The king’s speech: how radical will Labour be?
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🗓️ 17 July 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Guardian. |
| 0:09.0 | Today, Kia Starmer sets out his plans. |
| 0:12.0 | How radical will the King's speech Kia Starmer sets out his plans. |
| 0:12.6 | How radical will the King's speech be? Businesses across the land, whatever kind of business you're in, BT's got your back. |
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| 0:42.0 | So whatever your business, let us take care of business with our secure and reliable connectivity. BT's got your back. Search BT's got your back. The King's Speech is a piece of political theatre that's been played out since the 17th century. Later this morning, King Charles |
| 1:06.5 | will play that familiar role. He'll ride in a horse-drawn golden carriage from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament. |
| 1:17.0 | He'll proceed to the throne that's set in the House of Lords and don his crown. An MP is then taken as a hostage in the palace to |
| 1:28.2 | ensure the safe return of the it's a tradition that harks back to more volatile times |
| 1:39.0 | when under King Charles I the relationship between the monarch and parliament broke down entirely. |
| 1:46.0 | Blackrod, a senior officer in the House of Lords, |
| 1:52.0 | will summon MPs. |
| 1:54.0 | Mr Speaker, the King commands this honourable House to attend his majesty immediately in the House |
| 2:00.6 | of Tears. And then begins the state opening |
| 2:13.0 | the King's Speech. When Charles will read out a list of more than 35 bills that the new government has written, |
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