{"id":26815,"date":"2023-11-04T10:09:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T10:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=26815"},"modified":"2023-11-04T10:09:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T10:09:56","slug":"the-kings-speech-what-we-can-expect-from-rishi-sunaks-last-roll-of-the-dice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/politics\/the-kings-speech-what-we-can-expect-from-rishi-sunaks-last-roll-of-the-dice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kings Speech – what we can expect from Rishi Sunaks last roll of the dice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rishi Sunak says that ‘binding requirements’ will be needed over AI<\/h3>\n

The last time the government introduced its legislative programme was before the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II but the then Prince Charles sat in for her while the crown was left on a cushion.<\/p>\n

On Thursday the crown will be on the new King’s head as he formally reads out his government’s programme for the next year for the first time as monarch.<\/p>\n

But despite all the regalia of the occasion, the heralds and tradition, eyes will be more focussed on Rishi Sunak as he gives out his first programme for government as Prime Minister and what will be the last before the next election.<\/p>\n

It means that the contents will be crucial for his hopes of turning around the dire poll ratings which have the Conservatives 20 points behind Labour.<\/p>\n

Somehow the Prime Minister needs a reset to take back control of the agenda and inspire the country again if he is to pull off an election miracle next year.<\/p>\n

Hopes among his MPs are not high though.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> Rishi Sunak warned ‘rivals are circling’ as bleak poll offers Tories no hope<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Things to help win the next election<\/h3>\n

Really Rishi Sunak has one job now – win the next election.<\/p>\n

The slogan since the conference may be “long term decisions for a brighter future” but in reality it is “short term decisions to ensure a future Conservative government.”<\/p>\n

So what will be in there to help turn around that 20 point deficit?<\/p>\n

It seems likely that there will be more attempts to roll back on net zero targets. When the Prime Minister did that recently it actually seemed to help the Conservatives.<\/p>\n

Added to that the Uxbridge and South Ruislip election proved that voters do not like green taxes voting against Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion.<\/p>\n

Beyond that though there seems to be little sign of anything to move the polls.<\/p>\n

The one area will be more on tackling migrants. Much will depend on the court decision over deportations to Rwanda but the King’s speech wll see the government recommit to that scheme.<\/p>\n

It seems unlikely Sunak will have the guts to threaten to withdraw from the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) but that is the one thing which might move the dial.<\/p>\n

Do not be surprised though to see some anti-woke measures as a bit of voter red meat in protecting women in the trans debate or tackling political correctness in schools.<\/p>\n

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