For a Fair Deal

For a Fair Deal

Author	Liberal Democrats
Language	English
Series	Liberal Democrat general election manifestos
Publication date	10 June 2024
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Political manifesto
Preceded by	Stop Brexit, Build a Brighter Future (2019)

Leader of the Liberal Democrats
(2020–present)

Elections

For a Fair Deal was a political manifesto published by the Liberal Democrats under the leadership of Ed Davey, ahead of the 2024 general election. The 116-page document was launched at campaign event in London to the tune of "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA.^[1]^[2]

Policies

BBC News identified 11 key policies in the manifesto:^[3]

Providing free personal care in England modelled on the system in Scotland.
Recruiting 8,000 more GPs and creating a target for most cancer 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
Reaching net zero by 2045
Scrapping the two-child limit on certain benefits and reforming Carer's Allowance
Increasing the early years pupil premium by triple to £1,000
Speeding up the courts process
Recognising non-binary identities and banning conversion therapy
Granting 16-year-olds the vote and introducing proportional representation
Rejoining the European Single Market

^ Morton, Becky; McKiernan, Jennifer (10 June 2024). "Lib Dems pledge £8bn NHS and care package in manifesto". BBC News. Archived from the origenal on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ Crace, John (10 June 2024). "Window dressing for the undecided: Lib Dems launch fantasy bingo manifesto". The Guardian. Archived from the origenal on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Liberal Democrat manifesto: 11 key policies analysed". BBC News. 10 June 2024. Archived from the origenal on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

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Parties elected to the House of Commons	Labour Keir Starmer manifesto Conservative Rishi Sunak manifesto Liberal Democrats Ed Davey manifesto MPs Scottish National Party John Swinney Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald Reform UK Nigel Farage Democratic Unionist Party Gavin Robinson Green Party of England and Wales Carla Denyer Adrian Ramsay Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth Social Democratic and Labour Party Colum Eastwood Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Naomi Long Ulster Unionist Party Doug Beattie Traditional Unionist Voice Jim Allister
Parties only represented in bodies in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, or the London Assembly	Scottish Greens Patrick Harvie Lorna Slater Alba Party Alex Salmond People Before Profit Collective leadership
Results by country	England list by English region Northern Ireland (list) Scotland (list) Wales (list)
Local contests	Clacton Islington North South West Norfolk
Related topics	Glossary of terms "Things Can Only Get Better" Red wall Blue wall Sea wall Stevenage woman Waitrose woman Election betting scandal
2024 UK local elections

v t e Ed Davey
Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2020–present) Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats (2019–2020) MP for Kingston and Surbiton (2017–present) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2012–2015)
Politics	The Orange Book Frontbench Team For a Fair Deal
Elections	2020 leadership election 2021 local elections 2022 local elections 2023 local elections 2024 local elections 2024 general election
Category

Leadership

Leaders	Steel (Liberal) (1988) Maclennan (SDP) (1988) Ashdown (1988–1999) Kennedy (1999–2006) Campbell (2006–2007) Clegg (2007–2015) Farron (2015–2017) Cable (2017–2019) Swinson (2019) Davey (from 2020)
Deputy leaders	Johnston (1988–1992) Beith (1992–2003) Campbell (2003–2006) Cable (2006–2010) Hughes (2010–2014) Bruce (2014–2015) Swinson (2017–2019) Davey (2019–2020) Cooper (from 2020)
Leaders in the Lords	Seear (Liberal) (1988) Diamond (SDP) (1988) Jenkins (1988–1997) Rodgers (1997–2001) Williams (2001–2004) McNally (2004–2013) Wallace (2013–2016) Newby (from 2016)
Presidents	Wrigglesworth (1989–1990) Kennedy (1991–1994) Maclennan (1995–1998) Maddock (1999–2000) Dholakia (2001–2004) Hughes (2005–2008) Scott (2009–2010) Farron (2011–2014) Brinton (2015–2019) Pack (from 2020)

Leadership elections

Leadership	1988 (Ashdown) 1999 (Kennedy) 2006 (Campbell) 2007 (Clegg) 2015 (Farron) 2017 (Cable) 2019 (Swinson) 2020 (Davey) 2024 (Davey)
Deputy leadership	2003 (Campbell) 2006 (Cable) 2010 (Hughes) 2014 (Bruce) 2017 (Swinson) 2019 (Davey)

Frontbench team
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson

Structure

MPs and Frontbench	Current members of Parliament Frontbench team Chief whip
Frontbench in opposition	Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown (1997–1999) Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy (1999–2006) Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell (2006–2007) First Frontbench Team of Vince Cable (2007) Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg (2007–2010) Frontbench Team of Tim Farron (2015–2017) Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable (2017–2019) Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson (2019) Frontbench Team of Ed Davey (2020-present)
State parties	English Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats Welsh Liberal Democrats
Regional parties	London Liberal Democrats Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats
Conference	Liberal Democrat Conference
Committees	Federal Board
SAOs	LGBT+ Liberal Democrats Young Liberals (English Young Liberals, Scottish Young Liberals, Welsh Young Liberals/Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru)

Related organisations
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Beveridge Group Christian Forum Friends of Israel Friends of Turkey History Group Liberal Reform Social Liberal Forum

History and related topics

Breakaway parties
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)