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    The document outlines the key policy positions of six British Prime Ministers and party leaders on economic, welfare, law and order, and foreign policy issues: 1) On economic issues, they ranged from not raising taxes and making the Bank of England independent under Blair/Brown, to proposing a 50% income tax rate and nationalizing rail under Miliband and Corbyn. 2) On welfare, policies included introducing the minimum wage and tax credits under Blair/Brown, to opposing austerity and university fees under Corbyn and Miliband. 3) Regarding law and order, they passed acts on terrorism, climate change and counterterrorism, to opposing police cuts and introducing laws on military intervention and unions

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    The document outlines the key policy positions of six British Prime Ministers and party leaders on economic, welfare, law and order, and foreign policy issues: 1) On economic issues, they ranged from not raising taxes and making the Bank of England independent under Blair/Brown, to proposing a 50% income tax rate and nationalizing rail under Miliband and Corbyn. 2) On welfare, policies included introducing the minimum wage and tax credits under Blair/Brown, to opposing austerity and university fees under Corbyn and Miliband. 3) Regarding law and order, they passed acts on terrorism, climate change and counterterrorism, to opposing police cuts and introducing laws on military intervention and unions

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    The document outlines the key policy positions of six British Prime Ministers and party leaders on economic, welfare, law and order, and foreign policy issues: 1) On economic issues, they ranged from not raising taxes and making the Bank of England independent under Blair/Brown, to proposing a 50% income tax rate and nationalizing rail under Miliband and Corbyn. 2) On welfare, policies included introducing the minimum wage and tax credits under Blair/Brown, to opposing austerity and university fees under Corbyn and Miliband. 3) Regarding law and order, they passed acts on terrorism, climate change and counterterrorism, to opposing police cuts and introducing laws on military intervention and unions

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    Tony Blair/Gordon Brown Gordon Brown Ed Miliband Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer

    The economy • Didn’t raise taxes. • Secure economic • Proposed 50% income • Re-nationalised • Increase tax in top 5%
    • Make BOfE recovery. tax. railways. of earners.
    independent. • Lower mortgage rates. • Opposed bedroom tax. • Increase taxation 50% • Abolish universal
    • Good Friday • Bailed out banks after tax bracket. credit.
    agreement. market crash. • Large scale funding for • Devolved power but
    infrastructure. not independence.

    Welfare • Introduced minimum • Protect the frontline by • Lower Uni fees to £6,000 • Proposed national • Put green new deal in
    wage. investing in education, a year. education service place.
    • Stopped presenting their NHS, • Higher living standards • Opposed Uni fees • Strengthen workers
    policies in terms of class for working families. • Rejected private sector rights.
    struggle. • Supported austerity returned to state run.
    • Working families tax measures.
    credit, gave extra help to
    families.
    • Sure Start

    Law and order • Freedom of information • Climate change act 2008 • Controls on • Opposed cuts to police • Introduce prevention of
    act 2000 • Counter terrorism act immigrants. • Opposed introduction of military intervention
    • Lords reform. 2008. • Stop migrants claiming identity cards. act.
    • Anti-terrorism laws, benefits until lived in • Repeal trade union act.
    counter-terrorism act Uk for 2yrs • More support for
    2005. minorities in the UK
    • Increase police funding.

    Foreign affairs • Maintain their • Strengthen • Reform the EU • Withdraw from NATO • Full voting rights for EU
    relationship with the US communities through • Push for net 0 emissions • Opposed Trump visit. nationals
    • Devolution to Scotland controlled immigration. • Abolition of trident • Say no to Scottish
    and Wales. • Renew trident nuclear nuclear weapons. independence.
    • Blair pro-EU weapons • Join customs union.

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