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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe date of the King’s Speech has been officially confirmed by the House of Commons Leader today.\n\nSir Alan Campbell told MPs that the date for King Charles to deliver the Government's legislative programme has been chosen as May 13.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDuring the state opening of parliament, the monarch will present a list of proposed bills on behalf of Keir Starmer's administration.\n\nThis week, sources indicated that either May 12 or 13 was under consideration for the address.The scheduling of the speech on May 13 positions the speech just six days after the local elections on May 7.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nParliamentary votes following the King's Speech traditionally function as a confidence measure in the sitting Government.\n\nGovernment sources indicate that Parliament will be prorogued during the week of April 27, bringing to a close a continuous session that has spanned nearly two years under Keir Starmer's leadership.\n\nApril 29 is the preferred target date for this suspension, according to sources briefed on the discussions.\n\nHowever, two sources suggested prorogation could potentially be pushed back to May 5 as ministers work to guide remaining legislation through the House of Lords.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Pension Schemes Bill represents one of the primary obstacles to a smooth prorogation, with the House of Lords having handed the government multiple defeats on the legislation.\n\nMeanwhile, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, designed to establish a \"duty of candour\" for public bodies, is already anticipated to carry over into the next parliamentary session.\n\nNegotiations between Government ministers and campaigners continue regarding how the bill's provisions will extend to the security services.\n\nThese legislative hurdles explain why the prorogation timetable remains somewhat fluid, with the government needing to balance its desire to conclude the current session against the practical challenges of securing House of Lords approval for contested measures.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "King's Speech date confirmed by Leader of the House of Commons"
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