For a Fair Deal explained

Author:	Liberal Democrats
Pub Date:	10 June 2024
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Preceded By:	Stop Brexit, Build a Brighter Future (2019)
Media Type:	Political manifesto
Series:	Liberal Democrat general election manifestos

For a Fair Deal is a political manifesto published by the Liberal Democrats under the leadership of Ed Davey, ahead of the 2024 general election. The 116-page document was launched at campaign event in London to the tune of "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA.^{[1] [2]}

Policies

BBC News identified 11 key policies in the manifesto:^[3]

• Providing free personal care in England modelled on the system in Scotland.
• Recruiting 8,000 more GPs and creating a target for most cancer patients to begin treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral.
• Increasing public spending by £27bn per year by 2029
• Scrapping the Rwanda asylum plan
• Reaching net zero by 2045
• Scrapping the two-child limit on certain benefits and reforming Carer's Allowance
• Increasing the early years pupil premium by triple to £1,000
• Speeding up the courts process
• Recognising non-binary identities and banning conversion therapy
• Granting 16-year-olds the vote and introducing proportional representation
• Rejoining the European Single Market

See also

• List of Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats (UK) general election manifestos
• Change, the Labour Party manifesto
• Clear Plan. Bold Action. Secure Future., the Conservative Party manifesto

External links

• For a Fair Deal

Notes and References

1. News: Morton . Becky . McKiernan . Jennifer . 10 June 2024 . Lib Dems pledge £8bn NHS and care package in manifesto . . 25 June 2024 . 10 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240610181925/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgg9l8z4lpo . live .
2. News: Crace . John . John Crace (writer) . 10 June 2024 . Window dressing for the undecided: Lib Dems launch fantasy bingo manifesto . . 25 June 2024 . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725224354/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/10/window-dressing-for-undecided-lib-dems-launch-fantasy-bingo-manifesto . live .
3. News: 10 June 2024 . Liberal Democrat manifesto: 11 key policies analysed . . 25 June 2024 . 20 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620150516/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqeevzldj0jo . live .