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For a Fair Deal was a political
manifesto A manifesto is a written declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party, or government. A manifesto can accept a previously published opinion or public consensus, but many prominent ...
published by the Liberal Democrats under the leadership of
Ed Davey Sir Edward Jonathan Davey (born 25 December 1965) is a British politician who has served as the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, leader of the Liberal Democrat party since 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State ...
, ahead of the
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. The 116-page document was launched at campaign event in
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to the tune of "
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" by
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Policies

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identified 11 key policies in the manifesto: * Providing free personal care in England modelled on the system in Scotland. * Recruiting 8,000 more GPs and creating a target for most
cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Po ...
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 The UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership was an immigration policy proposed by the governments of Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak whereby people whom the United Kingdom identified as illegal immigrants or asylu ...
* Reaching
net zero Global net-zero emissions is reached when greenhouse gas emissions and removals due to human activities are in balance. It is often called simply net zero. ''Emissions'' can refer to all greenhouse gases or only carbon dioxide (). Reaching net ze ...
by 2045 * Scrapping the two-child limit on certain benefits and reforming
Carer's Allowance Carer's Allowance is a non-contributory benefit in the United Kingdom payable to people who care for a disabled person for at least 35 hours a week. It was first established as Invalid Care Allowance in 1976, and married women were not eligible. ...
* Increasing the early years pupil premium by triple to £1,000 * Speeding up the courts process * Recognising non-binary identities and banning
conversion therapy Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms. Methods that have ...
* Granting 16-year-olds the vote and introducing
proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...
* Rejoining the
European Single Market The European single market, also known as the European internal market or the European common market, is the single market comprising mainly the member states of the European Union (EU). With certain exceptions, it also comprises Iceland, ...


See also

*
List of Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats (UK) general election manifestos This is a list of the British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party, SDP–Liberal Alliance, and Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats general election manifestos since the 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 general election. From 1900 to ...
* ''
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'', the Labour Party manifesto * '' Clear Plan. Bold Action. Secure Future.'', the Conservative Party manifesto * Our Contract with You the 2024 Reform UK manifesto/Contract


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