‘Step in the right direction’: Construction reacts to the King’s Speech

By Tom Lowe2024-07-17T16:08:00

Built environment leaders welcome focus on housing and infrastructure but warn of risk of skills shortages

The construction industry has broadly welcomed today’s King’s Speech but warned of the challenges facing the new Labour government in key policy areas including planning reform.

King Charles read out Labour’s legislative priorities in Parliament this morning with proposals to shake up planning rules for housing and infrastructure among 35 new draft bills set to be put before MPs.

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