The Prime Minister unveiled his legislative plan for the next year in a King’s Speech including bills aimed at putting clear blue water between the Tories and Labour.
Tougher law and order measures were at the heart of the 21-bills blueprint, alongside measures to boost and modernise the economy, ease the housing crisis and improve public health.
Claiming progress on his five key pledges to halve inflation, grow the economy, cut debt, stop the small boats crossing the Channel and reduce NHS waiting lists, Mr Sunak said: “We have turned the corner over the last year and put the country on a better path.”
Labour, though, has accused the Prime Minister of being out of touch with the reality faced by millions of people in Britain, with the cost-of-living crisis and NHS waiting lists above 7.7 million, and polls showing the Tories trailing by 15 to 20 points.
A ring of steel was thrown around Westminster for the King’s Speech amid fears of protests by Just Stop Oil, anti-monarchists or other groups.
It was the first time a king has opened Parliament since Charles’s grandfather George VI in 1950. The King, 74, wore the Imperial State Crown, containing 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, five rubies and 269 pearls, his lengthy crimson Robe of State and Admiral of the Fleet dress uniform.
この記事は Evening Standard の November 07, 2023 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です ? サインイン
この記事は Evening Standard の November 07, 2023 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です? サインイン
Are you ready for medieval-core?
No one was more surprised than medieval armourer Matthew Finchen.
Worth the wait This is a beautifully written triumph
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's first novel since 2013's Americanah is a winner
Low-budget indie film Anora wins big at the Oscars
“The more Hollywood changes, the more it remains the same,” writes Ty Burr.
Forget the Trump noisepeace could now be possible
There's much to fixate on, but it's best to judge the President on the substance
Is it the final call for the Heathrow villagers?
Life with the residents whose homes could be destroyed if a third runway touches down
The Fat Badger, London's first invite-only pub
A riotously fun boozer that doesn't officially exist? No wonder celebs are secretly flocking here
Marlon James on why Kingston is Jamaica's beating cultural heart
Whether it’s parties, patties or patois, this Caribbean capital is a non-stop celebration, says the Booker Prize-winning author
The London socialite. His aristocrat killer. And a mother's search for justice
The brutal, ketamine-fuelled killing of a public schoolboy shocked the world. In our new true-crime podcast, we tell the real story
“Last year's Festival was brutal, but we're ready to put it right”
The Guinness Village is, to Cheltenham racegoers, something of a field of dreams.
Me, Marrakech and I: How to ace a solo female trip
I first visited Marrakech with my then-boyfriend in 2004, when I spent my days getting lost in the labyrinthine souks and witnessing snake charmers hypnotise cobras. Over 20 years later, I decided to see how it fared for females going it alone.
