Template:Use British English A State Opening of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is scheduled to take place on 7 November 2023. King Charles III will open the fourth session of the 58th Parliament, the last before the next general election. Charles III will deliver the King's Speech, his first as monarch, and will set out the UK government's legislative programme for the following parliamentary session.[1]
Penny Mordaunt, the Leader of the House of Commons, confirmed the date of the State Opening of Parliament in a statement to the House of Commons on 20 July 2023. She also confirmed Parliament would be prorogued in the days before the State Opening, with the date of prorogation to be confirmed.[2]
References
- ↑ King's Speech will take place on 7 November. BBC(20 July 2023).
- ↑ State opening of Parliament set for November, Wheeler, Richard. The Independent(20 July 2023).
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