While some bills will be dealt with swiftly in the ‘wash-up’ period in parliament, others could fall by the wayside
Rishi Sunak’s promise to deliver a secure and stable future for the country has been left hanging in the balance as a number of laws that would have kept people physically safe from terror attacks, dangerous cycling incidents or even from no-fault evictions will probably not be introduced to parliament before the election. The legislation for his much-vaunted smoking ban is also in peril.
The Guardian view on the end of a parliament: five years in which Britain’s leaders showed they were not up to the job | EditorialThe legislation would require venues and local authorities across the UK to have training requirements and preventive plans against terror attacks. The government’s delayed victims and prisoners bill will however finally become law. It will also enable compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal to proceed before the election.
Tom Darling, campaign manager at the Renters’ Reform Coalition, said: “After waiting years for change, renters will have been badly let down.”, intended to stop sharp practices by freeholders, will not be passed before the election. The legislation would make it easier and cheaper to extend leases and buy the freehold, cap ground rents at 0.1% of the property value for lease extensions in most cases, and banin England and Wales.
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