IT was quite possibly the weirdest King’s Speech in recent memory as Charles unveiled the agenda of a government that might not last the week.
While the pomp and pageantry of the occasion unfolded like clockwork, what happens now in is anyone’s guess.
The state opening of Parliament got underway earlier today Credit: Arthur Edwards / The Sun
The PM was pictured leaving Downing Street to attend the King’s Speech Credit: PA
The monarch was halfway through his golden carriage-ride to when Wes Streeting’s allies let it be known he intended to challenge Sir for the leadership.
So what of those 37 new bills the PM intended to define his next year in government?
Most are pretty inoffensive and so you would imagine they would survive a changing of the guard.
The digital ID scheme has been gutted of any mandatory requirement and will now just be voluntary following a rebellion.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting stood by Sir Lindsay Hoyle during the state opening of Parliament Credit: PA
Wes Streeting is rumoured to be plotting a coup against Sir Keir Starmer Credit: Getty
But there are some thorny laws that will likely spark a fight.
There is first the bid to drag Britain back under EU rules and empower ministers to change UK to mirror Brussels.
It is a sop to Brexit-hating Labour MPs, but risks going down dreadfully with their Leave-voting constituents.
Then there is the plan to axe jury trials for a vast array of offences, which has already sparked a backlash even among many Labour MPs.
A proposed “holiday tax” would also increase the price of a family staycation by empowering regional leaders to charge an overnight levy.
Most worryingly was what was NOT in the 128-page King’s Speech document – noticeably any mention of Britain’s ballooning welfare bill.
Instead Starmer is waiting for the outcome of two consultations before making any move to slash the eye-watering costs of .
This from the who said just days ago that he would abandon “incrementalism” and start making the big calls.
But this was a King’s Speech that largely resembles a government treading on eggshells.
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