7 promises on the ledger
The first made on 8 Oct 2025.
- delivered
- 0
- in progress: 7 promised
- 7
- not met or undone
- 0
- have a yearly cost, +£9bn a year in all
- 1 of 7
- say how they would be paid for
- 2 of 7
- have a deadline still to come
- 1 of 7
No score: the mix speaks for itself. Every actor is held to the same promise standard.
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Promises by area
Every area the ledger tracks, the same ten for everyone. “None recorded” means no promise in that area is on the ledger yet, not that none was made.
- Taxes11 promised
- Social protection11 promised
- HealthNone recorded
- Education11 promised
- Transport & economyNone recorded
- Defence11 promised
- Police, courts, prisons22 promised
- Running governmentNone recorded
- Housing & environment11 promised
- Culture & sportNone recorded
Key promises
Chosen by the same rule for everyone, never by hand: the open promises due next and the latest changes.
Latest changes
Promises over time
Time runs upwards: above today, the deadlines still to come; below it, what was promised and what has happened since, newest first. Each entry links to its promise.
- Deadline
- Spend 3% of GDP on defence by 20303% of GDP on defence due by 2030 (editorial date)
- Deadline
- Today
- Promised, Speech on defence and welfare
- Promised, Article for The Sun, republished on her website
- Promised, News release on her website
- Promised, Article for The Sun, republished on her website
- Promised, News release on her website
- Promised, Leader's speech, Conservative Party Conference 2025
No date given
6 open promises name no deadline, so they never appear above today.
Promises made each month
As a table
| Month | Promises made |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 4 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026, so far | 0 |
All 7 promises
- Conservativesin oppositionSpend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030“We need to increase our defence spending every year so we can get to 3% of GDP by 2030.”PromisedDefenceCost not statedDue Dec 2030Kemi Badenoch, 3 Sep 2026
- Conservativesin oppositionBring back the two-child benefit cap“And I have already announced that we would reinstate the two-child benefit cap.”PromisedSocial protectionCost not statedKemi Badenoch, 3 Sep 2026
- Conservativesin oppositionLeave the European Convention on Human Rights“The Conservatives will leave the ECHR and other international rules preventing Britain from controlling our borders.”PromisedPolice, courts, prisonsCost not statedKemi Badenoch, 27 Aug 2026
- Conservativesin oppositionDeploy 10,000 more police officers“Local MP for North West Essex and Leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has pledged that the next Conservative Government will deploy 10,000 more police officers.”PromisedPolice, courts, prisonsCost not statedKemi Badenoch, 25 Aug 2026
- Conservativesin oppositionScrap the legally binding net zero target“All of this is why my Conservative Party has pledged to scrap the carbon tax — the biggest green levy — and scrap the legally binding target for Net Zero by 2050.”PromisedHousing & environmentCost not statedKemi Badenoch, 18 Aug 2026
- Conservativesin oppositionCreate 100,000 more apprenticeships“North West Essex MP and Leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has pledged that the next Conservative Government will create 100,000 more apprenticeships as A-Level, T-Level and vocational students across North West Essex receive their results.”PromisedEducationCost not statedKemi Badenoch, 13 Aug 2026
- Conservativesin oppositionAbolish stamp duty on homes“Conference, the next Conservative Government will abolish stamp duty on your home. It will be gone.”PromisedVerified by Pavel Guzhikov and 1 independent editor, checked by AI JournalistTaxesCosts £8.1bn to £9.9bn a yearKemi Badenoch, 8 Oct 2025