There are 40 bills, ranging from the potentially nation-changing to legislative tidying up, albeit with no real surprises. So what does Labour’s first king’s speech set out? Here is what has been promised, area by area.: Otherwise nicknamed the “Liz Truss bill”, this sets out, in the wake of the short-serving PM’s disastrous mini-budget, that all such fiscal measures must come with an independent assessment by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
: A more general policing bill, including measures on neighbourhood policing and stronger rules for the inspectorate to intervene in failing police forces.: Otherwise known as Martyn’s Law after Martyn Hett who was among those killed in the Manchester Arena attack, this would make sure public buildings are better protected against such attacks.