Standing for the council in Reading Borough: Caversham Heights ward, polling day 26 November 2026. No previous candidacies on Democracy Club’s records.
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MoneyParty policy
Wrishi Basu hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Wrishi Basu’s own commitment:
What the record shows Source: Public record
In government, Labour's Budget 2025 removed the two-child limit in Universal Credit in full from April 2026 (relevant to households with children).
In their exact words Source: Public record
The historic decision to remove the two-child limit in full from April 2026 will lift 450,000 children out of poverty - the biggest reduction at any Budget this century.
What this could mean for you
This would apply to you if: there are children.
Sourced: Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities (Budget 2025 press release), 26 November 2025
The historic decision to remove the two-child limit in full from April 2026 will lift 450,000 children out of poverty - the biggest reduction at any Budget this century.
The main working-age benefit, paid monthly, combining what used to be six separate payments.
Two-Child Limit
A rule that limits the child element of Universal Credit and tax credits to the first two children in most families.
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What the record shows Source: Public record
In government, Labour's Budget 2025 froze personal tax thresholds from 2028 to 2031 (enacted policy, not a manifesto pledge).
In their exact words Source: Public record
Asking everyone to contribute, the current personal tax thresholds will be frozen from 2028 to 2031, but those with broader shoulders will contribute more through fair reforms previously ducked for too long.
Sourced: Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities (Budget 2025 press release), 26 November 2025
Asking everyone to contribute, the current personal tax thresholds will be frozen from 2028 to 2031, but those with broader shoulders will contribute more through fair reforms previously ducked for too long.
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HousingParty policy
Wrishi Basu hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Wrishi Basu’s own commitment:
What the record shows Source: Public record
In government, Labour's Renters' Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025 (relevant to private renters).
In their exact words Source: Public record
The Renters’ Rights Bill completed its passage in Parliament on Wednesday 22 October 2025 and received Royal Assent on Monday 27 October 2025.
What this could mean for you
This would apply to you if: rent privately (including a shared student house).
Sourced: Renters' Rights Bill (collection page), 22 November 2024
The Renters’ Rights Bill completed its passage in Parliament on Wednesday 22 October 2025 and received Royal Assent on Monday 27 October 2025.
Renters' Rights Bill (collection page), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (UK Government), published 22 November 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/renters-rights-bill
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Royal Assent
The final step that turns a bill into law.
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What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to abolish Section 21 no-fault evictions and let private renters challenge unreasonable rent increases (relevant to renters).
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
We will immediately abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, prevent private renters being exploited and discriminated against, empower them to challenge unreasonable rent increases, and take steps to decisively raise standards, including extending ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the private sector.
What this could mean for you
This would apply to you if: rent privately (including a shared student house).
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Break down barriers to opportunity, 13 June 2024
We will immediately abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, prevent private renters being exploited and discriminated against, empower them to challenge unreasonable rent increases, and take steps to decisively raise standards, including extending ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the private sector.
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What the record shows Source: Public record
The government says the Renters' Rights legislation ends Section 21 no-fault evictions for new and existing tenancies (relevant to private renters).
In their exact words Source: Public record
Our new Bill will end Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions for new and existing tenancies, giving all private renters security and assurance.
What this could mean for you
This would apply to you if: rent privately (including a shared student house).
Sourced: How we're protecting renters
Our new Bill will end Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions for new and existing tenancies, giving all private renters security and assurance.
How we're protecting renters, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (UK Government). Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/how-were-protecting-renters
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Section 21
The rule that allowed landlords in England to end an assured shorthold tenancy without giving a reason. The Renters' Rights Act 2025 abolished it.
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What the record shows Source: Public record
The government says the Renters' Rights legislation lets tenants challenge rent increases and ends rental bidding wars (relevant to private renters).
In their exact words Source: Public record
We will empower tenants to challenge rent increases designed to force them out by the backdoor and introduce new laws to end the practice of rental bidding wars by landlords and letting agents.
What this could mean for you
This would apply to you if: rent privately (including a shared student house).
