Starmer Rips Up Planning Rules for Growth in King’s Speech
- UK government sets out legislative agenda after election win
- Aim to tackle NIMBYs blocking key infrastructure projects
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to unleash Britain’s most ambitious planning reforms in decades and said getting the country building was a non-negotiable part of boosting economic growth, as he unveiled his landslide-winning Labour government’s legislative agenda.
In what will be seen as a dramatic step-change from the previous Conservative administration, Starmer announced 39 bills at the King’s Speech on Wednesday — Labour’s first in 15 years — in areas including renewable energy, housebuilding, workers’ rights, railways, artificial intelligence and cyber security.