Here are the highlights:
Scrapping prescription charges for cancer patients from next year
Pledging to eventually abolish the same charges for all patients with `long-term conditions', paid for out of NHS efficiencies
Personal catch-up tuition for every child falling behind in literacy and numeracy
A £300m programme to bring broadband into the homes of a million young families who can't get online
Allowing parents whose local state school falls below standards to get its leadership replaced, or the school closed
Extending free nursery places for two-year-olds to every child if the parent wants
Plans to make sure £15bn invested in medical research is directed to finding cures for diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
A commitment to `enshrine in law' Labour's pledge to end child poverty
Free universal health check-ups for everyone over 40
Plans to allow the elderly to stay longer in their own homes, plus `greater protection' against the costs of care
A commitment to an 80 per cent cut in carbon emissions by the year 2050
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