Policies
Conservatives policies
Conservatives has published 28 commitments across 10 of 10 policy areas tracked here, last checked 18 October 2026.
Conservatives on economy and tax
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cut employee National Insurance to 6% by April 2027, halving it from 12%, and not raise the rate of income tax or VAT. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to cut taxes and protect pensions · no date shown by source |
| Abolish inheritance tax on the family home and raise the individual threshold to £500,000. | announced | Conservatives to Abolish Inheritance Tax on the Family Home · 7 October 2026 |
| Halve employer National Insurance for workers aged 21 to 24, from 15% to 7.5% on earnings up to £50,270. | announced | Policies Announced at CPC26 · 8 October 2026 |
Conservatives on NHS and health
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Increase NHS spending above inflation every year, with 92,000 more nurses and 28,000 more doctors by the end of the parliament. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to deliver better health and social care · no date shown by source |
| Unlock 2.5 million more NHS dental appointments and bring in the cap on social care costs from October 2025. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to deliver better health and social care · no date shown by source |
| Legislate for minimum service levels in the NHS and ban doctors from striking. | announced | Our Plan for Britain · no date shown by source |
Conservatives on immigration and asylum
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Introduce a binding legal cap on work and family visas that falls every year of the parliament. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to control immigration and stop illegal immigration · no date shown by source |
| Send people who arrive without permission to Rwanda on regular monthly flights until small-boat crossings stop. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to control immigration and stop illegal immigration · no date shown by source |
| Leave the European Convention on Human Rights, deport people arriving without permission within a week, and remove 150,000 people a year through a Removals Force. | announced | Our Plan for Britain · no date shown by source |
Conservatives on housing
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Deliver 1.6 million homes in England, keep the £425,000 first-time buyer stamp duty threshold permanently, and launch a new Help to Buy scheme. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to build more houses in the right places · no date shown by source |
| Pass a Renters Reform Bill and make the court reforms needed to fully abolish Section 21 evictions. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to build more houses in the right places · no date shown by source |
| Cut the price of a new home by £50,000 by repealing net zero building rules, and replace developer contributions with a single Infrastructure Levy. | announced | Policies Announced at CPC26 · 8 October 2026 |
Conservatives on crime and justice
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Recruit 8,000 more neighbourhood police officers and fund every police force to roll out Hotspot Policing. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan for safer streets and justice for victims of crime · no date shown by source |
| Build 50,000 new prison places, funded by cutting the aid budget and the culture department's budget. | announced | Policies Announced at CPC26 · 8 October 2026 |
| Hire 10,000 extra police, run hotspot patrols in 2,000 of the highest crime areas, and triple stop and search. | announced | Our Plan for Britain · no date shown by source |
Conservatives on education
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Introduce the Advanced British Standard for 16-19 education, ending the divide between academic and technical learning. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to give young people the opportunities and skills they need · no date shown by source |
| Create 100,000 more apprenticeships in England every year by the end of the parliament, funded by closing university courses with the worst outcomes. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to give young people the opportunities and skills they need · no date shown by source |
| Scrap real interest rates on Plan 2 student loans and create 100,000 more apprenticeships for 18 to 21 year olds. | announced | Our Plan for Britain · no date shown by source |
Conservatives on energy and net zero
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Deliver net zero by 2050, rule out further green levies, and treble offshore wind capacity. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan for an affordable and pragmatic transition to net zero · no date shown by source |
| Legislate for annual North Sea oil and gas licensing rounds and approve two new fleets of Small Modular Reactors within 100 days. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan for an affordable and pragmatic transition to net zero · no date shown by source |
| Repeal the Climate Change Act, end the ban on new oil and gas licences, and remove VAT from household energy bills for three years. | announced | Our Plan for Britain · no date shown by source |
Conservatives on defence and foreign policy
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 and campaign for all NATO allies to adopt the same baseline. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to secure our nation from global uncertainty · no date shown by source |
| Make National Service compulsory at 18, with a choice of a paid military placement or civic volunteering. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to give young people the opportunities and skills they need · no date shown by source |
| Reallocate up to £50 billion to defence through a Sovereign Defence Fund, and grow the Armed Forces Reserves to 50,000. | announced | Our Plan for Britain · no date shown by source |
Conservatives on welfare and pensions
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Introduce a Triple Lock Plus, so the State Pension and pensioners' tax-free allowance rise by the highest of prices, earnings or 2.5%. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to cut taxes and protect pensions · no date shown by source |
| Reform disability benefits, including PIP assessments, as part of a plan to save taxpayers £12 billion a year. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to get more people into work and build a fairer welfare system · no date shown by source |
| Cut £36 billion from the welfare bill and reinstate the two-child benefit cap. | announced | Our Plan for Britain · no date shown by source |
Conservatives on democracy and the constitution
| Commitment | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Keep First Past the Post, keep the voting age at 18 and keep the requirement to show voter ID. | manifesto | Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to strengthen communities · no date shown by source |
A commitment is a position the party has published on its own website or in its own documents, summarised here in our own words. We check each party's site regularly and show the date of the last check above. Every row links to the party's own document.