‘How Labour should approach the role of the OBR in government’
The legislative programme of an incoming government is often packed with large and dramatic measures, and Labour's first King’s Speech was no exception.
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‘Why removing the remaining hereditary peers from Parliament isn’t constitutional wrangling’
In the debate on the King’s Speech, Rishi Sunak described the planned House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill – which will fulfil the promise in Labour’s 2024 manifesto to abolish the remaining 92 places reserved in the House of Lords for…
‘A black hole, CQC woes, prison crisis: Tories get taste of their own medicine’
The Daily Telegraph splashes on the suggestion Rachel Reeves will warn of a £19bn hole in the public finances in a major speech pencilled in for next Monday about the state of the government's financial inheritance.
General election result, campaign strategy, conference – Labour NEC report
The national executive committee (NEC) met for the first time in 14 years under a Labour government, and members were in good spirits. Seven colleagues were congratulated on their election as MPs, and therefore were no longer eligible to…
GB Energy bill unveiled as PM says royal deal could reap £60bn investment in green energy
A bill to introduce the long-promised Great British Energy is to be introduced today as the government announces a major partnership between the new public energy company and the Crown Estate.
‘Why Labour needs to empower and resource councils in county areas’
After Labour’s landslide this month, the electoral map has changed. This is especially true for England’s county and rural areas, where the party went from having 19 MPs to over 100.
‘We’re behind on our climate targets for 2030. So make action a council duty’
In its progress report released today, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has been clear that increased climate action is necessary as “only a third of the emissions reductions required… are currently covered by credible plans.”
King’s Speech 2024: What policies didn’t make it into the King’s address?
King Charles delivered the first King's Speech of the new Labour government today, a jam-packed address that featured 40 bills across a broad range of policy areas. Which policies would make it into the King's Speech has been a source of…
King’s Speech vows ‘genuine’ living wage and flexible working ‘default’
Labour has committed in its first King's Speech of the new parliament to deliver a "genuine" living wage and make flexible working the "default from day one for all workers", pledges set out in the party's general election manifesto. The…
King’s Speech 2024: Full list of 40 key policy bills set to become law
King Charles has read out Labour's legislative programme for the coming years in the King's Speech, from its flagship workers' rights reforms to devolution, rail nationalisation and planning reform. Here is a full list of all the bills Keir…