King’s Speech: Stability and growth at heart of new government’s plans

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Published 2024-07-17
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "take the brakes off Britain" as he set out his government's plans in the King's Speech. At its heart, the economy - with a focus on stability and growth, as well as a bigger role for the state. It contains a huge number of bills. 40 altogether, almost half of which are aimed at boosting the economy.

They include reforms to planning rules to get more homes and infrastructure built. Setting up Great British Energy, a publicly-owned company that will invest in clean energy. Removing the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. And legislation left over from the last parliament, like phasing out smoking by progressively raising the age at which people can buy cigarettes.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ljt3084
    A man decked out in gold and diamonds to talk about poverty and a cost of living crisis.
  • Come and live in my street, Charlie boy! .... the man hasn't got a clue & couldn't care less.🤷🏼
  • last time i saw this many MPs in parliament was when they were voting for their own pay and allowance/pension rises.
  • Is this a joke? Someone dripping in gold and jewels talking about child poverty. What a world we live in.
  • When King Charles was a boy we had an empire... I bet he couldn't wait to get home and have a sherry.
  • Did he think…..this makes more sense than the last two I read out?
  • Charles has done his one day of work for the year. Now it's back to the champagne and swan pâté
  • @TheVRSofa
    I'd rather hear this from...I dunno...my actual government rather than some unelected bellend
  • @darrens2601
    Stability and growth on all his assets is what he means
  • @shawkorror
    Blahblah, red-tie Tories continue down the same path with a different bunch of slogans and the herd follow.
  • big ears will like the labour building ideas sure he himself built Poundland bury in cornwall without any permissions.