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The Representation of the People Bill is bringing in a number of changes related to voter age, voter ID requirements and political donations - Will provide updates on this as soon as possible bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080

I will be spending the next month or so focussing on pledges that are labelled as 'No Evidence' - That's 81 pledges to get through, so keep checking the site! You can also now donate to the cause - I hate to ask for money but website creation and maintenance are not cheap! ko-fi.com/pledgeprogress

Pledge Kept: Employment Rights Act 2025 - Day one rights on parental & sick leave, Fire & Rehire stopped, Min Service Levels Act 2023 repealed pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/emplo...

Pledge Kept: Deliver an action plan to eradicate HIV in England by 2030 pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/commi...

Pledge Broken: No raises to income tax, NICs or VAT pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/no-ra...

It tells us that the facts should probably be fully investigated before writing headlines like "How much trouble is Rachel Reeves in over rental rule break?" Facts matter, and it's not good enough to 'Just ask questions'.

Me, wanting to update the Pledge Progress website some more:

Pledge now IN PROGRESS: Ban the sale of High-Caffeine drinks to under 16 year olds. A consultation on the ban is now live, closing on the 26th November. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/ban-t...

Pledge KEPT: Establish an Armed Forces Commissioner The Armed Forces Commissioner Act is now in force, with recruitment for a commissioner now in progress. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/estab...

Pledge Update: "Increase international visitors to UK to 50m by 2030" ONS data released today shows a record 42.6m foreign visitors to the UK in 2024, beating the previous record in 2019 by 1.7m. Those visitors spent £32.5bn, another record. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/incre...

This wasn't a manifesto pledge but this is certainly a welcome change. It's insane that such a loophole has been in place for such a long time with no appetite to fix. www.gov.uk/government/n...

The asylum backlog continues to drop, with a net reduction of 12,000 asylum cases between the end of 2024 and end of March 2025 (90,686 in Dec 24 vs 78,745 in Mar 25) pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/clear...

The Government has 20 days to instigate a new mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers. The previous scheme, set up in 2021, is due to end on the 30th June 2025. A commitment was made in Feb 2025, but no further details have been released. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/creat...

Great idea, now do it for EV Chargers too. Signed, Somebody with 11 EV charging apps installed. www.gov.uk/government/n...

If you can spare a few quid, please consider donating to Pledge Progress to support the website costs and time required to research information for the website. I want to keep providing free access forever and your donation will help me achieve that goal. Many thanks! ko-fi.com/pledgeprogress

Compromised pledge: "Restore the phase out date of ICE cars to 2030" While the 2030 date has been restored for new ICE cars, by making exemptions for Hybrid and smaller manufacturers plus adjusting the ZEV Mandate, this pledge is now mostly, but not fully, met. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/resto...

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Pledge Kept: Ban Ninja swords, zombie knives and machetes pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/ban-n...

An interesting milestone has just been reached: Of the 191 pledges being tracked by us, over half are now either 'Completed' or 'In Progress'. See the full list at pledgeprogress.co.uk

Government Pledge in Progress: Introduce new 'Respect Orders' to tackle persistent anti-social behaviour. These orders have been laid out in the new Crime and Policing Bill and will amend the Anti-Social Behavior, Crime & Policing Act 2014 pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/intro...

The Crime and Policing Bill has been published today. This bill covers a large number of pledges made by this Government, which will be updated over the course of this week. publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

Government Pledge Updated to KEPT: The Water (Special Measures) Bill receives Royal Assent, granting criminal charges to be brought against execs, preventing bonuses to water companies that fail to meet targets and introduce mandatory real-time overflow data. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/put-f...

Currently working to verify the 'additional 2m appointments' that the Government claim they have met, but have no data on how many 'additional' appointments their plans created, nor what they are marking the 'extra' appts against. I think @fullfact.org might be similarly struggling on this point!

