9 Things Labour has Delivered this Week: 22nd May 2026

Here’s nine things Labour’s Plan for Change has delivered in England this week:

💷 Labour has launched the British Summer Savings scheme, with free bus travel for children in August and VAT cuts on attractions, cinemas and children’s meals, to help ease the cost of living

📉 Net migration has been cut by almost three quarters in the first 18 months of Labour being in office, and we’re ending the use of asylum hotels for good

⛽ Labour has extended the fuel duty freeze, and we’re cutting red diesel rates and giving hauliers a 12-month road tax holiday. Labour is on the side of drivers

🎓 Labour has launched a new International SEND Alliance as part of its once-in-a-generation reforms to improve support for children with special educational needs

🏘️ Labour is introducing a new Neighbourhood Guarantee to deliver cleaner streets, get more potholes filled and strengthen local services

📈 Labour has secured the first G7 trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council, expected to boost the UK economy by £3.7 billion a year and increase wages by £1.9 billion a year

🏗️ Labour is investing £96 million to create tens of thousands of construction placements and tackle skills shortages and get people into skilled jobs

💼 Labour is supporting local business by introducing the toughest late payment regime in the G7, with new powers to fine persistent late payers

🚮 Labour is cracking down on waste crime with stricter checks on waste operators and prison sentences of up to five years for waste criminals