Labour's 6 pledges to the people of Britain

1. "Your family better off." Labour promises to keep inflation low, to keep mortgages as low as possible; to bring more people off benefit and into work; a rising minimum wage and more help for first time home buyers.
2. "Your family treated better and faster,"No one waiting more than 18 weeks, guaranteed, for hospital treatment - with choice over where and when in an NHS free at the point of need.
3. "Your child achieving more" Modern schools for all, strong discipline, and a guaranteed place in training, six-form or an apprenticeship.
4. " Your country's borders protected " -ID cards and strict controls that work to combat asylum abuse and illegal immigration.
5. "Your community safer" - local policing teams, cracking down on graffiti, gangs and drug dealers.
6. "Your children with the best start:" More choice over parental leave for mums and dads, more childcare for under-5s and after-school care for over-5s.

Since 1997, waiting times have been greatly shortened; school results have been greatly improved.
In 1996 the asylum backlog was 60,000. Now its down to around 10,000.
We have almost doubled maternity leave and maternity pay. To help families we have introduced two weeks paid paternity leave for working dads and we have increased support for children by £10 billion a year through extra child benefit and new tax credits.
Police numbers are up by more than 12,000 and are at record levels. Crime is down 30% and there are 3 million fewer victims of crime. The average time it takes from arrest to sentencing for persistent young offenders has more than halved. Now we want to clean up for good.

Firm promises to ensure that our public services are the best they can be for your family and that on asylum and immigration we continue strict controls that work.

We've laid the foundations to accomplish so much more -- and with your help, in an historic Labour third term, we will.