More than 30 bills expected as Labour government sets out its legislative agenda for this session of parliament
Keir Starmer’s government will set out its legislative agenda for this session of parliament in the king’s speech on Wednesday. The packed speech is expected to contain more than 30 bills, including measures to kickstart a national housebuilding programme, bolster workers’ rights, crack down on people-smuggling and add millions of voters to the electoral roll.The king’s speech is expected to include a democracy bill to introduce automatic voter registration.
There have also been discussions about a population-based boundary review, to redraw constituency boundaries to reflect their total populations rather than the number of registered voters who live there. Some experts and MPs argue thatThe speech will include legislation to empower the economic watchdog to publish independent forecasts of major fiscal events.
The legislation is expected to hand mayors and councils new powers over skills, energy, planning and transport, including the power toThe speech will include the landmark workers’ rights bill, which Labour pledged to introduce in its first 100 days in office. The package of measures includes a crackdown on zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire practices, collective bargaining and flexible working rights and equal pay protections for minority ethnic and disabled workers.
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