Happy New Year

I’m hopeful for 2026; thanks to the extensive groundwork laid in the first year, we are beginning to see results.

• Interest rates have fallen, helping homeowners with mortgages

• Inflation is easing

• Wages are rising faster than they have in a decade

• We’ve raised the National Living Wage

• We’ve cut £150 from the average energy bill

• Frozen rail fares

• Opened 500 more Free Breakfast Clubs

• Frozen prescription charges

• Investment in the NHS has delivered 5 million extra appointments and reduced waiting lists

• Renters now have stronger protections

• The Employment Rights Act is giving people greater security at work

• The Two‑Child Limit has been scrapped, lifting 450,000 children out of poverty

• The state pension has increased

These are real, practical changes that are already helping improve everyday life.