The King is to deliver the first King's Speech under a Labour government at the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday.
The new government has said it will unveil more than 35 bills during the speech, with ministers promising legislation focused on economic growth in order to "create wealth in every part of the UK."Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s State Opening of Parliament, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “Now is the time to take the brakes off Britain.
The speech is expected to begin at 11:30am in the House of Lords. It usually lasts around 10 minutes. It will form part of anHis appearance comes despite his treatment for cancer during a challenging year when his daughter-in-law the Princess of Wales was also diagnosed with the disease. The speech is expected to include a democracy bill to introduce automatic voter registration. It could also seek to fulfil Labour's manifesto commitment to reduce the UK voting age to 16.