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The Prime Minister has unveiled a series of commitments—or “milestones”—in a major speech setting out his government’s “Plan for Change”.

We explain exactly what the government has pledged to do, and how we’ll be monitoring its progress through our Government Tracker.

Pledges tracked

A photo is being shared online with captions suggesting it shows a protest after the recent brief declaration of martial law in South Korea.

This isn’t correct. The image is actually of a protest calling for the South Korean president’s resignation on 30 November, three days before he announced martial law.

Korea crisis

The Prime Minister claimed in posts to his social media accounts that “South Western Railway is now back in public control”.

This isn’t quite correct. South Western Railway will not pass into public ownership until May 2025, when the extension of its national rail contract expires.

Railway renationalisation