1. Who are these people? How many can you name?
Jeremy Corbyn
Leader of the Labour party
Theresa May
Leader of the Conservative party
Who are these people?
How many can you name?
Tim Farron
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
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Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley
Leaders of the Green Party
Paul Nuttall
Leader of UKIP

2. Why do you think Theresa May called the snap election?
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3.
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4. On 8th June there is a general election and in school we will be having a mock election. In order to make a considered decision you need to be familiar with the parties manifesto’s
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5. What the party is promising
What is a manifesto?
What the party is promising
if they gain power.
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6. Which party has the best strategy on Brexit
Labour Party
1/ Completing Brexit. Finish the Brexit negotiations. Her party aims to reduce immigration.
No Brexit without a deal. “prioritise jobs and living standards and to build a close new relationship with the EU”.
Which party has the best strategy on Brexit
UKIP
Liberal Democrats
Clean Break UKIP says it will press for a “clean break” between Britain
A second referendum on Brexit. Want to stay in the EU. A Lib Dem government would hold another vote.

7. Who do you think these policies are aimed at?
Conservative Party
Labour Party
A digital charter. Become more attractive to digital businesses. Young people will be able to ask social media companies to delete information about them when they turn 18.
Scrapping tuition fees. which have risen to over £9,000 in the last seven years.
Who do you think these policies are aimed at?
UKIP
Liberal Democrats
'one in, one out' immigration system
Legalising cannabis. It says legalising and taxing the drug would generate £1 billion,

8. Which of these might be most attractive to your parents?
Labour Party
Conservative Party
Balancing the budget. The Conservatives say they will eliminate the government’s budget deficit by 2025.
Higher income tax for the rich. If they come to power, 95% of people will see no increase
Which of these might be most attractive to your parents?
UKIP
Liberal Democrats
Cuts. Pledge to cut the foreign budget
2/ Income tax rise of 1p. In order to pay for extra spending

9. Are there any possible negative consequences to these policies?
Labour Party
Nationalisation
Conservative Party
Intervening in markets. Improve businesses, skills and research, to restrict bosses’ pay, and limit the recruiting of workers from abroad.
Of England’s water companies, railways and royal mail. Along with 4 more bank holidays
Are there any possible negative consequences to these policies?
UKIP
Liberal Democrats
Ban full face-coverings such as the burqa and a clampdown on sharia courts and Islamic schools
Build 300,000 new homes per year.

10. Labour Party
Conservative Party
More money for the NHS. Committing “to over £30 billion in extra funding guarantee access to treatment within 18 weeks
Charging estates for social care. People classed as better off will pay more towards their social care.
What do you think should be priority; education, the NHS, housing, the cost of an aging population or the house of Lords?
UKIP
Liberal Democrats
Scrap the House of Lords
More money for education. increase spending on education by almost £7 billion over the next five years

11. The Green Party
The Green Party wants to expand the public sector, by dramatically raising taxes on the rich and by building hundreds of thousands of new homes.
It also opposes Theresa May’s plan for a “hard Brexit”, although it does not wish to reverse the result.
They want to turn Britain into a pacifist, zero-carbon country focused on sustainability and equality rather than economic growth.

12. Over to you Are “country and community” important to you?
Can election campaigns significantly influence the result?
Which manifesto do you favour? Why?
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13. Prayer
We pray for discernment so that we may choose leaders who hear your Word, live your love, and keep the ways of your truth as they follow in the steps of Jesus and his Apostles and guide us to your Kingdom of justice and peace.
Amen
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