SIR KEIR Starmer today revealed the most left-wing government agenda in a decade full of nationalisations, new quangos and reams of bureaucracy.
The Prime Minister has outlined sweeping housing reforms to get more Brits onto the housing ladder, but unions are prepared to welcome the scrapping of strike restrictions.
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King Charles formally read out the government’s legislative agenda among 39 pieces of new legislation in the Labor Party’s first King’s Speech in fifteen years.
Rail services, buses and reams of energy placed under public control – with big questions raised about how the immigration crackdown will actually work.
Hereditary peers will no longer be able to sit in the House of Lords or vote on legislation, according to plans.
The new Prime Minister claims his radical King’s Speech will “repair the foundations” of Britain and boost growth, rather than implementing the “dead end” of populist charm.
In the main announcements of the King’s Speech:
- Immigration officers will be given counter-terrorism powers to target small boat smuggling gangs
- Football fans will be protected from dishonest owners who risk destroying their club’s finances and assets
- Rail and bus services will be returned to public ownership
- Yobs will be the target of a criminal blitz with more community support police officers to walk the streets
- Hated “no-fault evictions” will finally be banned in England for renters
- A new child welfare law has been proposed to “remove barriers to opportunity” for children
- A major crackdown on smokers and vapers will be resumed by the new government
The new Prime Minister has outlined a campaign to build houses, give more powers to local leaders and return rail services to public ownership in a major boost to growth.
Sir Keir says his 39 pieces of legislation put the country on track to get the country back on track, adding: “We begin that journey immediately.”
He says the challenges the country faces require “determined, patient work and serious solutions.”
The Prime Minister says: “The allure of populism may seem seductive, but it leads us down a dead end of further division and greater disillusionment.”
He adds: “We will serve every person, regardless of how they voted, to set the foundations of this nation for the long term.
“The era of politics as performance and self-interest above service is over. The fight for trust is the defining battle of our political era.”
The Prime Minister, who won victory 13 days ago, said that only by improving the lives of workers and bringing about change can politics become a “force for good”.
He also takes a veiled swipe at former Conservative leader Liz Truss and her mini-budget, saying he will be “turning the page forever” on economic irresponsibility.
A new Budget Responsibility Bill, Ministers say, will ensure “economic chaos” never happens again on Sir Keir’s watch.
The emphasis of the King’s Speech will be wealth creation, with Sir Keir declaring that he will “take the brakes off Britain”.
In a wide range of criticisms aimed at the Conservatives’ 14-year mandate, he points to their “general inability to face the future”.
The government’s priorities include scrapping planning laws, taking power away from local people, so that housing construction and national infrastructure projects get the green light.
Elected mayors and local leaders can be part of a decentralization revolution, so they have more say over energy and transport policies in their areas.
Railway companies will return to public ownership when their contracts expire or if fail to achieve contractual commitments.
A new company – GB Energy – will be created as the government commits to removing fossil fuels from electricity supply by the end of the decade.
A new workers’ rights bill will ban zero-hours contracts and prohibit dismissals and rehires. However, this will be subject to extensive consultation to assess the concerns of large companies and avoid bureaucracy.
Counter-terrorism powers will be established that will allow authorities to crack down on people-smuggling gangs in a bid to stop migrants crossing the English Channel.
Labor also pledged to repeal anti-strike laws within 100 days of winning power. This would cancel laws that guarantee minimum staffing levels in schools and health services on strike days.
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