all her public duties in public whenever she can. she s famously said to be seen is to be believed, and she believes the monarchy must be seen, but in future it is likely what we will see is other members of the royal family carrying out royal duties on her behalf. for seven decades, britain has had a highly visible head of state. those days are over, realities are having to be faced, the burden is shifting. nicholas witchell, bbc news. today s queen speech saw a renewed commitment to the government s flagship policy of levelling up its plan to address regional inequalities. but with a background of soaring energy bills and rising prices, are people noticing any tangible benefits to their lives or is there a lot more work to be done? our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been in stoke, one of the cities already receiving millions of pounds as part of the levelling up strategy.
job opportunities and certainly transport connectivity, and that s not what this paper does. but it does offer some opportunity for areas that have not got devolution. that might be the key to it all, whether local areas really get the powers to direct local spending. the ambition is spot on. i think michael gove is right that we need a devolution revolution to level up. but if you look underneath the pledges, and we still need to see the detail, it feels like they are pushing out the same old remedies that have failed to close the divide between places. for an embattled prime minister, the levelling up strategy is also part of his political survival strategy, a way to shift the focus from the ongoing calls for him to resign. a wonderful moral and economic mission to level up and give opportunity across the whole country. a fantastic vision for this country, mr speaker. governments have made many and similar promises before. the difficulty, changes to the face of the country
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eu funds the government has made to replace eu funds that helped with regenerating cornwall. also cornwall is one regenerating cornwall. also cornwall is one of regenerating cornwall. also cornwall is one of nine areas which is being invited is one of nine areas which is being invited to is one of nine areas which is being invited to apply for more devolution powers. invited to apply for more devolution powers, they are keen to find out what powers, they are keen to find out what powers they can get from westminster and how they can use that to westminster and how they can use that to control their own destiny. jenny, that to control their own destiny. jenny, thank you. our economics editor, faisal islam, is here. levelling up is a major policy but no new money? it s a significant moment, a very big mission and it started identifying something which has occurred in this country and just happened, and identifying that is a problem which the government seeks to sell, this
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are miatta fahnbulleh, who is the chief executive of the new economics foundation, and kate maltby who is a columnist for the i paper and arts critic. welcome back to you both. let s look at what belt is coming in. what else. the shocking findings of an investigation into the met by the police watchdog is the lead for the metro. the report uncovered discrimination, bullying and misogyny in the ranks of the force. as the government prepares to announce its long awaited levelling up strategy tomorrow, the guardian quotes critics who say the 12 point plan lacks funding and clarity. the paper also carries an image of borisjohnson meeting his ukrainian counterpart in kyiv earlier, amid threats