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The King’s Speech, State Opening and the 1922 Committee

10 Nov 2023

As the Government sets out its legislative plans for the next Session, Ruth and Mark look at the political and parliamentary prospects for the proposals and discuss the latest on what’s happening with HS2 legislation. They ask why Parliament has legislative Sessions that begin with State Opening and end with prorogation, and disagree over whether it’s time to abandon the pageantry!Mark and Ruth are then off to the House of Lords to meet Professor the Lord Norton of Louth to discuss the subject o
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