Labour 2024 manifesto tracker

300 commitments tracked

A department-by-department evidence register for manifesto delivery. Commitments are grouped by strength of public evidence, not by political claim. Last assessed 30 Apr 2026.

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Evidence status

Current breakdown for Commonwealth and Development Office

5 commitments

Strong Evidence: 1Government action confirmed.

Some Evidence: 4Partial progress or active work.

No Evidence Yet: 0No public delivery evidence found.

Limited Evidence: 0Evidence points away from delivery.

Insufficient Evidence: 0Too little evidence to assess.

Commitment evidence

Commonwealth and Development Office — 5 commitments

Full scorecard

Code	Commitment	Evidence	Policy area
MC-201	Negotiate a new veterinary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU Evidence notes Source	Some Evidence	Foreign Affairs
	- A UK-EU summit in May 2025 agreed to negotiate a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) / veterinary agreement to reduce border checks (Current evidence). - Formal negotiations for this agreement are currently underway (Current evidence). Last assessed: 9 Apr 2026
MC-202	Seek a new UK-EU security pact covering defence and counter-terrorism cooperation Evidence notes Source	Strong Evidence	Foreign Affairs
	- A UK-EU summit in May 2025 agreed a new security partnership (Current evidence). - This partnership includes structured dialogue on foreign policy, defence industrial cooperation, and counter-terrorism information sharing (Current evidence). Last assessed: 9 Apr 2026
MC-203	Return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while maintaining Diego Garcia military base Evidence notes Source	Some Evidence	Foreign Affairs
	- A political agreement was reached in October 2024 to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius (Current evidence). - Under this agreement, the UK retains a 99-year lease on the Diego Garcia military base (Current evidence). - The treaty text is currently being finalised, and parliamentary ratification is pending (Current evidence). - No further published evidence has been identified since 2024. Last assessed: 9 Apr 2026
MC-236	Embed the Sustainable Development Goals across government policy Evidence notes Source	Some Evidence	Foreign Affairs
	- The UK submitted its Voluntary National Review to the United Nations in 2023 (Current evidence). - The government has reaffirmed its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Current evidence). - Cross-departmental SDG integration is being strengthened (Current evidence). - No further published evidence has been identified since 2023. Last assessed: 9 Apr 2026
MC-239	Negotiate a new youth mobility scheme with the EU Evidence notes Source	Some Evidence	Foreign Affairs
	- A UK-EU summit in May 2025 included discussions on youth mobility (Current evidence). - The government prefers bilateral youth mobility schemes with individual EU member states rather than an EU-wide scheme (Current evidence). - Negotiations for youth mobility schemes are ongoing with France, Germany, and Spain (Current evidence). Last assessed: 9 Apr 2026

Source: Labour 2024 Manifesto

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