United Kingdom

Labour Party

Social democracy

A social democratic party founded by the trade union movement. Its 2024 manifesto committed to public investment in clean energy, stronger employment rights and NHS funding, within self-imposed fiscal rules.

Founded: 1900
Positions as of: 2024 general election manifesto
Last verified: 2026-08-21

What does it believe?

Wealth and inequality
Employment rights legislation, public ownership of rail as franchises expire, and a publicly owned clean energy company.

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

RedistributionMarket outcomes

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

Active stateLimited state

Evidence: Well documented

Personal liberty

Collective orderIndividual freedom

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

ContinuityReform

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

InternationalistNationalist

Evidence: Documented

Religion and the state

Secular stateReligion in public life

Evidence: Documented

Power and its limits

Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism

Evidence: Well documented

Environment and growth

Production firstProtection first

Evidence: Well documented

Crime and punishment

PunishmentRehabilitation

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

Change: Labour Party Manifesto 2024 · The Labour Party · 2024

Logo: Labour Party Wordmark.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.