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Starmer to focus on border security and immigration at summit of European leaders

Prime minister says he will renew relationship with Europe as he seeks defence and security agreements

The Guardian - UK

Starmer pledges to ‘fix the foundations’ of the country in Labour’s king’s speech

New PM promises ‘patient work and serious solutions’ to restore trust in British politics

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to drop legal challenge against Netanyahu arrest

MORE than a dozen Labour MPs have backed a parliamentary motion urging the Keir Starmer to drop the Tory legal challenge seeking to prevent the…

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer aims to avoid backbench rebellion with child poverty taskforce

PM’s speech failed to specify measures to tackle issue, angering MPs calling to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

Nige shows up for pomp of king’s speech, then jets off to US when the work starts

Clacton MP clearly had far more important things to do, like trying to boost his profile at the Republican convention

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the king’s speech: a new era of state intervention begins

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s cautious-sounding manifesto has generated a governing programme of radical departure from recent economic orthodoxy

The Guardian - UK

Starmer counts on promises he can fulfil to rebuild voters’ trust

First king’s speech emphasises predictability and reliability with a programme of familiar, sometimes radical fixes and reforms

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer appoints two influential leftwing critics as government advisers

Both had warned against ditching £28bn green spending pledge and urged scrapping of two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

With this king’s speech, Starmer has staked everything on the long game. But politics has a habit of moving fast

The NHS, child poverty, defence: Labour is selling itself on its ability to get some big things done, says Guardian associate editor Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Starmer vows to repeal Troubles legacy act in first meeting with Irish PM

PM and taoisech Simon Harris seek reset in UK-Irish relations on eve of UK-hosted European Political Community summit

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak jokes about his downfall in King's Speech debate

Tory leader wonders if he could be considered an ‘elder statesman’ aged 44

Evening Standard

The king’s speech sounded a bit like Labour governments of old. But only a bit

There is to be action but not a tax-and-spend splurge – just patient changes that will take time to pay off

The Guardian - UK

UK's New Govt Vows To Oust 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House

The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.

International Business Times

Scotland and Westminster join forces on vaping, rail and renting reform

Deputy first minister welcomes new approach but SNP colleague Stephen Flynn calls king’s speech ‘timid’

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Britain's Labour Government Unveils Sweeping Agenda In King's Speech

Explore Britain's new Labour government's ambitious agenda for national renewal and trust restoration, as outlined in the King's Speech under PM Keir Starm...

Evening Standard

UK's strategic defence review: what does it involve?

Sir Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure to announce a date for the increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP

The Conversation

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 Independent UK

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

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The Independent UK

Starmer warned new pension bill will fail to tackle long-term pensions crisis

In his first King’s Speech, the PM unveiled plans to support more than 15m people with private pensions and ensure they get better outcomes

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

'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)

What was in the King's Speech? All 40 Labour bills explained

THE King has delivered a speech laying out 40 bills which Keir Starmer’s Labour government will aim to bring forward ...

Evening Standard

Ban on ninja swords and new 'Respect Orders' proposed in King's Speech

The weapons were left out of laws prohibiting the sale of machetes and zombie knives under the previous government

Evening Standard

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’

The Guardian - UK

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

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