Government Pledge changed to In Progress: Create a permanent mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers The scheme setup by the last Gov't due to expire on 30th June 25. Gov't has currently only 'committed' to a new permanent scheme with no timeframes yet pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/creat...

Keir Starmer has pledged to 'close a loophole' in the Ukraine Family Scheme which allowed a Palestinian family to access to the UK. Can anyone explain exactly what this loophole is and how they propose to close it? Many thanks.

Government Pledge changed to In Progress: 'Repeal Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024' The Act will be repealed in full once the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill is voted into law. Second reading is taking place today. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/repea...

UK Government Pledge now In Progress: Develop a 10 year Industrial Strategy The Government has published a working paper, laying out their initial plans for the 10yr industrial strategy and the 3 missions (Growth, Clean energy, social infrastructure) pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/devel...

Government Pledge In Progress: Consultation on restoring ban on ICE car sales back from 2035 to 2030 runs until 18th Feb. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/resto...

Really important note from the AG about the upcoming trial of Axel Rudakubana. Justice needs to be served, and that includes providing a fair trial for defendants. Do not be the reason there's a mistrial. www.gov.uk/government/n...

UK Government Pledge now 'In Progress': The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill includes a cap on the number of branded uniform that students require (3 for primary, 4 for Secondary) pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/limit...

UK Government Pledge Update: Two Consultations are now live regarding ticket pricing and reselling with the focus on improving fairness and prices for consumers. Consultations run until 4th April. Links to both can be found here: pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/intro...

UK Government Pledge now 'In Progress': Bosses from household names including Greggs & Iceland will be among those to sit on new Employment Councils supporting offenders serving their sentence in the community into work. Around 80% of all crime is reoffending. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/reduc...

#Government Pledge now KEPT: Update National Policy Planning Framework, reinstate housing targets and presumption in favour of sustainable development. These changes have now been enacted following consultation, removing an 'advisory' target set in Dec 23. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/updat...

You might have noticed a slowdown in pledge updates in the last month. Please note that this is a temporary situation due to personal circumstances. Pledges will continue to be updated periodically over the holidays, with regular updates resuming next year. A very Merry Christmas to all followers!

Government Pledge now KEPT: Scrutinise any planned takeover of Royal Mail and ensure guarantees are in place to protect the workforce and their customers. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/scrut...

Pledge changed to Kept: Ban junk food ads to children A statutory Instrument has now been laid, banning advertisements for any item on a Government list of 'Less healthy' food and drinks products. These items cannot be advertised before 9pm from 1st Oct 2025. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/ban-j...

Pledge changed to in progress: End Puppy smuggling and Farming Private Member's Bill has support from the Government after being voted through second reading. The bill will now move to committee stage. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/end-p...

Pledge Update: PM pledges additional funding for emergency dept opt-out HIV testing & sexual health services in an effort to reduce new HIV cases by 2030. A new HIV Action Plan is to be published by "Summer 2025" Most recent data shows increases in new cases. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/commi...

Government Pledge KEPT: Railway Franchise Agreements will now pass into public control as private agreements expire after receiving Royal Assent. PP will monitor these agreements to confirm they do pass into Government hands and aren't continuously extended. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/bring...

New Government Pledge: "Increase International visitors to UK to 50 million per year by 2030" For context, highest number of visitors in the last 10 years occured in 2017 with 41m. pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/incre...

Government Pledge Update: Veterans will have greater access to social housing thanks to the removal of a local connection requirement The changes take effect from 18th Dec. Similar access for young care leavers and DV survivors will be announced 'in due course' pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/uk-ar...

Everybody that signed this needs to sit down and read pledgeprogress.co.uk maybe with a nice cup of tea and a couple of biscuits. The second the Government stray from their manifesto pledges, I promise you'll hear from us!

Government Pledge IN PROGRESS: Respect Orders planned to clamp down on anti-social behaviour New powers to be introduced as part of the forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill, giving the police and local councils powers to ban persistent offenders from town centres pledgeprogress.co.uk/pledge/intro...