Keir Starmer planning new king’s speech after May elections

Timing seen as reset moment after potential loss of hundreds of council seats in England and defeat in Wales and Scotland

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Keir Starmer is planning for a new king’s speech after the crunch May elections as a reset moment for the government amid speculation over the prime minister’s future.

Senior sources in parliament said planning was under way to end the parliamentary session the week after local elections in England and parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland in May, making it a significantly longer session than normal, and nearly two years since Labour first set out its legislative agenda.