the first labour government in m years sets out its plans for the country amid the pomp and pageantry of the state opening of parliament. fanfare. in a crowded house of lords, the king says sir keir starmer�*s government will create a new national energy company, re—nationalise railways, and reform planning and health laws. this is the scene live in the house of commons this evening, where mps continue to debate the contents of todays�*s king's speech. elsewhere today, in the us, pressure grows on the head of the secret service after the attempted assassination of donald trump. and the mayor of paris takes a dip in the seine, trying to prove the water is safe for swimmers just in time for the upcoming olympics.

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. king charles has set out the new government's plans at the state opening of parliament, 39 bills which labour say will help boost growth and take the "brakes off britain". there'll be reform of the planning system to build new infrastructure and housing. the railways will be nationalised over five years. more powers will be devolved in england to local leaders — control of bus services, for example. the rights of both renters and workers will be improved, and there'll be a new publicly—owned clean power company, great british energy. well, the king's speech was unveiled in parliament on a day full of pomp, pageantry and traditions dating back centuries. our political editor chris mason was watching. no space for passing traffic on a day whose rituals predates the motor car.

a — count them — six—horsepower carriage, the king on board. much of all of this unchanged in years. but here's a bit not seen in a while. these are the plans to be unveiled today of a labour prime minister. fanfare. this, then, their election promises, or at least some of them, today with horses, fancy dress and trumpets. a parliamentary official known as black rod, no matter how quickly she walks, gets the doors of the commons slammed in her face... black rod! ..to symbolise the independence of the house of commons. and so to the speech, written by the government, read by the king. my government's legislative programme will be mission—led and based upon the principles of security, fairness

and opportunity for all. stability will be the cornerstone of my government's economic policy. a knowing smile from the new chancellor. being trusted to manage the economy and firing it up is key for labour, and here's one big way they hope to do it. my ministers will get britain building, including through planning reform, as they seek to accelerate the delivery of high—quality infrastructure and housing. next, transport and a plan to give local leaders more power over local buses in england. and this on trains in england, scotland and wales. my ministers will bring forward legislation to improve the railways by reforming railfranchising, establishing great british railways and bringing train operators into public ownership. and what about dealing with crime and small boat crossings? my government will seek

to strengthen the border and make streets safer. big issues that were the old government's problem and now are for the new government to sort, or try to. ministers also want to give people in england who rent their homes more rights and eventually eradicate smoking. and this is worth a glance, the civility of small talk between victors and the defeated. it looks like rishi sunak approves of the new deputy prime minister's dress colour. to the debate, then, and the prime minister. sir keirstarmer. change is what this government of service will deliver. a king's speech that takes the brakes off our economy and shows to the british public that politics can be a force for good. a rejection in this complicated and volatile world of those who can only offer the easy answer, the snake oil charm of populism.

and a new role for mr sunak, for now at least. on our side of the house, we will fulfil our duties as the loyal opposition professionally and effectively, and across this house, we are all first and foremost patriots. we all wish to see our country and our people flourish and succeed. the liberal democrats said labour faced massive challenges. they have a big job i to do, and so do we. we will work hard on i behalf our constituents. we will scrutinise the government's plans carefully and strive _ to improve them, and, _ mr speaker, we will oppose them when we think they've got it wrong. and plenty here think the government's got it wrong by keeping the two—child benefit cap, which prevents most parents claiming for a third child. surely it should be the bare minimum expectation of a labour government to seek to do everything it possibly can immediately to lift

children out of poverty. and reform uk aren't impressed either. more taxes, more bureaucracy, more regulation. all this talk about energy, more renewable energy, will add to costs. we'll have more expensive energy. this is a programme that will lead to lower growth and people will get poorer. the fanfare departing, the politics returning. the ceremony doesn't change much, but, boy, the house of commons has. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. so, as we've heard there, the new government says housing is a key priority. a bill on renters' rights will include a ban on so—called no—fault evictions. there'll be reform of the leasehold system, tackling high ground rents. and the planning process will be streamlined to get more homes built. the government is aiming for 1.5 million over the next five years. our political correspondent

alex forsyth has the details. in the village of fradley, this land could see more than 100 new homes built. developers say it will help meet lichfield's housing need, with homes for young people and support for green space and community facilities. but those living right next door disagree. envisage over 250 extra cars coming down the cul—de—sac. in this cul—de—sac? in this cul—de—sac, yeah. residents are concerned about the impact on the existing community. well, the infrastructure cannot take any more houses. there's no gp services. to be honest, it does not need any more houses. it's overdeveloped. if somebody said to you, "you'rejust being a nimby, you just don't want houses in your back yard." not true. we need houses in this country. we need affordable houses, but not to the blight... ..not to blight the people who live here already. lichfield's seen a fair amount of development. across england, the government wants to see more, saying people will have a say over how homes are built, but not if they are. councils will have targets, but there is some concern

