Britain's Charles III delivers King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament

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Britain's Charles III delivers King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament  King Charles III arrives at the House of Lords in London's Palace of Westminster, where he delivers the King's Speech, outlining the new Labour government's program for its first term in office. The speech includes promises of economic stability and tougher action on irregular immigration to improving relations with Europe soured by Brexit.   PARLIAMENTARY RECORDING UNIT (PRU) / AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #monarch  #kingcharlesiii  #london

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00:00My Lords and members of the House of Commons, my government will govern in

00:06service to the country. My government's legislative programme will be mission

00:12led and based upon the principles of security, fairness and opportunity for

00:18all. Securing economic growth will be a fundamental mission. My government will

00:24seek a new partnership with both business and working people and help the

00:30country move on from the recent cost-of-living challenges by

00:34prioritising wealth creation for all communities. My government will seek to

00:40strengthen the border and make streets safer. A bill will be introduced to

00:46modernise the asylum and immigration system, establishing a new border

00:51security command and delivering enhanced counter-terror powers to tackle

00:57organised immigration crime. My government will ensure a strong defence

01:02based on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's common values of

01:07individual liberty, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Its

01:14commitment to NATO will remain unshakable. It will maintain a strong

01:19armed forces, including the nuclear deterrent. To ensure that the United

01:25Kingdom's defence capabilities are matched to the changing nature of global

01:30strategic threats, my government will conduct a strategic defence review. My

01:36government will continue to give its full support to Ukraine and its people

01:40and it will endeavour to play a leading role in providing Ukraine with a clear

01:47path to NATO membership. My government will seek to reset the relationship with

01:52European partners and work to improve the United Kingdom's trade and

01:56investment relationship with the European Union. My ministers will seek a

02:03new security pact to strengthen cooperation on the mutual threats faced

02:09by the United Kingdom and the European Union. My government will play its part

02:15in trying to secure long-term peace and security in the Middle East. It is

02:21committed to a two-state solution with a safe and secure Israel alongside a

02:28viable and sovereign Palestinian state.

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