All You Need To Know About New UK Government's Key Policy Plans

A Planning and Infrastructure Bill will seek to increase the number of homes built each year and simplify the process for approving key infrastructure projects by speeding up the time it takes to get planning permission.

Britain's new Labour government set out its first package of proposed laws on Wednesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer tries to deliver on his promise to rebuild the country.

The King's Speech - given by the monarch but written by government ministers - opens the new session of parliament.

Below are some of the government's key policy plans: