Briefing: The King’s Speech

The King’s Speech on 17th July laid out the new Labour government’s priorities for its first months in office and outlined a series of draft legislation that they intend to table in the weeks ahead.

The proposals span a wide range of areas from public transport and education, to justice and security. This short briefing aims to outline the primary changes proposed and what has been omitted from the proposals, as well as touch upon some of the amendments that have since been tabled in response to the speech and which may be of interest to Muslim communities.

All of the bills and issues covered in this briefing are of importance for everyone in the UK, however, the areas we consider of particular interest for Muslim communities are:

• The Employment Rights Bill and the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill
• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
• Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
• Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill
• The Draft Conversion Practices Bill
• Proposals to remove the VAT exemption for private schools
• The amendment to end arms sales to Israel
• The amendments to remove the two-child benefit cap

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