The King's Speech was a positive first step by Keir Starmer. The Record welcomes the extension of workers’ rights, which will give employees better protection against dodgy bosses.

GB Energy should provide us with more energy security and reduce bills, and we’re glad it will be head-­quartered in Scotland. Rail nationalisation should mean trains across the UK are run in the public interest rather than for profit.

The country is finally moving in the right direction. But while many of the Bills are laudable, there was one obvious measure missing: scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

The last Labour government did great work by taking millions of people out of poverty. Between 1997 and 2010, countless children and pensioners saw their lives improve due to the party’s policies.

The new Labour Government could do the........

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