Election 2015: Liberal Democrat manifesto at-a-glance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32315705 Version 0 of 1. The Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto ahead of the general election. The full document is available onlineon Instagram. Here are the main things you need to know. Key messages The key elements of the party's programmes are on the front page of the document. They are: prosperity for all, fair taxes, an opportunity for every child, our environment protected and quality care for all. At the launch, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said no party would be in a position to govern alone after the election. He said the Lib Dems would stop a future government "from cutting too much or borrowing too much". "We will add a heart to a Conservative government and we will add a brain to a Labour one," he added. The party is also promoting its policies on Instagram. Key policies The main policies the party says it will fight for in government include: The economy The manifesto says that taking a "responsible approach" to tackling the deficit is "essential". The party pledges: Banking, business and energy The party pledges to: Tax, welfare and pensions promises the party makes include: Education The Lib Dems pledge to: NHS On health, the party says it will: Environment and communities The manifesto includes pledges to: Housing The party says it will: Freedom and opportunity Pledges include to: Policing The party says it will: Devolution and democracy Pledges include: Foreign policy The Lib Dems say they will: Others What the other parties say Labour's deputy leader Harriett Harman: "People know that the Lib Dems are every bit as much to blame as the Tories. They have backed the Tories every step of the way while people's living standards have fallen and the NHS has been going backwards. People know that the Lib Dems' manifesto can't be trusted. They broke the key promises in their last manifesto and are repeating them once again." Chancellor George Osborne: "A vote for any of the alternatives to the Conservatives is a vote for that Ed Miliband government and their economic chaos. So I say let's stick with David Cameron's strong leadership and the plan that's working." Green Party leader Natalie Bennett: "The Lib Dems have published an unambitious, business-as-usual manifesto that people won't trust them on anyway." SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie: "Having effectively ripped up their 2010 manifesto when they entered coalition with the Tories, people no longer believe a word the Lib Dems say. We already know the reality of the Lib Dems. After five years propping up the toxic Tories, all Nick Clegg and his party have to show is a trail of broken promises." |