With the United Kingdom likely to head into elections in the second half of this year, BOND, the network for development organizations in the U.K., has published a manifesto containing its key asks for the next government.
At this stage, the opposition Labour Party is far ahead in the polls and widely expected to form the next government, with Labour member of Parliament Lisa Nandy expected to be the next development minister. The document is effectively a wish list of things that U.K. civil society wants on her to-do list when she gets into power.
Key points in the BOND manifesto include: