King’s Speech 2024: Pension reforms, housebuilding and Great British Energy - here’s what has been announced

The King’s Speech sets out the new Labour government’s legislative agenda for the next parliament - from pensions and energy to housebuilding and leasehold reforms, here's what has been announced

King Charles III reads the King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament, 17 July 2024.
(Image credit: Photo by Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

King Charles has outlined the Labour government's priorities for the year ahead, in his second King's Speech as monarch.

The speech outlined 40 bills that ministers intend to pass into law during the next year-long session of parliament.

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Chris Newlands

Chris is a freelance journalist, and was previously an editor and correspondent at the Financial Times as well as the business and money editor at The i Newspaper. He is also the author of the Virgin Money Maker, the personal finance guide published by Virgin Books, and has written for the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, South China Morning Post, TimeOut, Barron's and The Guardian. He is a graduate in Economics.