There are four million more people with a job since 2010.
That’s 1,000 jobs per day, every day, since we took office.
And remember, EVERY majority Labour Government has left unemployment higher.
By contrast, we are encouraging people into work and giving people the skills they need to gain meaningful employment.
There are more than 33.1 million people in work in the UK, up by 4.1 million since 2010. And the employment rate is estimated at 75.0 per cent, 4.8 percentage points higher than in 2010.
The biggest cut to National Insurance contributions in modern history.
We are now delivering a double cut to National Insurance for 29 million people, worth £900 a year to the average worker on £35,400.
And we will go further, cutting this double tax on work whenever it is economically responsible to do so until it is gone.
Giving our elderly security in retirement.
The Triple Lock has helped lift 250,000 pensioners out of poverty since it was introduced.
This year we are honouring it by boosting the State Pension by £900 this year – one of the largest ever cash increases.
Ensuring pensioners have dignity and security in retirement.
This latest increase kicks in in just a week’s time.
Ending low pay by delivering a record increase in the National Living Wage (NLW).
As Conservatives in Government we introduced the NLW and we have increased it every year.
In 2024 it will increase to £11.44 an hour, boosting the pay of two million people by £1,800 a year.
We have also delivered landmark reforms to Universal Credit to ensure it always pays more to work than be on benefits.
Putting over 20,000 extra police officers on our streets and more than halving crime since 2010.
We have exceeded our target by recruiting over 20,000 more police officers, keeping our communities safe.
This has helped us ensure crime is down 55 per cent since 2010 when Labour left office.
Driving up education standards, making England one of the top performing countries for education in the western world.
Since 2010, schools rated good or outstanding across England have risen to 90 per cent, up from 68 per cent under Labour, and children in England are rated the best readers in the western world.
We are ensuring our children have the skills of the future by giving T-Levels and A-Levels parity and supporting over 5.7 million apprenticeship starts since 2010.
Labour would halve the number of apprenticeships and undo our progress in schools.
Recruiting a record number of doctors and nurses backed by the first ever Long-Term Workforce Plan, helping to cut waiting lists and deliver the care people deserve.
Since 2010, there are:
- 5,220 more doctors and 69,685 more nurses
- 90 per cent more scans being carried out per month
- A funding settlement that is 40 per cent higher in real terms.
We have just invested, the largest ever cash injection to NHS scanners and the first ever NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan.
But we know that endlessly throwing money at public services doesn’t guarantee improvement.
We’ve also introduced our NHS Productivity Plan to increase efficiency and deliver £35 billion worth of savings by the end of this decade.
Taking tough action to tackle illegal immigration, putting the British people in control of who comes to the UK.
Boat crossings are down by 36 per cent, despite a rise across Europe and we are speeding up asylum processing, with enforced returns up by 65 per cent compared to 2022.
On top of this, we are pressing ahead with our deterrence plan to stop the boats which we’re currently battling with Labour and Lib Dem Lords in Parliament to pass.
Backing our Armed Forces and growing defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.
As we respond to a more dangerous world, our new long-term ambition is to invest 2.5 per cent of GDP in defence, up from the previous commitment of two per cent, maintaining our world leading position in NATO.
We are also leading the building of the world’s most advanced nuclear submarines and the next generation of fighter jets.
Becoming the first major economy to halve emissions whilst growing the economy.
New figures show that between 1990 and 2022 the UK has halved emissions whilst growing the economy by 80 per cent.
We are the first major economy to do so – and we have also cut emissions faster than any other G7 country.
We've done this by delivering practical and pragmatic steps to reach net zero that does not increase costs for families.
