Starmer promises ‘renewal’ as agenda set in King’s Speech

The SNP said Labour should have used the speech to scrap the two-child cap on benefits.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised “national renewal” as Labour’s programme for government was unveiled in the King’s Speech at Westminster.

A new publicly-owned Great British Energy company headquartered in Scotland was among the headline announcements, but a row is brewing over calls to scrap the two-child cap on benefits.

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