Key Policies of the Main Parties
Conservatives
Deliver a smooth and orderly departure from the
EU.
Increase NHS budget in England by 8bn a year by
2022/23.
An extra 4bn on schools in England by 2022.
Restating commitment to bring net migration
down to tens of thousands.
Balance budget by 2025.
Replacement of triple-lock pension pledge after
2020 with double lock.
Liberal Democrats
Hold a referendum on the final Brexit deal, with
the option to remain in the EU.
Add 1p to income tax to fund the NHS and social
care.
Rule out coalitions with the Conservatives or
Labour but want to make the Liberal
Democrats the official opposition.
Increase spending on early years, schools and
colleges in England.
Reverse some benefits cuts.
UK Independence Party
Complete the Brexit process by 2019, without
paying money to the EU.
Restore "complete control" of UK's maritime
exclusive economic zone.
Cut net migration levels to zero within five years
by almost halving immigration into the UK.
Unskilled and low-skilled labour banned for five
years, and skilled workers and students would
need visas.
Slash the foreign aid budget and spend it on
domestic priorities like the NHS.
Ban Sharia courts and the wearing of face
coverings in public places.
Labour
Bring an end to austerity and invest heavily in
public services.
Negotiate a Brexit deal that "puts the economy
and living standards first".
Nationalise a number of utilities including rail,
post, water and the National Grid.
Increase taxation on business and the highest
paid.
Invest in the British economy through a 250bn
stimulus package.
Abolish tuition fees for university students in
England.
Green Party
Hold a referendum on the terms of the Brexit
deal, with the option of staying in the EU.
Pass an Environment Protection Act to safeguard
and restore the environment.
Provide more money for public services.
Move towards a four-day working week and
"universal basic income".
Scrap tuition fees and fund full student grants.
Scottish National Party
End austerity and release 120bn for UK-wide
public spending over next parliament.
Hold a second independence referendum at
the end of the Brexit process.
Protect Scotlands place in the EU single market.
Raise the minimum wage to more than 10 per
hour by 2021/22.
Call on the new UK government to increase
health spending per head of population in
England to the current Scottish level, which is
7% higher.
Support an increase across the UK in the
Additional Rate of income tax - for those
earning more than 150,000 - from 45p to 50p.
Brexit Stances of the Main Parties
Conservatives

Leave the single market and customs union, while seeking a deep and special partnership with the EU.

Secure a "smooth and orderly Brexit" while maintaining that "no deal is better than a bad deal for the UK".

Determine a "fair settlement of the UKs rights and obligations" in our withdrawal from the EU.

Pass a Great Repeal Bill to convert EU law into UK law.

Labour
Scrap the Brexit white paper and replace it with a fresh set of negotiating priorities with an "emphasis on the single market and customs union".

Immediately guarantee rights of EU citizens living in Britain.

Replace the "Great Repeal Bill" with an EU rights and protections bill that will ensure no change to workers' rights or environmental protections.

Reject "no deal" with the European Union as a viable option.

Liberal Democrats

Hold a referendum on the final Brexit deal, with the option to remain in the EU.

Unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU nationals in the UK.

Stay in the single market and customs union.

Support the principle of freedom of movement between the UK and EU - the right to work, travel, study and retire abroad.

UK Independence Party

Quit the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, the EU single market, and customs union.

Restore "full maritime sovereignty".

Pay no "divorce" money to the EU, nor contribute to EU budget.

Finish Brexit process by the end of 2019.

Green Party

Hold a referendum on the terms of the Brexit deal, with the option of staying in the EU.

Immediately guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in Britain and urgently seek reciprocal arrangements.

Stay in the single market.

Ensure that EU environment law is enforceable in the UK.

Scottish National Party

Demand a seat at the table for the Scottish government in Brexit negotiations.

Protect Scotlands place in the EU single market.

Oppose any attempt by the UK government to treat the fishing industry as a bargaining chip in the Brexit negotiations.

Ensure that the rights and protections currently safeguarded by EU membership are not diminished after the UK leaves.