King Charles to lay out UK government agenda as Starmer battles to save PM job
King Charles III will deliver the government's legislative programme for the coming year in the traditional King's Speech on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's job hanging in the balance following heavy defeats in local elections that have exacerbated divisions within the ruling Labour party.
Watch the speech live at 12:30pm Paris time (GMT+2).
- Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales The Guardian —
- Britons set to punish Starmer's Labour in local polls The Japan Times —
- Polling stations open at start of crucial day for Keir Starmer’s premiership Nation.Cymru —
- Polls close across Great Britain in an election that could shape politics for some time ITV —
- Starmer braces for heavy Labour losses in elections as counting begins Financial Times —