King’s Speech 2024: Government Priorities Announced
The start of this month, saw the election of a new Labour Government. In the lead up to the election, we wrote about the plans set out in their manifesto and what we could expect to see if they were to be elected. The next stage in the parliamentary process is for the Government to […]
The King’s Speech
Today, Wednesday 17 July 2024, we saw the state opening of Parliament by King Charles III. This is a historic ceremony formally marking a new parliamentary year, and which sees the Monarch setting out the Government’s agenda for 2024-25. It is significant this year, as it is the first state opening of parliament under a […]
What has happened to the Employment Bill?
The Queen’s Speech in December 2019 announced a new Employment Bill, aimed at supporting workers and families by introducing measures which would encourage flexible working as well as support leave for those with caring responsibilities. However, with a global pandemic which then followed it meant that little progress was made in passing this Bill into […]