Metro – Keir’s Crown Jewels
More houses, renationalisation of the railways and workers’ rights reforms are at the heart of Labour’s plan for “national renewal” outlined during the King’s Speech, Metro reports. Online, the Metro reports on the UK heatwave as health alerts are issued.
Five key policies announced in first King’s Speech of Labour government
Labour has announced sweeping changes in their first King’s Speech, including confirmation of VAT on private school fees and plans to build 1.5 million new homes.
The new government will focus on ‘security, fairness and opportunity for all’, King Charles said in his speech for the State Opening of Parliament 2024.
Wearing the glittering Imperial Crown, he read out the speech written by Keir Starmer for the traditional kick-off of a new government.
Every policy will be fully costed, he said, swiping at Liz Truss whose minibudget tax cuts caused turmoil in the markets and were blamed for mortgage hikes.
Map shows hottest places in the UK with London set to reach highs of 30°C
Good luck to anyone planning on commuting on the London Underground in the coming days as a heatwave is sweeping into the capital.
London and most of the east of England will be under a yellow heat health alert from 5pm today, just in time for the evening rush hour, which will stay in place until Saturday night.
The alerts bring an end to the rubbish weather conditions we’ve seen so far this summer, with consistent low pressure bringing heavy winds, clouds, rain and thunderstorms, and bang average temperatures.
This map shows the temperature hotspots forecast across the UK – and unsurprisingly London and the south east are seeing the warmest weather.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 18 July 2024.
Thursday’s front pages are dominated by the King’s Speech as the new government unveils its plans for the country for the year ahead. The newspapers offer up their assessments of Labour’s plans and who it benefits.
Many of the papers feature images of Charles and Camilla at the King’s Speech. There is a splash of celebrity news on several front pages, whilst the back pages are dominated by Premier League gossip.