Key points from the leaked Labour manifesto:
RAIL
*Railways brought back into public ownership as franchises expire.
*Under public ownership fares will be frozen, driver-only operation ended and free WiFi introduced across the network.
*HS2 will be completed and will link with a "Crossrail of the North".
TAXATION
*No income tax rises for those earning below £80,000 a year.
*Large corporations will pay "a little more" tax while remaining competitive with cash paying for education and skills budgets.
*Extra powers for HMRC to chase individuals and companies who avoid tax.
ENERGY
*Energy market partially brought back into public ownership.
*Creation of at least one publicly owned energy company in every region of the UK.
*Central government control of the grid and distribution.
*Cap average household dual fuel bills at £1,000 a year.
*Ban fracking.
DEFENCE
*Support the renewal of Trident.
*Keep defence spending as 2% of GDP.
BREXIT
*Labour "accepts the referendum result" and intends to build a close new relationship with Europe "not as members but as partners".
*Retain benefits of single market and customs union.
*Immediately guarantee existing rights of EU nationals living in Britain and secure reciprocal rights for UK citizens living in another EU country.
*No "no deal" option at the end of Article 50 negotiations, with "transitional arrangements" negotiated instead to avoid cliff-edge.
*Scrap Great Repeal Bill and replace with EU Rights and Protections Bill.
IMMIGRATION
*Labour "believes in fair rules and reasonable management of migration" and will not make "false promises" on numbers.
*Income thresholds for family members replaced with an obligation to "survive without recourse to public funds".
*Creation of a Migrant Impact Fund to support public services in host communities. It will be funded by visa levies and a contributory element from residence visas for high net worth individuals.
PENSIONERS
*Triple lock guaranteed throughout next parliament or kept to at least 2.5%.
*Winter fuel allowance and free bus passes kept as universal benefits.
*Compensation for women born in 50s who had state pension age changed without fair notification.
WELFARE
*Scrap bedroom tax and reinstate housing benefit for under-21s.
*Review cuts to Universal Credit and limits on payments to first two children of families.
INFRASTRUCTURE
*Borrow to invest £250 billion over 10 years on energy, transport and digital infrastructure.
*Improve 4G mobile coverage and invest to bring uninterrupted 5G to all urban areas, major roads and railways
DEMOCRACY
*Lower voting age to 16.
WORKERS' RIGHTS
*Creation of a Ministry of Labour to deliver investment in enforcing workers' rights.
*Repeal Trade Union Act and introduce "sectoral collective bargaining" through unions.
*Zero hours contracts outlawed.
*Unpaid internships banned.
*Employers stopped from only recruiting from overseas.
*Bring minimum wage in line with living wage - at least £10 by 2020.
*Rights for all workers to have access to trade union.
*Paternity leave doubled to four weeks and paternity pay increased.
*Protections for women on maternity leave strengthened.
*Four new public holidays to mark patron saints' days.
*Public inquiry into blacklisting.
EXECUTIVE PAY
*A 20:1 limit on gap between the lowest and highest paid workers in companies given Government contracts.
*Reduce pay inequality through legislation by introducing an "excessive pay levy" on companies with high numbers of staff on high pay.
HEALTH
*More than £6 billion extra annual funding for the NHS in England through increased income tax for top 5% earners, increased tax on private medical insurance and halving management consultants' fees.
*Mental health budgets ring-fenced.
*Pay cap scrapped.
*EU NHS workers' rights immediately protected.
*NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans halted.
*Creation of a new "quality, safety and excellence regulator" called NHS Excellence.
HOUSING
*Invest to build one million new homes south of the border, including 100,000 council and housing association homes by the end of next parliament.
*Rent rises capped to inflation and legal minimum standards in properties for rent.
*4,000 homes for people with history of rough sleeping.
CARE
*Move towards creation of a National Care Service for England.
*Investment of £8 billion in services over the next parliament, including £1 billion in the first year.
*Improve conditions for care workers.
*15-minute care visits scrapped.
*Carer's Allowance increased to be in line with Jobseeker's Allowance.
HIGHER EDUCATION
*Tuition fees abolished and maintenance grants reintroduced for university students south of the border.
CRIME
*10,000 more police officers for community beats in England.
*Conduct major review of counter-terror Prevent programme.
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