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What was in the King's Speech?

What was in the King's Speech?

Our politics team takes a closer look

The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

November 7, 202311m 58s

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Show Notes

King Charles III delivers first King’s Speech. Smoking, criminal sentencing and tackling consumer rip-offs. Rishi Sunak’s last-minute edit. King Charles’s body language observed. Our Politics team, Nicholas Cecil, Rachael Burford and Jitendra Joshi explain the highlights. In this episode:


  • How will the King’s Speech be received by the public?
  • The government's proposed leaseholds shake-up
  • Criminal charges changing
  • What happened to Suella Braverman’s proposed tent ban?


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