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King’s speech 2024: experts explain new government’s plans for workers’ rights, rail nationalisation, housebuilding and more

The king’s speech has been delivered, marking the state opening of parliament (technically, this was the first king’s speech with a Labour government in 74 years). The speech was written by Keir Starmer’s government, not the king, and lays out the government’s agenda for the coming year. Here, a team…

The Conversation

Starmer delivers ‘change’ with focus on Generation Rent in King’s speech

Sir Keir Starmer has laid the groundwork for a generational shift in British political priorities

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: The King's Speech is Keir Starmer's time to turn missions into reality

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The huge changes to employment rights unveiled

It will be unlawful to sack a woman who has had a baby for six months after she returns to work

The Independent UK

Anti-monarchy campaigners stage protest outside State Opening of Parliament

ANTI-MONARCHY campaigners have staged a protest outside the first State Opening of Parliament under the new Labour Government ...

The National (Scotland)

From the two-child benefit cap to votes at 16: What was missing in Labour’s first King’s Speech?

Amongst the 39 bills announced today, a few measures were missed off

The Independent UK

'Bitterly disappointing': SNP blast Labour's 'timid' King's Speech

KEIR Starmer’s political agenda has been branded “timid” as he was accused of throwing away the chance to deliver “clear and substantial…

The National (Scotland)

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King’s Speech: Key takeaways from public rail ownership to Great British Energy

All the key bills announced in King Charles’s speech today

The Independent UK

From education and energy to renters and railways: key points from the king’s speech

Labour’s proposed 40 bills range from significant reforms to implementing legislation promised by the last government

The Guardian - UK

King's Speech: Keir Starmer attacks 'snake oil charm of populism' as he outlines bid for growth

New Prime Minister uses his first King’s Speech to vow ‘security, opportunity, prosperity and justice for every person’

Evening Standard

Labour promises to counter ‘snake oil charm of populism’ in packed king’s speech

Speech to set out 40 bills, from planning and infrastructure to employment rights

The Guardian - UK

Charles III unveils new Labour govt plan to turbocharge economy in King’s Speech

Britain's King Charles outlined Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans for the coming year onWednesday, promising a government of service focused on growing the economy and tackling issues from an acute housing shortage to a cost of living crisis. Starmer's Labour party won an overwhelming victory in the July 4 general…

France 24

'Open to debate' whether two-child cap harms children, Labour Cabinet minister says

WHETHER the two-child cap on benefits causes harm is “open to debate”, a Cabinet Secretary has said ...

The National (Scotland)

King Charles To Set Out New UK Govt To-do List

King Charles III will outline Labour's first programme for government in a decade and half on Wednesday when the UK parliament formally reopens following the July 4 election.

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Scottish Tory 'cabal leaking negative stories about leadership hopefuls', MSPs allege

THE Scottish Tory leadership contest has descended into bitter infighting after negative stories about potential challengers were fed to a…

The Guardian - UK

After Vaughan Gething’s ignominious end, Labour faces the unthinkable: losing the next election in Wales

A jaded electorate, a muted general election result and divisions in the Senedd could soon spell trouble, says Richard Wyn Jones, director of the Wales Governance Centre

The Independent UK

Who is Black Rod and what is their job at the State Opening of Parliament?

The ceremonial position plays a key part in the State Opening of Parliament

The Guardian - UK

The Brexit fantasists may be beaten, but Brexit reality is a far tougher foe

Only when the blinkers of Eurosceptic ideology are removed does the full scale of the task of repairing EU relations become clear, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The Guardian - UK

Labour divided over calls to scrap first past the post after landslide win

Leadership won’t take the risk of proportional representation but members are pushing for change

The Independent UK

UK's new Labour government sets out plans to 'take the brakes off' the economy in King's Speech

Britain’s new Labour Party government campaigned on a promise to bring bold change at modest cost

The National (Scotland)

'Still time for Keir Starmer to see sense' and scrap two-child cap, say SNP

THE SNP have said there is “still time for Keir Starmer to see sense” and axe the two-child benefit cap ahead of the King’s Speech ...

International Business Times

King Charles III To Set Out UK Govt To-do List

King Charles III will read out Labour's first programme for government in a decade and half on Wednesday when the UK parliament formally reopens following the July 4 election.

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel to enter Conservative leadership race, sources say

Former home secretary expected to be competing against candidates including Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat

Evening Standard

Labour's economic growth plans to be unveiled in King's Speech at State Opening of Parliament

Number 10 is set to lay down more than 35 bills as Labour sets the agenda for the first time in 14 years on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

What can the Tories tell Welsh Labour about Gething – try harder not to be like us?

Vaughan Gething’s downfall is a bad look for Labour – but compared with Boris Johnson he seemed a model of decency

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