Lab Party More Internally Divided Than United

Question 1

weak argument more united over tax and role of econ

Answer 1

• blair importance of windfall tax, one use money for welfare to work(help with healthcare and disabilities
• corbyn 2019 proposal raise £11bil for welfare
• starmer windfall 2025 scrap on oil and gas - new regime to increase %
• tax rates all increased top rate for highest earners
• brown 40-50%, corbyn 45p over 80k
• all tackle tax avoidance-Corbyn increase spending for HMRC and blair DOTAS 2004

Question 2

more divided on econ and tax due to ideologies

Answer 2

-blair lower tax through increasing threshold for basic fates of income tax so that lower incomes would not have to pay
- blair reduced top 5% highest earners no problem with filthy rich
- corbyn 2019 scrap marriage allowance to contribute more to econ
- corbyn pro nationalisation- mail railways water energy NHS
-blair C4
- starmer dropped commitment to nationalise water energy

Question 3

more united over trade unions and social issues

Answer 3

-new lab employment relations act 1999 enhance workers rights and trade union recog
- corbyn creation of a ministry for employment rights
- anti discrimination laws, blair HRA, Brown EA, corbyn new dept for women and equalities
- LGBTQ blair gender recog act 2004, starmer pledge 2022 create international LGBT rights envoy

Question 4

more divided, unapproval of trade unions and less inclusive on social policy

Answer 4

-blair TU support limited
-starmer remove sam terry from picket line
- 2021 mcdonald resigned as shadow minister after being told to vote against £15 minimum wage
- corbyn repeal all anti trade union laws since 79
- blair tougher points based immigration system + starmer
- corbyn liberal, rights of immigrants/refugees+ opposing detention centres

Question 5

united on law and order and foreign policy

Answer 5

-corbyn vowed to put 10k more police on streets after 2017 london bridge attack
- blair rehab and investing in community based projects (offender management act)
-corbyn restorative justice thru community based panels
- corbyn keir pro EU
-blair ties Merkel prominent EU figure

Question 6

divided over foreign policy and military intervention

Answer 6

• new lab support harsher sentences “tough on crime and the causes of crime”
• prevention of terrorism act 2005 and terrorist asset freezing act 2010
• corbyn critical, called for review on effectiveness and voted against the prevention act
  -war on terror, corbyn support diplomatic approach- remove UK from NATO
  -starmer HR lawyer “no more illegal wars” pro diplomacy
• blair/bush but trump called corbyn a “negative force”