about the control communities will have, not least in rural areas. the government says it will streamline the planning process to get more homes built, they say, in the right places with infrastructure to keep communities on board. but the tension could come when they run into local objections, and the question is what will labour mps who now represent constituencies like lichfield do then? lichfield's new mp was in westminster today. when i talk to people across litchfield in the villages, their major concern isn't just about what's being built. it's what's being built and the lack of infrastructure to support that. so i think, as a government, when we're trying to push that through, making sure that the infrastructure comes alongside or ahead of housing, that's something that we should really champion and we should really celebrate. it's not just house—building. today, the government said it would introduce more rights for renters, protecting them from blameless evictions, and take steps to end leasehold for new flats. at this coffee shop in lichfield high street,

they're clear something must be done about the housing market. kit�*s struggling to afford somewhere to rent, while sam's renting, trying to save to buy. looking at the rental - properties that are available, i can't afford to move in and then still eat and pay the bills. - i'd literally be able to afford the walls, and that's it. - how are you finding it out there in the market? it's massively overpriced. like, some of the prices of certain houses, particularly i've been looking for a three—bedroom for my two children obviously and my partner, ifeel like they should be a lot lower. if i get my own place - by the time i'm 30, that's great, that's incredible. it feels so distant _ and something that, you know, maybe just won't happen. yeah, fingers crossed. laughter. there's no easy fix. the government's plans may be ambitious, they will be complex and they could prove controversial. alex forsyth, bbc news. throughout the election, we asked you what issues

matter most to you. through your voice, your vote, you told us the cost of living was a key concern. and today, the new government promised to prioritise what it called wealth creation for all communities. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been looking at the details. we're a long way from the ceremony of westminster. my government's legislative programme... but everyone cracking on with the job in hand knows that today's speech will impact their future. ..with employers at its heart. joe and his girlfriend have been living with his parents for the last four years because they can't afford to save and rent. it's too much, way too much. ijust can't afford it. ijust can't. i mean, they've been announcing there today some better protections for tenants. is that important? 0h, very important, very important. cos if you're living in a house that has black mould in, you're risking your health at the end of the day. macaulay�*s hoping to be to be able to buy his own place soon, too. more housing is good.

i've seen that they're building on these new green sites, - they're putting a lot more houses up in bolton _ in the town centre, there's frustration for many that the child benefit limit isn't going to be raised to cover more than two children. i've got three, so i only get paid for two of them. 0k. so... and it is hard work. it should go up, but they need to put a limit on how many kids. you can't get more and more money. ido i do understand the more children you have, you cannot keep --ettin you have, you cannot keep getting more _ you have, you cannot keep getting more and — you have, you cannot keep getting more and more money. it's not fair, is it? _ phil and dorothy rely on emergency credit for their gas and electric meters, even through these summer months. we only get £249 a fortnight, so, you know, if you're - putting £8 a day in, _ it doesn't leave us very much. the government say great british energy will invest in green tech and energy bills will come down in the years ahead. it needs to be done now. you know, not in a few

months, a few years. i it needs to be done now. and enhance employment rights... back at the factory, there's changes on the way for staff. to have someone, you know, appear through the door on day one and then end up with exactly the same rights as someone who's been there for 30 years. but it is very, very difficult to be a small business employing people on a fair basis. i won't even be able to get a deposit for my house... i with so many struggling to pay the big bills in life, today's speech doesn't feel like the immediate boost many had hoped for. colletta smith, bbc news, in bolton. on transport, the government is planning to re—nationalise nearly all passenger rail services when existing contracts expire, and local councils and authorities will be offered the responsibility of running busses in their area. there are also plans to bring new rail infrastructure to northern england. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. the king's speech included laws which are set to usher in big changes to our transport networks.

