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The King, the Prime Minister and Hollywood star Idris Elba joined forces to hear youngsters talk about how they deal with the problems they face in modern-day Britain.

Police will be told to tackle the UK's shoplifting epidemic in a crime crackdown to be unveiled in the King's Speech.

The figure was the highest since current records began in 2003, according to the Office for National Statistics , and has seen retailers resorting to putting security tags on low value and everyday items. Last week Sir Keir met again with Luther and The Wire actor Idris Elba, who campaigns against knife crime, having held talks during the election campaign.Last week Sir Keir met again with Luther and The Wire actor Idris Elba, who campaigns against knife crime, having held talks during the election campaign.Labour has also said it will introduce a 'neighbourhood policing guarantee' which will establish a named officer responsible for tackling anti-social behaviour in each community.

What else could be in the King's Speech on Wednesday? Ahead of the King's Speech on Wednesday, the Government said it will put economic growth at the heart of its legislative agenda. Local government, including mayoral combined authorities, have long called for new powers and flexibilities to drive growth and improvements.The Government has said the King's Speech will include legislation to enact announcements made last week. These include the launch of the national wealth fund, which is designed to attract billions in private sector investment to support UK growth.

This will be a key element of the new UK Border Security Command, which will draw together work across the National Crime Agency, intelligence agencies, police, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force.Labour is set to introduce a strengthened version of the Renters Reform Bill, which fell after Rishi Sunak called the General Election.

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