CHRIS Vince MP has reacted to the King’s Speech laid out in Parliament today (Wednesday 17th July).

The speech laid out all the new laws to be introduced by the new Labour Government over the coming year.

In its first week, Keir Starmer’s Labour government has already lifted the ban on onshore wind. It has created a national wealth fund to invest in and grow our economy. It has met NHS bosses to get the 40,000 extra NHS appointments we need each week and 700,000 urgent dental appointments up and running as quickly as possible says Labour.

The Department for Education is kickstarting our promise to hire 6,500 new teachers, taking emergency measures to pull the justice system back from the brink of collapse. And, on day one, the Rwanda gimmick was scrapped.

The legislation set out in the King’s Speech will build on the momentum of the first days in office and make a difference to the lives of working people.

Reacting to the speech Chris Vince MP said:

“Delivering positive change for Harlow is what I was elected to Parliament to do.

For too long people have been held back and their talents and hard work not rewarded.

These laws are all about creating wealth in communities like ours and making people better off – supporting their ambitions, hopes and dreams. I look forward to debating how they will support local people in Harlow and driving them through parliament.”

New laws tabled in the King’s Speech include:

Planning and Infrastructure Bill which will build the new homes required to make housing more affordable and the infrastructure to support sustained economic growth.

Passenger Railways Service and Railways Bills to bring rail services back into public ownership to make our railways reliable, affordable and accessible.

Great British Energy Bill to make our country energy independent and so ensure British taxpayers, bill payers and communities reap the benefits of clean, secure, home-grown energy and lower bills for families.

Water (Special Measures) Bill by strengthening regulation and beginning the work of cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas.

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill which will launch a Border Security Command to bring criminal people smugglers to justice and clear the asylum backlog to end hotel use and increase returns.
Crime and Policing Bill (England and Wales) which will put neighbourhood police and Police Community Support Officers back on the beat.

And all of this will be underpinned by a Budget Responsibility Bill which will introduce a ‘fiscal lock’ – to ensure that the mistakes of Liz Truss ‘mini budget’ cannot be repeated and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) can scrutinise Government plans.

Chris Vince MP continued:

“Now is the time for politics as public service. I am pleased to be part of a government committed to uniting the country in the shared mission of national renewal.

“The start of the road back to restoring people’s hope and faith that politics can be a force for good. No more gimmicks, lies and self-serving self-obsession.”