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The Conservatives made a series of promises to voters in their 2019 election manifesto, which Boris Johnson campaigned on to win a big majority and become Prime Minister .

Amid the upheaval created by the coronavirus pandemic, is the government on track to fulfil

The Conservatives promised this for England by March 2025.

The Show there were 313,836 full-time equivalent NHS nurses and health visitors in September 2021. While That is up 17,743 since December 2019, it still leaves 32,257 full-time equivalent posts to fill over The Next three-and-a-half years.

On GPs, That 's up by 1,283.

And if you exclude trainees and locums (doctors who temporarily fill a rota gap or who are Not Yet fully qualified), GP numbers have actually fallen by 72 since December 2019.

By either measure, an increase of 6,000 is a long way off.

Asked about The Target by the, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: " I definitely want to see That increase, but I Am not going to pretend That We Are on track when clearly We Are not. "

The Conservatives promised this for England and Wales by March 2023.

up to 31 December 2021, show an extra 11,048 police officers recruited. This is compared with 31 March 2019, the baseline the Home Office uses to track the 20,000 target.

With just over a year until the deadline, the government is More Than half way to reaching its target.

But critics continue to point to the fact this does not compensate for the between March 2010 and March 2019 - under Conservative governments.

This promise was certainly achieved in a literal sense, as the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020.

Britain departed from the EU's single market and customs union 11 months later, after agreeing a basic free trade deal with its neighbours.

But if the slogan implied Brexit would be done and dusted, this has clearly not happened.

A huge amount remains unresolved. Disputes about and continue to fester.

From food exporters to musicians who want to tour Europe, many people are still struggling to deal with new bureaucracy.

And severe labour shortages in A Number of industries have roots in the decision to cut ties with the EU.

A have been signed around The World to replace The Ones the UK had in Europe, but The Promise of a quick deal with the United States hasn't happened.

Supporters of Brexit say sovereignty has been restored, and unwanted regulations can now be cut. But taking back control is still a work in progress.

EU citizens wishing To Live and work in the UK now have to apply via a points-based system (PBS), the same as citizens from the rest of The World .

A visa is awarded if an applicant qualifies for a certain number of points. Having a job offer from an approved employer for a skilled job and being able to speak English provides 50 points, for example.

Before Brexit, these reforms were not possible because the UK was part of the EU single market, which gives citizens the freedom To Live and work in all EU countries.

The Process has not been all plain sailing. Leaving the EU single market is one of the factors That has because EU drivers can no longer come and go as they please. The government has had for this sector.

But the PBS is in place, as promised.

This decides how much The State pension increases each year, depending on which one of these is highest:

It was introduced in 2010, and the 2019 Conservative manifesto said it would stay for the duration of this Parliament.

But this promise was broken on 7 September when Instead of rising with average wages - the highest of the three measures - the government said pensions would rise by either inflation or 2. 5% instead.

It said the unique situation of the pandemic justified The Move .

At the start of pandemic, many people were placed on furlough, which meant they were earning less.

Now, as people come off it and return to full pay, this has been recorded as a large rise in average earnings - according to The Office for National Statistics. Under the triple lock, this would have meant a big rise in The State pension.

This promise has been broken.

The UK's annual aid budget has been reduced to 0. 5% of GNI (gross national Income ) - a cut of about four billion pounds.

Again, the government blamed the pandemic - Saying it had inflicted " immense" damage on the economy and cutting aid spending would help restore The Public finances.

It says the 2015 legislation, which introduced the 0. 7% target, refers to " fiscal circumstances" which governments may refer to, if they fail to meet it.

Spending will return to 0. 7%, the government says, but only when:

But some MPs have questioned when these tests will be met.

The Promise on National Insurance (NI) has been broken.

NI is a tax paid by workers on their earnings and on the profits of self-employed workers. Employers also pay extra NI contributions for staff.

In September 2021, the government announced That these groups will pay 1. 25p more NI in the pound from April 2022.

The government says which will go initially towards easing pressure on the NHS.

A proportion will then be moved into The Social care system over The Next three years.

Defending the NI rise, Mr Johnson said The Extra money would help with " catastrophic [care] costs faced by millions of people up and down the country".

From April 2023, NI will return to its current rate, but The Extra tax will stay as

Net zero is The Point at which the country is taking as many climate-changing gases out of the atmosphere as it is putting into it.

The government has already taken some action, like continuing the Move Away from the use of coal and towards Renewable Energy . The sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2030.

It has also set a target of reducing emissions (from 1990 levels) by 78% by 2035.

That the government had " an achievable and affordable vision" but added: " further steps will need to follow quickly to implement the policies and proposals mapped out in The Net Zero Strategy if it is to be a success".

Source of news: bbc.com