UK Labour Party sets out plan for 'national renewal' at State Opening of Parliament

In the introduction to the speech, Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged patience, warning against “the snake oil charm of populism.”

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00:00The Labour Party has set out its plans for national renewal at the state opening of Parliament

00:06in the UK. In a speech delivered by King Charles III, newly installed Prime Minister Keir

00:14Starmer vowed his government will ease the cost of living crisis and bring change to

00:19Britain at modest cost to taxpayers.

00:23My government will govern in service to the country. My government's legislative programme

00:29will be mission led and based upon the principles of security, fairness and opportunity for

00:35all. Stability will be the cornerstone of my government's economic policy and every

00:43decision will be consistent with its fiscal rules.

00:48The King's speech included 40 bills ranging from house building to nationalising Britain's

00:53railways and decarbonising the nation's power supply.

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