Sourced: How we're protecting renters
We will empower tenants to challenge rent increases designed to force them out by the backdoor and introduce new laws to end the practice of rental bidding wars by landlords and letting agents.
How we're protecting renters, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (UK Government). Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/how-were-protecting-renters
Wrishi Basu hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Wrishi Basu’s own commitment:
What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and new dentists for areas that need them most.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
Labour will tackle the immediate crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Build an NHS fit for the future, 13 June 2024
Labour will tackle the immediate crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most.
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What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged two million extra NHS operations, scans and appointments a year in England.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
As a first step, in England we will deliver an extra two million NHS operations, scans, and appointments every year; that is 40,000 more appointments every week.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Build an NHS fit for the future, 13 June 2024
As a first step, in England we will deliver an extra two million NHS operations, scans, and appointments every year; that is 40,000 more appointments every week.
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EducationParty policy
Wrishi Basu hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Wrishi Basu’s own commitment:
What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged free breakfast clubs in every primary school (relevant to households with school-age children).
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
We will take initial steps to confront poverty by introducing free breakfast clubs in every primary school, protecting renters from arbitrary eviction, slashing fuel poverty, banning exploitative zero hours contracts, and improving support to help people get into good work.
What this could mean for you
This would apply to you if: school age (5 to 17).
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Break down barriers to opportunity, 13 June 2024
We will take initial steps to confront poverty by introducing free breakfast clubs in every primary school, protecting renters from arbitrary eviction, slashing fuel poverty, banning exploitative zero hours contracts, and improving support to help people get into good work.
Wrishi Basu hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Wrishi Basu’s own commitment:
What the record shows Source: Public record
In government, Labour's Budget 2025 announced action to cut £150 off household energy bills.
In their exact words Source: Public record
Millions of hardworking families struggling with household costs will benefit from Rachel Reeves’ inflation-busting decisions, with decisive action to cut £150 off energy bills, freeze rail fares and a historic move to lift 450,000 children out of poverty.
Sourced: Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities (Budget 2025 press release), 26 November 2025
Millions of hardworking families struggling with household costs will benefit from Rachel Reeves’ inflation-busting decisions, with decisive action to cut £150 off energy bills, freeze rail fares and a historic move to lift 450,000 children out of poverty.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged no new licences to explore new oil and gas fields.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
We will not issue new licences to explore new fields because they will not take a penny off bills, cannot make us energy secure, and will only accelerate the worsening climate crisis.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Make Britain a clean energy superpower, 13 June 2024
We will not issue new licences to explore new fields because they will not take a penny off bills, cannot make us energy secure, and will only accelerate the worsening climate crisis.
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What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged a Warm Homes Plan of grants and low-interest loans for insulation, solar panels, batteries and low-carbon heating, to cut bills.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
The Warm Homes Plan will offer grants and low interest loans to support investment in insulation and other improvements such as solar panels, batteries and low carbon heating to cut bills.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Make Britain a clean energy superpower, 13 June 2024
The Warm Homes Plan will offer grants and low interest loans to support investment in insulation and other improvements such as solar panels, batteries and low carbon heating to cut bills.
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Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged new powers for local leaders to franchise bus services and to lift the ban on councils owning bus companies.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
Building on the work of Labour mayors, we will reform the broken system through new powers for local leaders to franchise local bus services, and we will lift the ban on municipal ownership.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Kickstart economic growth, 13 June 2024
Building on the work of Labour mayors, we will reform the broken system through new powers for local leaders to franchise local bus services, and we will lift the ban on municipal ownership.
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Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to fix an extra one million potholes in England each year of the parliament, paid for by deferring the A27 bypass.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
We will fix an additional one million potholes across England in each year of the next parliament, funded by deferring the A27 bypass, which is poor value for money.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Kickstart economic growth, 13 June 2024
We will fix an additional one million potholes across England in each year of the next parliament, funded by deferring the A27 bypass, which is poor value for money.
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ImmigrationParty policy
Wrishi Basu hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Wrishi Basu’s own commitment:
What the record shows Source: Public record
In government, Labour's 2025 immigration white paper states the aim of bringing net migration down and restoring control to the system.
