Sunak’s King’s speech labelled 'a damp squib'

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1qZmQ2YjhjZzZ1Y2gmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Wednesday, November 8, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPXI0Y2w0dmUzaHZrayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPTJoam1yZHhhZHdnZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 1/ [Rishi Sunak’s first King’s speech labelled a damp squib by unimpressed Tory MPs](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9yaXNoaS1zdW5hay1raW5nLXNwZWVjaC1jcmltZS1zbW9raW5nLWJhbi1iMjQ0MzM1MS5odG1sP2xpZD1pYzFweWdwMHQ1anomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9zdW5hay10b3J5LW1wLXJhcGUtYWxsZWdhdGlvbi1wb2xpY2UtYjI0NDIzNTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9aDdrbmhnOXZ2ZzVtJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciBSZXNlbmQgMDgtMTEtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVBj1pLZcV5TZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9yaXNoaS1zdW5hay1raW5nLXNwZWVjaC1jcmltZS1zbW9raW5nLWJhbi1iMjQ0MzM1MS5odG1sP2xpZD1zcWZrN2MwbGpiNjMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Rishi Sunak](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvcmlzaGktc3VuYWs_bGlkPWYxbnowbnNkODM0byZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) used his first – and possibly only – [King’s Speech](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9raW5ncy1zcGVlY2gtdG9kYXktY2hhcmxlcy1zdW5hay11ay1wYXJsaWFtZW50LWIyNDQyOTEzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWtiZXZhNzR2NmFkZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) to [outline plans](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9raW5ncy1zcGVlY2gtdG9kYXktY2hhcmxlcy1zdW5hay11ay1wYXJsaWFtZW50LWIyNDQyOTEzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWFpaTlxMHl1dmNwYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) for tougher jail sentences and to ease the environmental “burden” on households, as part of a last-ditch effort to reverse his party’s fortunes. [The speech](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvdGhlLWtpbmdzLXNwZWVjaD9saWQ9YW1xbTh2amltMDEzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciBSZXNlbmQgMDgtMTEtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVBj1pLZcV5TZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) confirmed plans to see [murderers spend life behind bars](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9raW5ncy1zcGVlY2gtcG9saWNpZXMtc3VuYWstdG9yaWVzLWJyYXZlcm1hbi1iMjQ0MzA0NS5odG1sP2xpZD01dHQ2Y216d3JraWsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and for criminals to attend court for sentencing, while also outlining proposals to extend the use of controversial lie detectors by probation officers, a [promised smoking ban](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvdWstc21va2luZy1iYW4tYWdlLXN1bmFrLWtpbmdzLXNwZWVjaC1iMjQ0MzA1Ny5odG1sP2xpZD04NjI5dWJqbDltZ3cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and a potential [new tax on vapes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvdWsvcG9saXRpY3MvdmFwZXMtdG8tYmUtdGF4ZWQtdW5kZXItZ292ZXJubWVudC1wbGFucy10by1jdXQtc21va2luZy1iMjQ0MzE3OS5odG1sP2xpZD1xODV4MHV1Zjd5aTImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). But there was little in the way of major surprises in one of the lightest legislative programmes for a decade – with [Labour](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbGFib3VyP2xpZD00cHkxbWU1Yzk3eHAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) accusing the Conservatives of lacking “proper ambition” and “not even pretending to govern anymore”. [Read the full story here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9yaXNoaS1zdW5hay1raW5nLXNwZWVjaC1jcmltZS1zbW9raW5nLWJhbi1iMjQ0MzM1MS5odG1sP2xpZD16ajRwcjA4ZHp1NmcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvdWsvaG9tZS1uZXdzL2FybWlzdGljZS1kYXktcGFsZXN0aW5lLWRlbW8tcmVtZW1iZXJlbmNlLXNhdHVyZGF5LWIyNDQzNDExLmh0bWw_bGlkPTE0Zmp0dndqcjljbSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 2/ [Met Police say Armistice Day demo to go ahead as ‘law gives no absolute power’ for ban](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvdWsvaG9tZS1uZXdzL2FybWlzdGljZS1kYXktcGFsZXN0aW5lLWRlbW8tcmVtZW1iZXJlbmNlLXNhdHVyZGF5LWIyNDQzNDExLmh0bWw_bGlkPWxkMzVxaTg4NjJhbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to block the gathering 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ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza differs substantially from the position you have adopted’ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UvbmV3cy8yMDIzLWhlYXQtcmVjb3JkLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLWIyNDQzMzY0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWVvbWpqYXA2NXd0NSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 3/ [2023 virtually certain to be hottest year humans have ever experienced, scientists say](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UvbmV3cy8yMDIzLWhlYXQtcmVjb3JkLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLWIyNDQzMzY0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTk5cGd6dG16MmtvOSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) EU’s Copernicus monitoring service says figures should provide ‘sense of urgency for ambitious climate