General election 2024 timings: key dates for King’s Speech and next Budget

The 2024 general election has returned a Labour government. But when do we find out what Sir Keir Starmer's administration will do in power?

The Houses of Parliament with a British flag flying close by ahead of general election 2024
The 2024 general election is taking place on 4 July
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The race for 10 Downing Street is over, with the Labour Party having won the general election 2024.

Sir Keir Starmer has romped home with a 170-seat majority that should give him significant leeway to fully implement the policy agenda he set out in his manifesto. This included pledges to reform wealth taxes, boost the property market, and widen access to physical banking.

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Henry Sandercock has spent more than eight years as a journalist covering a wide variety of beats. Having studied for an MA in journalism at the University of Kent, he started his career in the garden of England as a reporter for local TV channel KMTV.

Henry then worked at the BBC for three years as a radio producer - mostly on BBC Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine, but also on major BBC Radio 4 programmes like The World at One, PM and Broadcasting House. Switching to print media, he covered fresh foods for respected magazine The Grocer for two years.

After moving to NationalWorld.com - a national news site run by the publisher of The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post - Henry began reporting on the cost of living crisis, becoming the title’s money editor in early 2023. He covered everything from the energy crisis to scams, and inflation. He also has bylines in MoneyWeek.