King Charles delivered Keir Starmer's masterplan for Britain through gritted teeth

One could be forgiven for thinking that King Charles was a little miffed during the State Opening of Parliament.

He had to deliver the longest speech in more than two decades, unveiling Sir Keir Starmer’s authoritarian masterplan for Britain
Not only that, the nature-loving monarch was forced - through gritted teeth - to declare to the nation the new government’s plans to concrete over the countryside.

His mind must have raced to thoughts of the next Tetbury Town Council planning meeting, hoping there are no plans to build hundreds of new homes or monstrous pylons next to his Highgrove Estate.

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was one of 40 to be announced by the King.

But if you think His Majesty might have been a bit irked, spare a thought for Queen Camilla, who was celebrating her 77th birthday.

Her Majesty, a well known horse racing fanatic, was most likely still seething about the new Labour government green-lighting controversial plans to build the biggest solar farm in Europe close to some of Newmarket’s most important training gallops.
Yep, that’s more likely to happen thanks to the aforementioned bill.

At least she got to put on her glad rags, wear a crown and ride in a horse-drawn golden carriage.

The speech took place in the House of Lords where Peers and their well-dressed guests packed into the upper chamber.

The baking the Palace of Westminster was not the only reason the fur-clad hereditary peers were sweating as the King read out Sir Keir’s plans to turf them out of the building.

Anyway, before the ceremony had begun, the commoners, MPs, had been summoned from the House of Commons.
The joint walk from the Lower Chamber to Lords on this most Regal of days is usually an annual ordeal for Prime Ministers and Opposition leaders.

Not so this year as Prime Minister Starmer and his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, shared jokes and laughter.
Then the deputies, Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden, joined in the fun.

It was almost as if the mud-slinging, name calling and vitriol of the general election campaign never happened.
Some 12 minutes and 44 seconds after the speech started it was all over and MPs trudged back to the green benches in the Commons.

Following the staid atmosphere of the Lords it was back to the frivolities and rabble-rousing.

Addressing MPs as opposition leader Mr Sunak said he intends to watch more cricket as he contemplates whether he is an “elder statesmen” at the age of 44.

The former prime minister joked that “life comes at you fast” on the Government benches as he advised new MPs they could have a “bright future behind you” sooner than expected.

Sir Keir paid tribute to Gareth Southgate as he began his address to the Commons, before joking “yes, the trophy eluded us again.”
It could be a long time before the England men’s football team wins a trophy.

But thanks to Labour it’s not all bad - we are the champions of europe when it comes to the size of our solar farms.