to control how many migrants are allowed to enter the UK every year.

Finally, the Labour Party also aims to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many European nations have raised their defence spending.

After years of cuts, Britain’s armed forces have been severely weakened and need modernisation, and the Labour Party has made clear that it intends to be strong on defence policy.