Overview

• PAP leaders, including Chan Chun Sing, emphasize the mandate and behind-the-scenes work of NTUC-affiliated labour MPs in advocating for workers.
• Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh criticizes NTUC's ties to the PAP, calling it a 'trampoline' for losing candidates, and questions the need for labour MPs in Parliament.
• WP’s Sengkang team pushes for educational reforms such as smaller class sizes, later school start times, and expanded childcare leave to support young families.
• Senior PAP leaders, including Lee Hsien Loong and Desmond Lee, highlight long-term planning, multi-racial cohesion, and policies addressing current challenges like housing and cost of living.
• SDP leader Chee Soon Juan pledges that SDP candidates will serve as full-time MPs, contrasting with PAP MPs who juggle other jobs, and promises stronger parliamentary debate and town council management.