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King Charles Opens Parliament as Starmer Faces Resignation Calls

5/13/2026

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King Charles III will deliver the legislative programme at the state opening on Wednesday, after which both houses will debate proposals for several days.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign after Labour’s local-election defeats and a resignation, and he observes Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips’s Tuesday resignation urging debate.
The speech is expected to propose wealth fund, tighter asylum rules, a voting age of 16 and a duty of candor.

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King Charles III will deliver the legislative programme at the state opening on Wednesday, after which both houses will debate proposals for several days.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign after Labour’s local-election defeats and a resignation, and he observes Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips’s Tuesday resignation urging debate.
The speech is expected to propose wealth fund, tighter asylum rules, a voting age of 16 and a duty of candor.