action’ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3ZpZC1pbnF1aXJ5LWJvcmlzLWpvaG5zb24tcmlzaGktc3VuYWstYjI0NDMzMTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9emJicG94aW8xYXVwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciBSZXNlbmQgMDgtMTEtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVBj1pLZcV5TZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 5/ [Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid live on TV, inquiry told](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3ZpZC1pbnF1aXJ5LWJvcmlzLWpvaG5zb24tcmlzaGktc3VuYWstYjI0NDMzMTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9MXY0bG9ibXM4cndwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciBSZXNlbmQgMDgtMTEtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVBj1pLZcV5TZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Covid inquiry also heard how Boris Johnson would rather ‘let the bodies pile high’ than order second lockdown   THE BIG QUESTION ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvdWstc21va2luZy1iYW4tYWdlLXN1bmFrLWtpbmdzLXNwZWVjaC1iMjQ0MzA1Ny5odG1sP2xpZD15ZXl2M3RwNTFhZDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [UK smoking ban: How will it work and who will be affected?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvdWstc21va2luZy1iYW4tYWdlLXN1bmFrLWtpbmdzLXNwZWVjaC1iMjQ0MzA1Ny5odG1sP2xpZD0xYWZnNGxhdXpjdHAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [King Charles](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMva2luZy1jaGFybGVzLWlpaT9saWQ9cDJ1aTVxa2tmbmJlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciBSZXNlbmQgMDgtMTEtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVBj1pLZcV5TZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) has reiterated Rishi Sunak’s plan for a UK smoking ban by raising the legal smoking age by one year, every year meaning a [14-year-old today will never legally be able to buy a cigarette](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9zbW9raW5nLWJhbi1yaXNoaS1zdW5hay1jaWdhcmV0dGVzLWIyNDE2OTQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTVhZWZpMnN6eWl5ZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). In his first [State Opening of Parliament](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9raW5ncy1zcGVlY2gtdG9kYXktY2hhcmxlcy1zdW5hay11ay1wYXJsaWFtZW50LWIyNDQyOTEzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXE5eTRwYjE2ZjN5aSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplQY9aS2XFeU2eUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) as monarch, King Charles said the legislation will create a “smoke-free generation”. But how will a ban work? [Read the full article here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvdWstc21va2luZy1iYW4tYWdlLXN1bmFrLWtpbmdzLXNwZWVjaC1iMjQ0MzA1Ny5odG1sP2xpZD13OHU0ZmRseTdwZzEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Watch / [Euclid space telescope releases first full-colour images of cosmos](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbGlmZXN0eWxlL3NwYWNlLWV1Y2xpZC10ZWxlc2NvcGUtaW1hZ2VzLWVzYS1iMjQ0MzE3OC5odG1sP2xpZD1id3ZvajF4aTd5ODEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbGlmZXN0eWxlL3NwYWNlLWV1Y2xpZC10ZWxlc2NvcGUtaW1hZ2VzLWVzYS1iMjQ0MzE3OC5odG1sP2xpZD0ycjJkMjU4YTU4Zm0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj The Independent Debate The Independent Debate [Should Trump abandon a second run for president?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvdXMtcG9saXRpY3MvZG9uYWxkLXRydW1wLWZyYXVkLXRyaWFsLXByZXNpZGVudC1iMjQ0MjY1Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1tcmd6NWM5Ynl1Z2MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) He should stand down but he won’t. The Republican Party will decide if he runs via the primaries and they are too scared to drop him and have no credible alternative.     Sceptical     Sceptical           [Trump] is the victim of a witch-hunt from the Democrats. He did more for the US than I think you realise.     Bubs     Bubs           [Share your opinion and read the full debate here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZS1pbmRlcGVuZGVudC5jb20vbmV3cy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy91cy1wb2xpdGljcy9kb25hbGQtdHJ1bXAtZnJhdWQtdHJpYWwtcHJlc2lkZW50LWIyNDQyNjU3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWFldXhiaTBraHVlZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgUmVzZW5kIDA4LTExLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFAjY29tbWVudHMtYXJlYVcFc3BjZXVCCmVBj1pLZcV5TZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) NUMBER OF THE DAY 9 – Rishi Sunak’s plans for smoking ban, football regulator, oil and gas drilling and tougher prison sentences have been confirmed - with nine key revelations from the King's Speech on Tuesday. [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnLd-PP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9raW5ncy1zcGVlY2gtcG9saWNpZXMtc3VuYWstdG9yaWVzLWJyYXZlcm1hbi1iMjQ0MzA0NS5odG1sP2xpZD0xejEya3E3dHlwemomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIFJlc2VuZCAwOC0xMS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZUGPWktlxXlNnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) QUOTE OF THE DAY “Trump is taking a victory lap. He might live to regret it.” – A new poll shows Trump ahead of Biden in key states as a chaotic court appearance gave him the chance to put out bait for a judge and rally his base. But look deeper and the cracks are starting to show, writes Ahmed Baba. 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