on the railway, the eye—catching nationalisation plan which labour had promised is now going to be put in motion. currently, a number of passenger services are already publicly—run, but where private operators currently hold contracts, they'll be brought under public control as they expire over the coming years — or, the government says, if they don't fulfil commitments, so don't expect it all to change overnight. a new arm's—length body called great british railways will bring together the management of tracks and other infrastructure and trains. it'll probably take at least 18 months to set up, although there'll be a shadow structure in the meantime. it'll be tasked with improvements, including simplifying ticketing. labour says its plans will save money and make things more joined up. private operators warn costs could increase. there was also a law announced on buses, britain's most—used form of public transport. services have been in long—term decline. new powers will allow local leaders in england to take control

of services in their area through a process called franchising, recently introduced in greater manchester, and a ban on new publicly—owned bus operators will be scrapped. the government thinks this will help local communities get the services they need, but it may not work everywhere. the government made it clear today it will not reverse rishi sunak�*s decision to cancel the second phase of hs2 to manchester, but a parliamentary bill will be repurposed so other rail links in the north of england can be built. several hard—fought campaigns have been recognised by the new government. martyn�*s law, named after manchester bombing victim martyn hett, would require venues to have stronger anti—terror plans. and a hillsborough law would introduce a legal duty of candour for public servants, honouring a decades—long campaign from the families of those who died in the disaster. lauren moss has the details.

without the support, we wouldn't have got this far, honestly. figen murray has campaigned tirelessly for a new law to protect the public after the death of her son martyn and others in the manchester arena bombing in 2017. it was the deadliest terror attack on uk soil in the last decade. martyn�*s law was originally proposed under the conservative government, but didn't come to pass before the election. now, labour's committed to bringing in a new bill that will force public premises and events across the uk to put in specific protections to reduce the risk of an attack. measures will be introduced to improve the safety and security of public venues and help to keep the british public safe from terrorism. absolutely delighted that it's in. totally thrilled about it. however, having said that, we've been here before with the last king's speech.

but it feels different this time because i've met keir starmer. ijust it feels like the beginning of the end of the campaign, and hopefully i'm right. another new law will be named in memory of those who died in the hillsborough disaster, what's called a duty of candour for public servants. the tragedy in 1989 led to decades of fighting for justice for the families of the 97 liverpool fans who were unlawfully killed. charlotte hennessy was just six years old when her fatherjimmy went to a football match and never came home. it wasn't acknowledged - that he was unlawfully killed and that he was survivable until i was 34. _ i've been very anxious leading up to this point in case _ we were let down again. the law will force authorities to be open and accountable when failures have been made and provide legal aid to families. we could only ever move forward i and learn things from hillsborough if we made sure that laws l and wrongs were corrected.

both martyn�*s law and hillsborough law are legacies born out of loss. the loved ones of those who died have faced long journeys of heartache and grief. but turning that into some hope for the future that others won't suffer as they did. exact details about what the bills will contain and their passage through parliament will become clearer in the coming weeks and months. lauren moss, bbc news. some breaking news coming in from paris now is that french police are saying a car has hit a cafe in east paris. three people were seriously injured in the incident. the police can want to say that the survivor of the car is on the run. this is breaking news coming in from paris. a car has ploughed into a cafe terrace. three people are known to

have been seriously injured. we will bring you updates on that as soon as we get it here on bbc news. now, returning to the king's speech. so, with the government's priorities and promises having been outlined, bbc verify�*s ben chu has been looking at some of the challenges it faces. we got a sense from the king's speech today about what this government regards as its top priorities and long—term objectives. so, what are they? well, raising gdp growth, a planning and infrastructure bill and also a national wealth fund bill, devolving more powers with an english devolution bill, delivering net—zero with a gb energy bill, also bolstering workers rights with an employment rights bill. but it's notable that some short—term challenges facing keir starmer�*s government were not directly addressed in the king's speech, and let's explore some of them. first, public sector pay deals. decisions on pay rises for nhs staff, teachers, police and prison guards in england

for 2024—25 have to be taken by the end of this month, and the government may find it needs to find an extra £7 billion per year to prevent the wages of these public sector workers from falling further behind their counterparts in the private sector. you can see from this, the average private sector inflation—adjusted wages are around 4% higher than they were in 2010. but public sector wages, they're around 2.5% lower. and the average pay of nurses, teachers and doctors is even lower. so finding an extra £7 billion per year to change this picture would be challenging given the government's chosen restraints on its spending and taxation powers. but if it fails to do this, it could find its targets to recruit more teachers and nurses even harder to achieve. also not really mentioned were local councils. a survey of local authority leaders earlier this year found around one in ten were likely to have to effectively declare bankruptcy this financial year,