In their exact words Source: Public record
As part of our Plan for Change, this Government is determined to bring net migration down and restore control and order to the immigration system.
Sourced: Restoring control over the immigration system (white paper), 12 May 2025
As part of our Plan for Change, this Government is determined to bring net migration down and restore control and order to the immigration system.
Restoring control over the immigration system (white paper), Home Office (UK Government), published 12 May 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-white-paper/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-accessible
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Net Migration
The number of people moving to the UK for a year or more, minus the number leaving.
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What the record shows Source: Public record
In government, Labour's 2025 immigration white paper ends overseas recruitment for social care visas.
In their exact words Source: Public record
We will therefore end overseas recruitment for social care visas.
Sourced: Restoring control over the immigration system (white paper), 12 May 2025
We will therefore end overseas recruitment for social care visas.
Restoring control over the immigration system (white paper), Home Office (UK Government), published 12 May 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-white-paper/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-accessible
What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged a new Border Security Command with new investigators, intelligence officers and cross-border police.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
We will create a new Border Security Command, with hundreds of new investigators, intelligence officers, and cross-border police officers.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Strong foundations, 13 June 2024
We will create a new Border Security Command, with hundreds of new investigators, intelligence officers, and cross-border police officers.
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Crime and policingParty policy
Wrishi Basu hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Wrishi Basu’s own commitment:
What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to tackle serious violence with more prevention and personal accountability for those profiting from knife crime.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
We will tackle the epidemic of serious violence, with a greater focus on prevention, including by holding those companies and executives cashing in on knife crime personally to account.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets, 13 June 2024
We will tackle the epidemic of serious violence, with a greater focus on prevention, including by holding those companies and executives cashing in on knife crime personally to account.
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Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged Respect Orders banning persistent adult offenders from town centres.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
Labour will fix this by introducing new Respect Orders – powers to ban persistent adult offenders from town centres, which will stamp out issues such as public drinking and drug use.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets, 13 June 2024
Labour will fix this by introducing new Respect Orders – powers to ban persistent adult offenders from town centres, which will stamp out issues such as public drinking and drug use.
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Labour's 2024 manifesto committed to recognising a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to a renewed peace process which results in a two-state solution with a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Britain reconnected, 13 June 2024
We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to a renewed peace process which results in a two-state solution with a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state.
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Equality and rightsParty policy
Wrishi Basu hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Wrishi Basu’s own commitment:
What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
So-called conversion therapy is abuse – there is no other word for it – so Labour will finally deliver a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices, while protecting the freedom for people to explore their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Break down barriers to opportunity, 13 June 2024
So-called conversion therapy is abuse – there is no other word for it – so Labour will finally deliver a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices, while protecting the freedom for people to explore their sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Equality Act
The 2010 law that brings together protection from discrimination, covering characteristics such as age, disability, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation.
Socio-Economic Duty
A part of the Equality Act, not yet in force in England, that would require public bodies to consider how their decisions affect inequality.
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What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged a Race Equality Act enshrining the right to equal pay for Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
Labour will introduce a landmark Race Equality Act, to enshrine in law the full right to equal pay for Black, Asian, and other ethnic minority people, strengthen protections against dual discrimination and root out other racial inequalities.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Break down barriers to opportunity, 13 June 2024
Labour will introduce a landmark Race Equality Act, to enshrine in law the full right to equal pay for Black, Asian, and other ethnic minority people, strengthen protections against dual discrimination and root out other racial inequalities.
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Equality Act
The 2010 law that brings together protection from discrimination, covering characteristics such as age, disability, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation.
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What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto committed to working with disabled people so their views are at the heart of policy (relevant to households with a disabled member).
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
Labour is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and to the principle of working with them, so that their views and voices will be at the heart of all we do.
What this could mean for you
This would apply to you if: someone is disabled or has a long-term condition.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Break down barriers to opportunity, 13 June 2024
Labour is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and to the principle of working with them, so that their views and voices will be at the heart of all we do.
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