Tackling issues in local communities

Rock Ferry station

Thriving local communities

We will do more to support existing local communities to thrive and be attractive places to live.

We will change planning laws to support places to bring back local market days and regenerate defunct shopping centres.

We will raise the fines utility firms must pay when they create ‘street scars’ by not properly restoring roads and pavements after their works are completed.

Over 80% of properties across the country can now access high-speed broadband, up from just 7% in 2019, with a record £714 million committed to boosting rural broadband coverage in 2024. 

Building on our new powers for the police, we will further speed up the use and enforcement of powers to remove illegal traveller sites, while giving councils greater planning powers to prevent unauthorised development by travellers.

We will continue to challenge decisions to withdraw services from the High Street, such as Post Office closures and the need for more banking hubs, such as the one we have secured in Moreton.

Improving local transport

Reliable transport links are critical for thriving local communities. The £36 billion of savings from HS2 will transform local and regional transport, benefitting more people, in more places, more quickly.

Buses are overwhelmingly the most popular form of public transport. Our £2 bus fare has cut bus fares outside London by 6.2%. We will extend the £2 bus fare cap in England for the entirety of the next Parliament, benefitting young people and low-income households while pensioners continue to benefit from the free bus pass. 

We will continue to improve access for passengers such as Rock Ferry station.

While 20mph zones can help improve road safety in residential areas or outside schools, misuse undermines public trust and risks congestion and pollution. We are clear they must only be considered on a road-by-road basis and with the support of people who live there.

We will require any new schemes to be put to a referendum and introduce a ‘right to challenge’ existing Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and 20mph schemes.

Where new cycling schemes are introduced, we will ensure they have local support first. While we back responsible cyclists, we will bring penalties for the rare instances where dangerous cyclists kill or injure into line with those for other road users. 

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Introducing Triple Lock Plus to ensure nobody pays income tax on their State Pension
Recruiting an extra 8,000 police officers, each for a dedicated local area
Raising the threshold at which a first-time buyer pays Stamp Duty from £300,000 to £425,000, meaning the majority of first-time buyers do not pay Stamp Duty.
Requiring councils to hold a local 'referendum' on the introduction of 20mph zones
Introducing a new model of National Service, requiring 18 year olds to take part in a 12 month military placement or volunteering role in the local community
Building 50 new Community Diagnostic Centres to provide more tests and checks for conditions like cancer
Delivering 100,000 more apprenticeships and making it easier for employers to take on apprentices
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