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The new Labour government will unveil more than 35 bills during the first King’s Speech of its tenure, Downing Street has said.
Trailing the significant moment on Wednesday, which will see the King announce the party’s plans for power in a ceremony full of pomp, ministers promised to focus on economic growth and to ensure its legislation supported their mission to “rebuild Britain”.
The raft of bills will include promises on housebuilding, improving transport, increasing jobs and securing clean energy – reflecting Sir Keir Starmer’s “first steps” for government that he campaigned on during the general election.
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Number 10 also confirmed a new bill to enforce tough new spending rules, “designed to ensure economic growth, while avoiding the chaos which left families with spiralling bills and wreaked misery on people’s lives”, by strengthening the role of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
And there will be legislation to “empower regions to deliver change for their communities”, with a promise to “hand the power back to local leaders who know what is best for their areas”.
Reports have also suggested reform of the House of Lords will be included that could see peers forced to retire aged 80, alongside a roadmap for getting rid of hereditary peers.
Speaking ahead of the event, the prime minister said: “Our work is urgent. There is no time to waste. We are hitting the ground running by bringing forward the laws we will need to rebuild our country for the long-term – and our ambitious, fully costed agenda is the down payment on that…
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