On July 17, 2024, the incoming Labour government is due to set out its legislative plans for the forthcoming parliament in the King’s Speech, the centrepiece of the State Opening of Parliament.
Following Labour’s landslide general election victory on 4th July, new PM Keir Starmer has an early opportunity to set out his party’s priorities and ambitions. A lot of these laws had been announced in the Party’s manifesto, but media reports indicate the speech, which is written by the government but delivered by the monarch, could include new bills on artificial intelligence, mental health and a national wealth fund.
Our Dods Political Intelligence report sets out the new laws that the new Labour government is expected to put forward in the King’s Speech along with a brief explanation and context, based on statements by ministers and others, and media reports.