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pageantry is over. the king and queen are back now buckingham palace. we queen are back now buckingham palace. ~ ., ., ., palace. we will have a debate that will beain palace. we will have a debate that will begin on palace. we will have a debate that will begin on this palace. we will have a debate that will begin on this king s palace. we will have a debate that will begin on this king s speech. . will begin on this king s speech. the prime minister and leader of the opposition will both rise and give their speeches. that debate goes on for some time. in theory that debates, there will be about at the end of that. in theory, it is a test of the government. to see whether it can get through the commons. the last time a government failed to get a king s speech through was 192a. that is not an outcome we would expect. what you can get a bit of a sense of the debate that will happen our conservative mps enthused by this. that is a really big thing, because many of t ....
in gaza since october 7th, when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government killed more than 1,400 people in israel. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has resisted calls for a ceasefire, but now says shorter humanitarian pauses might be a possibility. let s cross to our correspondent in southern israel, mark lowen. thank you very much indeed. yes, exactly one month to day since the deadliest attack on israel s history, when hamas gunmen burst into israel and murdered 1,400 people and took more than 240 hostage. triggering a huge israeli military retaliation. today, we have heard from the israeli military that they have taken control of a hamas stronghold, that they have detonated a hamas weapons depot as they tighten their grip on gaza city, trying to cut it off can quickly from the rest of the gaza strip. cut it off completely. the road from the north tip of gaza to the southern tip have been opened again for two hours today to try to e ....
the impact of covid and the war in ukraine have created significant long term challenges for the united kingdom. that is why my government s priority is to make the difficult but necessary long term decisions to change this country for the better. there was an announcement of a bill to issue annual extraction licences for oil and gas, and a focus on crime, including previously announced measures. my government will act to keep communities safe from crime, anti social behaviour, terrorism and illegal migration. a bill will be brought forward to ensure tougher sentences for the most serious offenders and increase the confidence of victims. there was a promise to make it easier for leasehold homeowners to buy their freeholds and to tackle service charges, and a return for the renters reform bill, which was in the last queen s speech. there was also a measure which rishi sunak has set as a personal goal. my government will introduce legislation to create a smoke free generation b ....
lines between them, ahead of an election. but first, the king acknowledged the significance of this moment. it is mindful of a legacy of service and devotion to this country set by my beloved mother, the late queen, that i deliver this, the first king s speech in over 70 years. the impact of covid and the war in ukraine have created significant long term challenges for the united kingdom. that is why my government s priority is to make the difficult but necessary long term decisions to change this country for the better. there was an announcement of a bill to issue annual extraction licences for oil and gas, and a focus on crime, including previously announced measures. my government will act to keep communities safe from crime, anti social behaviour, terrorism and illegal migration. a bill will be brought forward to ensure tougher sentences for the most serious offenders and increase the confidence of victims. there was a promise to make it easier for leasehold homeown ....
mp and we have similar issues in scotland around police officer numbers and the conservatives have delivered more numbers but the numbers are stretched and that s before we even get to the courts. the prime minister says these are issues voters care about, like the issues voters care about, like the issues around the frustrations around crime and punishment, and given your experience, you will be following them closely. the idea of the police would have more power to enter a property to seize stolen goods without a warrant which is very frustrating for voters. it may not seem like a big issue but it is something that could make a difference. something that could make a difference- something that could make a difference. , , ., , difference. the issue for me is around community difference. the issue for me is around community policing - difference. the issue for me is| around community policing and difference. the issue for me is - around community policing and seeing ....