Here’s how the U.K. election front-runners Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak differ on taxation, health care, housing, and education

KEIR STARMER AND RISHI SUNAK ON A PODIUM (Credit: Jonathan Hordle—ITV/Getty Images)

It’s a big few weeks for U.K. politics as the countdown (now at 21 days) to the general election is on. 

This week, the front-running parties in the election—the Labour and Conservative (or Tory) parties—launched their manifestos. Each group revealed its plans if elected into power, including on taxation, health care reform, housing, and education.