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Radio 4,17 Jul 2024,45 mins

Will new government take "brakes off Britain"?

The World Tonight

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The King has set out Labour's plans for government at the State Opening of Parliament. But could the new government's promise to take the "brakes off" Britain's economy be jeopardised by its workers' rights plans? Also on the programme: As the prime minister prepares to welcome leaders to Britain for the biggest European summit in years, is a new relationship between the UK and the EU on the horizon? And the pet food for cats and dogs with a difference: the UK has become the first European country to approve the sale of "lab grown" meat. Are humans the next recipients? We speak live to its creator.

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