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16 July 2024, 13:54 | Updated: 17 July 2024, 00:56
King Charles is delivering his first Labour King's Speech on Wednesday, where he will reveal Labour's agenda for the next 12 months.
It'll be the first time we'll hear in detail about what from the party's manifesto will make it into legislation - and when.
And we've been told it will include a whopping 35 new bills, in line with the party's attempts to hit the ground running and get on with it, while their win is fresh in the minds of voters and new MPs.
Keir Starmer won't have long until the honeymoon is officially over after his win, and voters rightly start asking what the Government is actually doing to fix the NHS, schools, and the economy.
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First off, I'm told we shouldn't expect any surprises - with stability and restoring trust the flavour of the day.
Growth is expected to be a key focus, with a number of new laws focusing on how to drag Britain's GDP off the floor.
First up will be a new bill to enforce tough new spending rules, to strengthen the role of the Office for Budget Responsibility and Liz-Truss proof any future fiscal statements.
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The Treasury say they'll set it out before Parliament breaks up - which suggests it may be a little earlier than planned, usually around November.
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Laws to formalise Great British Energy are also expected to be some of the first new bills out of the blocks, and more to loosen up rules around housing, planning and infrastructure and get Britain building.
A devolution bill will give more powers to the regions, and a crime and policing bill will clamp down on shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and spiking.
Last week Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood suggested that Labour's plans for prisons would need new laws, and Starmer's been clear this is a domestic priority for him, so we expect that to be up there too.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's started the process of setting up Border Security Command, and we'll expect more on the new returns unit, immigration, and ending the Rwanda deal too.
Plans for a football regulator that got dropped by the last government are also expected, along with Rishi Sunak's plans to ban smoking for kids, and Martyn's Law, with new rules for venues to plan for terror attacks.
The government have promised to nationalise the railways within five years, with a new transport related bill expected.
Over the weekend newspaper reports revealed there will be a big education bill - with a council register for kids who have dropped off the radar, the new breakfast clubs for every school, more powers for Ofsted, and a requirement for schools to teach the curriculum.
Putting VAT on school fees should also come as part of a finance bill, but that's not likely to come into force until next year.
A workers' rights package is expected too, with moves on zero-hours contracts, and fire and rehire promised within the first 100 days.
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Reports this week have also claimed the PM is looking to bring in the first laws to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence too - to force companies to abide by rules around using the tools.
Plans for reforming the House of Lords, a tax evasion crackdown, help for renters and plans to hold water companies accountable are also on the table.
With so much in Labour's manifesto, it's unlikely that they'll get all of this done in the first year or so.
But with a huge majority and 411 MPs, Labour aren't likely to see many rebellions they won't be able to face down.
One where they could, however, is over the two-child benefit limit.
The SNP have said they'll break with convention and bring a vote on it to the King's Speech - will any MPs on the left join with them? Watch this space.
For Starmer, who has avoided much of the detail around his plans for the entire election campaign, tomorrow is where the devil in the detail will finally start to emerge.
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