8 things Labour has delivered this week: 29th May 2026

Here’s eight things that Labour’s Plan for Change has delivered this week:

👶 Labour is taking action to tackle the cost of living by asking the Competition and Markets Authority to take action on hidden childcare costs

🧑‍🔧 Labour is creating 300,000 new work experience placements to help young people gain hands-on skills and move into work, accelerating the Youth Guarantee

🛒 Our Labour Government is consulting on tariff cuts for 125 everyday essentials, including garlic, avocados, olive oil and baked beans, to help ease pressure on food prices

🚆 Labour is bringing rail back into public ownership, with the first Great British Railways-branded train unveiled ahead of Britain’s largest train operator joining the publicly owned network

🏥 Labour is supporting pharmacies with a £340 million deal to roll out independent prescribing, helping patients get faster treatment for common conditions from autumn 2026

🌿 Labour is investing £30 million through a new Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund to restore wildflower meadows, wetlands and native woodlands across England’s protected landscapes

🌊 Labour is bringing forward new legislation to protect subsea cables, with tougher fines, stronger monitoring, and new emergency powers for critical digital infrastructure

🛡️ Our new defence treaty is the biggest step forward in our defence and security relationship with Poland in a generation and will strengthen our shared security and capabilities.