Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and measures to tame inflation and boost economic growth. The plans will be included in the King's Speech read out by King Charles III at the State Opening of Parliament.
FILE - Prince Charles is seated next to the Queen’s crown during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster in London, May 10, 2022. On Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, King Charles III will sit on a gilded throne and read out the King’s Speech, a list of planned laws drawn up by the Conservative government and aimed at winning over voters ahead of an election next year.
The day begins with scarlet-clad yeomen of the guard searching Parliament’s cellars for explosives, a reference to the 1605 Gunpowder Plot in which Roman Catholic rebels led by Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the building with the Protestant King James I inside. There is likely to be a strong focus on law and order, an area where the Conservatives think they have an edge over left-of-center Labour. The speech will announce tougher sentences for serious offenses, including no-parole “life means life” sentences for some murderers.
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