which would force painful cuts in local services, and around five in ten said they were likely to go bust in this parliament unless local government funding is reformed. now, ministers could give struggling councils a direct financial top—up to keep them afloat, but that would also be expensive for the treasury. third, not really mentioned were universities. the £9250—per—year tuition fee that universities in england can charge domestic students has been frozen in cash terms since 2017. this has led to warnings some universities could well go bankrupt in 202a. so, do ministers allow universities to generate more income by raising that tuition fee? that would likely not go down very well with students. and to add to this list of items not really mentioned today, we can add the fate of the highly indebted thames water, which only has enough cash to last until next may. there is a bill in the king's speech to enhance the water regulator's powers, but it doesn't determine what the future of thames will be. and then there are prisons,

which are almost full and projected to be overflowing. the planning reforms in the king's speech could help deliver more prison—building, but the bigger issue of reform of sentencing is not addressed. so solving these problems doesn't necessarily require legislation, but it will require decisions from ministers, sometimes in the coming months, and those decisions have the potential to be very unpopular with some people or very expensive for the government. and they have as much potential to shape this government's fortunes as what is outlined in the king's speech. and of course there's lots more coverage of today's king's speech and what it all means for you over on the bbc news website and app. now on bbc news, it's time for the latest episode of newscast.

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say some labour campaign talking points. have a listen to this. mr; points. have a listen to this. my lords members of the house of commons, _ lords members of the house of commons, my— lords members of the house of commons, my government - lords members of the house ofj commons, my government will lords members of the house of- commons, my government will govern in service _ commons, my government will govern in service to _ commons, my government will govern in service to the — commons, my government will govern in service to the country. _ commons, my government will govern in service to the country. my— in service to the country. my government's— in service to the country. my government's with _ in service to the country. my government's with deflated i in service to the country. my— government's with deflated programme will he _ government's with deflated programme will he mission — government's with deflated programme will be mission led _ government's with deflated programme will be mission led and _ government's with deflated programme will be mission led and based _ government's with deflated programme will be mission led and based upon - government's with deflated programme will be mission led and based upon a i will be mission led and based upon a principle _ will be mission led and based upon a principie of— will be mission led and based upon a principle of security, _ will be mission led and based upon a principle of security, fairness - will be mission led and based upon a principle of security, fairness and - principle of security, fairness and opportunity — principle of security, fairness and opportunity for— principle of security, fairness and opportunity for all. _ principle of security, fairness and opportunity for all. stability - principle of security, fairness and opportunity for all. stability will i opportunity for all. stability will be opportunity for all. stability will he the — opportunity for all. stability will be the cornerstone _ opportunity for all. stability will be the cornerstone of— opportunity for all. stability will be the cornerstone of my - be the cornerstone of my government's— be the cornerstone of my government's economic. be the cornerstone of my - government's economic policy. be the cornerstone of my _ government's economic policy. and every— government's economic policy. and every decision — government's economic policy. and every decision will— government's economic policy. and every decision will be _ government's economic policy. and every decision will be consistent. every decision will be consistent with its— every decision will be consistent with its fiscal— every decision will be consistent with its fiscal rules. _ every decision will be consistent with its fiscal rules.— with its fiscal rules. quite a lot of that. with its fiscal rules. quite a lot of that- i _ with its fiscal rules. quite a lot of that. i don't _ with its fiscal rules. quite a lot of that. i don't think _ with its fiscal rules. quite a lot of that. i don't think you - with its fiscal rules. quite a lot of that. i don't think you will i with its fiscal rules. quite a lot| of that. i don't think you will be wildly untreatable to say this was a rhetorical golf, really, as in the vast majority of governments in the last 100 years could have had that at the top of the king or queen's speech. say perhaps that last bit which is appointed jab in the previous government, that idea around fiscal rules. in fact, one of the bills is legally mandated the office for budget responsibility,

