Dear Fellow Bermudians,
These rapidly changing times call for stable leadership and decisive action. Since returning to office, the Progressive Labour Party has worked tirelessly to build a fairer Bermuda by delivering progress in key areas: introducing a minimum wage, advancing more accessible healthcare, caring for our seniors, reducing payroll taxes for 86% of workers, expanding affordable housing, and removing financial barriers to education.
However, we know many of you feel we can do more – and we hear you.
This 2025 Platform is a direct response to those concerns. It outlines policies designed to bring about real change, ensuring more opportunity, affordability, and stability for all Bermudians.
The platform was developed with input from across wide sectors of our community. Every policy, initiative, and goal outlined is a reflection of discussions with Bermudians at the doorstep, shaped by a team of some of our brightest minds and next-generation leaders. It reflects our commitment to making life better for every Bermudian, addressing the challenges we face today while preparing for the future.
The focus of this platform is on transformative, impactful action with Bermudians in mind. We recognise that we cannot fix everything at once, and that in some areas we must prioritise practical, everyday solutions – policies that address the daily challenges people face, while providing stability as the foundation for more innovative and ambitious policies in the future.
With your support to govern for the next five years, a Progressive Labour Party government will focus on taking strong and urgent action in the following key areas:
- Creating a more affordable Bermuda
- Transforming healthcare coverage and accessibility
- Supporting Bermudians through all stages of life
- Sustaining our economy in a changing world and
- Promoting a more responsive, people-centred government.
These priorities are centred around building a fairer, more stable, and affordable Bermuda. At its core, this platform is a progressive, people-centred, and proactive plan designed to meet the needs of all generations of Bermudians.
On behalf of the Progressive Labour Party, thank you for your continued trust and faith in us as we navigate these trying times together – marked by global challenges, from the effects of the pandemic to rising inflation, war, and other economic pressures.
Together, we will take the necessary steps to secure a fairer, more stable, affordable, and ultimately a stronger and better future for all.
David Burt, JP MP
Premier of Bermuda
Leader, Progressive Labour Party