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1Nick the Incredible Flying BrickThe Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
2Charlie ClintonLiberal Democrats
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
3Andrew FeinsteinIndependent
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4Wais IslamIndependent
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5Senthil KumarIndependent
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6Mehreen MalikConservative and Unionist Party
What they say Source: Manifesto
The Conservatives' 2024 manifesto pledged defence spending of 2.5% of GDP by 2030.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
Boost defence spending to our new NATO standard of 2.5% of GDP by 2030, so we can protect British interests at home and abroad in an increasingly hostile world.
Sourced: The Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Clear Plan, Bold Action, Secure Future, 11 June 2024
Boost defence spending to our new NATO standard of 2.5% of GDP by 2030, so we can protect British interests at home and abroad in an increasingly hostile world.
The Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Clear Plan, Bold Action, Secure Future, Conservative Party, published 11 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://public.conservatives.com/static/documents/GE2024/Conservative-Manifesto-GE2024.pdf
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7John PoyntonUK Independence Party (UKIP)
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
8Dave RobertsReform UK
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
9Tom ScrippsSocialist Equality Party
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
10Bobby "Elmo" SmithIndependent
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11David Robert StansellGreen Party
What they say Source: Manifesto
The Green Party's 2024 manifesto pledged to rejoin the EU when political conditions allow.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
Re-join the EU as soon as the political conditions are right.
Sourced: Green Party Manifesto 2024: A Fairer, Greener World, 12 June 2024
Re-join the EU as soon as the political conditions are right.
Green Party Manifesto 2024: A Fairer, Greener World, Green Party of England and Wales, published 12 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/a-fairer-greener-world/
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What they say Source: Manifesto
The Green Party's 2024 manifesto pledged to sign the UN nuclear-weapons prohibition treaty and cancel Trident.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
Push for the UK to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and following this to immediately begin the process of dismantling our nuclear weapons, cancelling the Trident programme and removing all foreign nuclear weapons from UK soil.
Sourced: Green Party Manifesto 2024: A Fairer, Greener World, 12 June 2024
Push for the UK to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and following this to immediately begin the process of dismantling our nuclear weapons, cancelling the Trident programme and removing all foreign nuclear weapons from UK soil.
Green Party Manifesto 2024: A Fairer, Greener World, Green Party of England and Wales, published 12 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/a-fairer-greener-world/
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Manifesto
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Trident
The UK's nuclear weapons system, carried on submarines.
Tpnw
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which the UK has not signed.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
12Keir StarmerLabour Party
What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto ruled out a return to the EU single market, customs union or freedom of movement.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
There will be no return to the single market, the customs union, or freedom of movement.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Britain reconnected, 13 June 2024
There will be no return to the single market, the customs union, or freedom of movement.
Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Britain reconnected, Labour Party, published 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://labour.org.uk/change/britain-reconnected/
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What they say Source: Manifesto
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged steadfast military, financial and diplomatic support for Ukraine.
In their exact words Source: Manifesto
With Labour, the UK’s military, financial, diplomatic and political support for Ukraine will remain steadfast.
Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Britain reconnected, 13 June 2024
With Labour, the UK’s military, financial, diplomatic and political support for Ukraine will remain steadfast.
Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Britain reconnected, Labour Party, published 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://labour.org.uk/change/britain-reconnected/
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Manifesto
A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.
What they say Source: Manifesto
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.
Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Britain reconnected, Labour Party, published 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://labour.org.uk/change/britain-reconnected/
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Go deeper on defence, foreign affairs and the eu: independent sources

None of these is affiliated with a party. Where a source campaigns for a position, the label says so. Links open the original site.

Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 (as enacted) — legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives). The law as enacted.
Commons Library: UK defence expenditure — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) — RUSI. Independent defence and security think tank.
UK in a Changing Europe — UK in a Changing Europe. Academic research initiative on UK–EU relations; independent.

Cross-cutting: polling, fact-checking, parliamentary research

Commons Library: constituency data dashboards — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
electionleaflets.org: archive of election leaflets, searchable by area — Democracy Club. Civic-technology archive; leaflets are the parties' own material.
Electoral Commission: political finance register (donations, loans, spending) — Electoral Commission. Official register.
Full Fact — Full Fact. Independent fact-checking charity.
House of Commons Library research briefings — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
Institute for Government — Institute for Government. Independent think tank on how government works.
Ipsos Issues Index: what the public says matters most — Ipsos. Polling company (monthly, unprompted survey).
LG Inform: council performance and finance data — Local Government Association. Sector body for councils.
Local Elections Archive Project: every council result since 2002 — Andrew Teale. Independent archive from Returning Officers' data, CC BY-SA.
mySociety Local Intelligence Hub: data by constituency — mySociety. Civic-technology charity; non-partisan.
UK Parliament: Commons votes (every division, how each MP voted) — UK Parliament. Official record, Open Parliament Licence.
UK Parliament: petitions, with signatures by constituency — UK Parliament. Official record.