New UK government promises economic growth and improved relations with 'European partners'

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris (not pictured) to a bilateral meeting at Checkers in Ellesborough, Great Britain

Keir StarmerNew Prime Minister UKIt announced its government plan this Wednesday (17) and promised economic growth and reconciliation European union, something broke after they left Brexit. “My government will seek to redefine relationships with European partners and work to improve trade and investment relations with the EU,” Starmer said in a speech read by King Charles II at the opening of the British parliament. A total of 40 bills were introduced, many focusing on economic growth, housing construction and the goal of decarbonizing the nation's energy supply with a public green energy agency. The Labor government has also promised to ease the cost-of-living crisis. At the start of the last Parliament, the Conservatives tabled 21 proposals.

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The Prime Minister reiterated the UK's “full support” for Ukraine. In the traditional ceremony, the King read a speech prepared by the Prime Minister, establishing the government's goals for the term. In a traditionally sovereign-sounding new government speech, 61-year-old New Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out his desire and ambition to achieve economic stability with budgets assessed by an independent body. To combat “organized crime” based on irregular immigration. Starmer, who came to power on July 4 and ended 14 years of Tory rule, announced his intention to strip the hereditary rights of around one hundred members of the House of Lords. He also confirmed his desire to create a new security force with the resources of counter-terrorism units to fight “organized crime” within irregular immigration.

The creation of this new “Border Protection Command” aims to “strengthen” the fight against smugglers who have allowed around 90,000 migrants to reach the United Kingdom since 2022 by crossing the English Channel that separates the coasts of France and England in small boats. After winning the elections, Keir Starmer confirmed he would drop the Conservatives' plan to deport irregular migrants to Rwanda. The nearly 800 members of the House of Lords, unlike those in the House of Commons, are not elected by election but are appointed by the King and have advisory powers.

William, Prince of Wales (right) and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) speak before the UEFA EURO 2024 final between Spain and England │EFE/EPA/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL

In Northern Ireland, the new government has promised to scrap a controversial law to end investigations and prosecutions for riot-related crimes and give immunity to people of all backgrounds. According to tradition, on this auspicious occasion, the monarch departs from Buckingham Palace in a golden carriage towards the Parliament of Westminster. Starmer's Labor government, stepping down from his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn as party leader following his defeat in the 2019 election, won the election with 411 out of 650 members in the House of Commons, allowing the former prime minister to secure an absolute majority against Conservative Rishi Sunak, who won 121.

*With information from AFP and Estadão Conteúdo