Lib Dem manifesto: all the key policies, from stopping Brexit and free childcare to £130bn of spending An at-a-glance guide to what is in the Liberal Democrat manifesto

The Liberal Democrats have revealed the details of their general election manifesto, pledging to stop Brexit, increasing spending and vastly extending free childcare.

Here i takes a look at what is inside the 100 page document.

Brexit

The Lib Dems will revoke Article 50 from day one, and ensure Britain stays in the EU if they were to dramatically upset the odds and lead a majority government. Party leader Jo Swinson has ruled out propping up either Labour or the Conservatives in an electoral pact, preferring to hold another election.

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Its manifesto adds they will continue to “fight” for a second referendum with the option to stay in the EU, should they fail to secure power. The Lib Dems argue keeping the UK in the EU would generate a “Remain Bonus” of £50 billion which can be invested in public services.

Economy

The party said it would borrow around £130bn to invest in infrastructure, such as upgrading transport and green energy provision, as well as building schools, hospitals and houses. The spending pledge puts it above the Conservatives in terms of loosening the purse strings, but well-behind Labour’s £400bn spending pledge.

Tax and wages

The party suggests it would raise around £37bn via tax increases, including raising income tax by a 1p on the pound to pay for health spending. It will also raise corporation tax from 19 per cent to 20 per cent. A more ambitious pledge is a big rise in air passenger duty to target wealthier frequent flyers, which it says will generate £4.8bn a year.

Education and childcare

By far the most eye-catching of the Lib Dems policies is its quintupling of free childcare provision for children from nine months to four years. The pledge will cost a substantial £14bn, dwarfing offers made by the Tories and even Labour.

The party will also reverse cuts to school funding, eventually spending an additional £10bn by 2024/25, and employing an extra 20,000 teachers. SATs will be scrapped and league tables replaced with a “broader set of indicators”. Ofsted will be abolished and starting salaries for teachers will rise to £30,000.

Environment

All of Britain’s homes will be insulated by 2030, while at least 80 per cent of UK electricity generated from renewables by 2030. Fracking will be banned, and 60 million trees a year will be planted, while the railways will be electrified and all new cars are will be electric by 2030.Non-recyclable single-use plastics would be banned and replaced with “affordable alternatives”.

Health

The party will raise £7bn a year extra by putting a penny on income tax, with this money to be spent on the NHS and social care, treating mental health with the same “urgency” as physical health. Minimum unit pricing for alcohol would also be introduced.

Crime

The party says it will invest £1 billion in community policing and take a “public health approach” on violence by not “wasting money locking people up on short sentences that don’t work”. An extra 2,000 prison officers would form part of a push to make prisons “places of rehabilitation”. It has once again pledged to legalise cannabis, from which it will raise £1.5bn in taxes.

Welfare

The party would retain the so-called triple lock on the basic state pension. Women born in the 1950s – the WASPI women – would also be “properly compensated” for the increase in the state pension age. Universal Credit wait times for first payments will be cut “from five weeks to five days”.

Housing

It has vowed to build at least 100,000 homes for social rent each year, while increasing the total number of new houses built hits 300,000. Right to Buy will be devolved to councils, while a new Rent to Own scheme will be created to give tenants an increasing stake in their property until they own it outright after 30 years. It will also allow council tax to be increased by up to 500 per cent on second homes.

Transport

Another voter-friendly policy is their pledge to freeze rail fares for five years, saving commuters as much as £2,000 a year in some parts of the country. The party will encourage rail travel over road, and will push ahead with HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail, East-West Rail and Crossrail 2.

Defence

The Lib Dems will maintain a “minimum” nuclear deterrent, while pushing for multilateral nuclear disarmament. It would continue to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence in line with Nato recommendations, resulting in an extra £3bn over the next parliament if still in the EU.