UK PM Starmer and Kemi Badenoch Arrive Together For King’s Parliament Opening Speech | AC1G

Added: 2026-05-14

[00:00:35]Yes.

[00:00:46]My lords, pray be seated.

[00:01:53]Open the door.

[00:02:04]Black open the door.

[00:02:09]>> Black rod.

[00:02:27]Mr. Speaker, the king commands this noble house to attend his majesty immediately in the house of peers.

[00:03:14]Here we go.

[00:03:24]That's pretty nice.

[00:03:52]Yes. Yes.

[00:03:56]It's it's as comp I had just toilet.

[00:04:57]Go to the boat.

[00:05:38]I'll keep My lords and members of the House of Commons, an increasingly dangerous and volatile world threatens the United Kingdom. With the conflict in the Middle East, only the most recent example, every element of the nation's energy, defense, and economic security will be tested.

[00:06:36]My government will respond to this world with strength and aim to create a country that is fair for all.

[00:06:45]My ministers will take decisions that protect the energy, defense, and economic security of the United Kingdom for the long term.

[00:06:55]They will defend the British values of decency, tolerance, and respect for difference under our common flag. And they will harness the potential of the pride felt across this country for its communities.

[00:07:12]My government will take urgent action to tackle anti-semitism and ensure all communities feel safe.

[00:07:22]My government believes that the United Kingdom's economic security depends on raising living standards in every part of the United Kingdom.

[00:07:32]My ministers will support measures that maintain stability and control the cost of living.

[00:07:40]They will use public investment to shape markets and attract further private investment.

[00:07:47]They will deploy the power of an active state in partnership with business and enable reforms that support higher growth and a fair deal for working people.

[00:08:01]My government believes that improved trading relations are vital.