Swallowing frogs is part of the ruler’s job. This was Tuesday Charles IIIIn his first speech before Parliament as King of England, he ‘The King’s Speech’Officially starting the new legislative year United Kingdom And this lays the foundations for what’s to come Government priorities In the coming months. Those priorities include approving the offshore oil licensing bill, a law that conflicts with laws that have been in place for decades. combating climate change It stars the monarch during his long tenure as Prince of Wales.
The bill provides for the issuance of annual licenses for the operation of mines. gas and oil fields In the North Sea. Something that, according to the administration, will allow us to reduce totalitarian regimes’ dependence on energy. Russiawill help protect domestic industry and 200,000 jobs In an effort to stick to this law, the King said, “This bill will support the future licensing of new oil and gas fields and help the country transition to emissions neutrality by 2050 without placing additional burdens on households.” said. institutional role What is expected from the head of state?
serious move
Carlos III limited himself to presenting the legislative proposals of the Government in a law marked as follows: solemnity and grandeur Features of the British parliamentary monarchy. The monarch, wearing the state’s imperial crown, read the speech while sitting on a golden throne next to Queen Camilla in the House of Lords, the only occasion during the year when the head of state and monarch came together. members of both houses. Commons MPs, led by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, crossed the Palace of Westminster lobby to witness the speech in the Upper House, as is customary.
Beyond the government’s plans to encourage the extraction of fossil fuels, the monarch has also introduced initiatives related to: securitysuch as the criminal law, which provides for harsher punishments. penalties for the most serious crimesThese include laws giving greater powers to intelligence agencies to combat sexual crimes and terrorism, and to security forces to combat digital crimes and crimes against minors. The King also announced the Administration’s plans on economic issues, housing and combating irregular migration.
Controversial proposals
In the speech, emphasis was placed on the government’s strategy. Rishi Altar presenting himself as the only person who can make thoughtful decisions long term benefit. “My government’s priority is to make the difficult but necessary long-term decisions to change this country for the better,” the King told a packed Parliament. said. The administration wanted to give special attention to the project to phase out the sale of tobacco so that young people who are currently 16 years old or younger cannot acquire cigarette tobacco. cigarettes at any time in your life.
The controversial proposal of the Minister of Internal Affairs was excluded from the conversation, Suella Bravermanproposed legislation for chasing homeless people and they will impose fines on charities that provide them with tents. Sunak sought to qualify his minister’s remarks, but one of the bills introduced by the monarch this Tuesday includes “fighting back” persistent, annoying and organized begging“Both the opposition and NGOs have been highly critical of Braverman’s proposal, who insists on associating homelessness with crime and who assured us just a few days ago that living on the streets is a “lifestyle choice.”