dpa
London
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out plans to tear up planning red tape, reform the economy and restore trust in politics in a sweeping set of changes in the Labour government’s first king’s speech.
Starmer vowed to “fix the foundations of this nation for the long-term” with a programme containing 40 proposed pieces of legislation in the traditional speech delivered by the monarch at the official opening of the new parliamentary session.
Starmer said change will not happen overnight but his plan would “unlock growth and take the brakes off Britain.” After a divisive election campaign, Starmer said “the fight for trust is the battle that defines our political era” and only delivering real change can “begin to restore people’s faith that politics can be a force for good.”
The speech, delivered in the House of Lords by the king with all the traditional pomp and pageantry, includes many of the policies championed in Labour’s manifesto.
Charles told the gathered peers and members of parliament (MPs) the government’s programme would be “based upon the principles of security, fairness and opportunity for all,” adding that his ministers would “get Britain building.”
