Adrian Ramsay MP reacts to the King’s Speech, saying “What was needed was a fundamental reset”

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Adrian Ramsay MP reacts to the King’s Speech, saying “What was needed was a fundamental reset”

Adrian Ramsay MP has criticised the Government’s King’s Speech, saying that it failed to deliver the transformative agenda needed to tackle the major challenges facing the country.

Speaking after the King’s Speech, Adrian Ramsay MP for Waveney Valley said:

“I like to be fair with this Government, but there really were not many positives in the King’s Speech. The Duty of Candour Bill absolutely should have been passed long before now. I am glad it was included because families who the state has failed, whether after Hillsborough, the Chinook helicopter crash or other state failures, deserve answers and accountability.
 
“The speech talked a lot about security, and there are many genuine security threats facing the country, but one area the Government continues to overlook is nature loss and ecosystem collapse. The Government’s own National Security Assessment highlighted that the decline of nature is a risk to national security.
 
“That matters because nature is fundamental to our quality of life and to the essentials we all rely on, clean air, clean water, food security and the stability of our economy and society. We urgently need clear legislation not only to protect nature but to restore it.
 
“There was also only a single reference to climate change in the speech, yet at the same time, the Government continues to back airport expansion. It simply does not make sense to dramatically increase emissions on one hand while claiming to be committed to reaching net zero on the other.
 
“Ultimately, this was a deeply disappointing King’s Speech. What was needed for both the country and this Government was a fundamental reset, one that delivered a transformative agenda to tackle the cost of living crisis, repair overstretched public services, restore nature and confront climate breakdown.
 
“The speech failed to meet that moment, and the Government now needs to think again if it is serious about addressing the scale of the challenges facing the country.”

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