the kind of independent watchdog of the kind of independent watchdog of the numbers coming to look at the government's numbers when it is proposing what they described as significant tax changes. that is clearly a jibe at liz truss in the many budget in the whole thing that was not put through, the office for budget responsibility. quite a moment hearing the monarch reading out that kind of stuff, it always is. , ., , ., is. right, loads of things to get ou to is. right, loads of things to get you to talk _ is. right, loads of things to get you to talk from _ is. right, loads of things to get you to talk from so _ is. right, loads of things to get you to talk from so what - is. right, loads of things to get - you to talk from so what would you want to talk about first?— want to talk about first? watch we talk about? _ want to talk about first? watch we talk about? railways. _ want to talk about first? watch we talk about? railways. yes, - want to talk about first? watch we talk about? railways. yes, this i want to talk about first? watch we talk about? railways. yes, this is | talk about? railways. yes, this is the thin , talk about? railways. yes, this is the thing. a _ talk about? railways. yes, this is the thing. a lot— talk about? railways. yes, this is the thing, a lot of— talk about? railways. yes, this is the thing, a lot of the _ talk about? railways. yes, this is the thing, a lot of the stuff- talk about? railways. yes, this is the thing, a lot of the stuff was i the thing, a lot of the stuff was enacting what was in the manifesto which is what is not surprising. there are no gotchas or rabbits out of the hat, stuff we knew we were coming. of the hat, stuff we knew we were cominr. , ,., , of the hat, stuff we knew we were cominr. , , , ., coming. they reportedly try to say we are not — coming. they reportedly try to say we are not doing _ coming. they reportedly try to say we are not doing surprises. - coming. they reportedly try to say we are not doing surprises. this i we are not doing surprises. this will be campaigned on a got elected on and will now try and do. it will be campaigned on a got elected on and will now try and do.- on and will now try and do. it also would be a _ on and will now try and do. it also would be a surprise _ on and will now try and do. it also would be a surprise there - on and will now try and do. it also would be a surprise there was - on and will now try and do. it also would be a surprise there was a l would be a surprise there was a surprise in the king's speech. not really the venue for doing that sort of stuff. so we will call it rail nationalisation in this post ultimately it will be, but sort of not quite as web and if that. this

idea that as the existing rail franchises which are in the hands of commercial operators, as they expire, they will automatically be brought back into government so they have a publicly run railway basically at the end of all the franchises.— basically at the end of all the franchises. ., , , , franchises. probably the single bi est franchises. probably the single biggest and — franchises. probably the single biggest and most _ franchises. probably the single biggest and most easily - biggest and most easily understandable kind of thing that a government of the left would be keen on, that a government of the right would be likely less keen on. now both sides are making the argument that it's also about ideology and more about what works, etc come of it is a very kind of labour idea. not a surprise if they felt about it for years i say is popular including among people who recently voted conservative. but it's a marker of how things have changed. revise conservative. but it's a marker of how things have changed. also they were publicly _ how things have changed. also they were publicly run _ how things have changed. also they were publicly run railway _ how things have changed. also they were publicly run railway franchises| were publicly run railway franchises under the conservative government, quite a few of them in fact, but also another example of an inherently dramatic politician is talking about this revolution there is going to be in the railways as a

result of this idea and also introducing great british railways and i hear them say that and think hang on, some of the things you pointed out like train wi—fi not being very good or engineering things are whatever is not necessarily a product of a private company or government owned company runs that particular rela line. they are just functions of the railway system. so they got to be careful not to overpromise.— system. so they got to be careful not to overpromise. exactly and if ou sa not to overpromise. exactly and if you say with _ not to overpromise. exactly and if you say with that _ not to overpromise. exactly and if you say with that when _ not to overpromise. exactly and if you say with that when in - you say with that when in particular, its going to be a really gradual process depending on when the existing franchises run out unless the franchise hits particular trouble and ends up as happened under previous governments calling in public hands almost by accident. also this thing of setting up great british railways which they called the guiding mind for the railways look at sort of oversee everything rather than everything being split up rather than everything being split up across different company. he inherited that for the previous government, like grant shafts on her work on that about two and a bit years ago, so these things take quite a lot of time and people are expecting them bang and then

actually quite a lot of stuff today was inherited from the last government.— was inherited from the last government. was inherited from the last rovernment. �* , , government. and you can see this in 97 and 2010 — government. and you can see this in 97 and 2010 and — government. and you can see this in 97 and 2010 and you _ government. and you can see this in 97 and 2010 and you can _ government. and you can see this in 97 and 2010 and you can see - government. and you can see this in 97 and 2010 and you can see it nowl 97 and 2010 and you can see it now that when a party has in a long state and government, part of the process of the opposition becoming delectable again, even if they don't admit this in as many words, is excepting quite a lot of what they spent many years opposing in the intervening period because they have to appear at reassuring people who spent years building for the other lot. see you get all sorts of that. particular examples and hear of stuff that just fell off the end of a table at the end the last moment and did have pretty widespread cross party support like the gradual band on smoking, like what's known as this law improving the safety of public venues. which is pretty much a straight cut—and—paste job, but the broader thrust of stuff if you say it contains all sorts of evolution as well. it is interesting when you talk

about things left over