The next steps for national renewal

Today the King announced 37 new Government Bill to open the next session of the current five-year Parliament.

This builds on the 50 pieces of new legislation so far passed by the Labour Government - including on employment rights, renters' rights and fighting crime and anti-social behaviour.

The new bills announced in the KIng's Speech include:

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An Energy Independence Bill boosting renewables, improving our energy security and self-sufficiency, to free UK consumers from global markets. Investing in clean energy means more jobs for Hull and the Humber.

• A Bill for Northern Powerhouse Rail - transforming rail travel across the North.

• Reforms cutting NHS bureaucracy and improving patient care.

• Action to tackle cyber-attacks, hostile state threats and extremist content online.

• Changes to introduce firm but fair immigration controls.

• Nationalising British Steel.

• Modernising policing.

The Kings Speech can be read at https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-05-13/debates/40D921FA-7B9B-4501-9A6F-1C62C75CA7F0/King%E2%80%99SSpeech.

This action to promote security, stability and growth is the next phase of Labour’s decade of renewal that started in 2024.