There will be more than 35 bills introduced in the Labour leader’s speech, from workers’ rights to housing targetsGood morning. The last time we had a king’s/queen’s speech after an election which saw one party voted out of office, and another take over, it was in 2010, when David Cameron was PM. You can read our live blog of how it went here. The last time we had one under a Labour government was in 2009, when Gordon Brown was PM, and you can read about it here. The last time it was a Labour government presenting one for the first time was in 1997, which was so long ago that no one even knew what a live blog was in those days.There will be more than 35 bills in the speech today but Keir Starmer wants to focus on planning and growth, and this is what he said in a statement released overnight.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 focussed on supporting that aspiration.Getting Britain to build more housing and infrastructure, including through planning reform, will also be central to the government’s plans to strengthen economic growth.The bill will speed up and streamline the planning process to build more homes of all tenures and accelerate the delivery of major infrastructure projects. Continue reading…
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2024-07-17 08:14:38
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Keir Starmer promises to ‘take the brakes off Britain’ in first king’s speech – UK politics live
