Rishi Sunak appeared to be “out of ideas and out of time” following a lacklustre King’s Speech.
The prime minister set out a fresh legislative programme for the coming parliamentary session while seeking to draw dividing lines with Labour going into the next general election.
In all, the package featured 20 bills and one draft bill, including some that have been carried over from the last parliamentary session to complete their passage in the next.
But despite it being the longest monarch’s speech at the state opening of Parliament for nearly 20 years, people couldn’t believe how thin it turned out to be.
Naomi Smith, chief executive of Best for Britain said: “Despite thin promises in the King’s Speech, the fact is that under Sunak trade negotiations have stalled, climate action has been neutered and NHS waiting lists have only risen.
“With any meaningful action impossible before the General Election, this government is out of touch, out of ideas and out of time. This country can’t wait any longer for change and that’s why at the next election, Best for Britain is organising the most powerful tactical voting operation the nation has ever seen.”
While Chris Bryant seemed to sum up the mood of the nation with this speech:
