UK's new government announces legislation for 'national renewal' as Parliament opens with royal pomp
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King Charles III reads the King's Speech, as Queen Camilla sits beside him during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, London, July 17, 2024. King Charles III waiting to read the King's Speech, as Queen Camilla sits beside him during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, July 17, 2024. The speech sets out the agenda of the UK's first Labour government for 14 years. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Conservative leader Rishi Sunak (right) lead MPs through the Central Lobby at the Palace of Westminster ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in London, July 17, 2024
Britain's new Labour Party government promised to calm the country's febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis as it set out its plans for "national renewal" at the grand State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday.
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