Replay: King’s Speech and State Opening of Parliament

King Charles will deliver the first King’s Speech under a Labour government for 14 years today at the State Opening of Parliament.

Labour will “take the brakes off Britain” when it unveils its first King’s Speech on Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

The new Government is set to present a “packed” legislative agenda focused on improving living standards by driving economic growth, the first of the Prime Minister’s five “missions for national renewal”.

The address is expected to contain more than 35 Bills and draft Bills with an emphasis on improving transport, creating jobs and accelerating the building of houses and infrastructure as Labour seeks to escape Britain’s recent cycle of low growth.

Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s State Opening of Parliament, the Prime Minister said; “Now is the time to take the brakes off Britain.

“For too long people have been held back, their paths determined by where they came from, not their talents and hard work.

“I am determined to create wealth for people up and down the country. It is the only way our country can progress, and my Government is focused on supporting that aspiration.”

Speaking to the Cabinet on Tuesday morning, Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the speech represented “a packed legislative agenda and the Government’s determination to return politics to public service”.

With more than 35 Bills expected, Wednesday’s speech will be one of the chunkiest in recent history, second only to 2022 when the Government put forward 38 Bills including several that were carried over from the previous year.

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