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Additionally it is unclear who will lead the necessary constitutional second of King Charles III’s formal proclamation at St James’s Palace on Saturday.
The Queen was not properly sufficient to carry the Privy Council assembly on Wednesday night, the place the UK authorities’s new cupboard members had been attributable to swear their oaths.
Nevertheless, the Privy Council’s web site states that the brand new chief of the Home of Commons Penny Mordaunt is now its lord president. She is due to this fact chargeable for overseeing the Accession Council.
Extra on this all through the day.
Royal Mail and rail staff cancel strikes after the Queen’s demise
Strikes by postal and rail staff have been cancelled after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Royal Mail staff had been attributable to stage the second day of a 48-hour strike on Friday in a dispute over pay and circumstances.
“Following the very unhappy information of the passing of the Queen, and out of respect for her service to the nation and her household, the union has determined to name off tomorrow’s deliberate st
rike motion,” mentioned Dave Ward, the final secretary of the Communication Employees Union, which represents posties.
The Queen, the longest-serving monarch in British historical past, died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon, aged 96.
Strike motion in Nice Britain by about 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 14 train operating companies deliberate for 15 September and 17 September has additionally been suspended by the Nationwide Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Employees (RMT).
“RMT joins the entire nation in paying its respects to Queen Elizabeth,” mentioned Mick Lynch, the final secretary of the RMT. “The deliberate railway strike motion on 15 and 17 September is suspended. We specific our deepest condolences to her household, pals and the nation.”
The prepare drivers union Aslef has additionally postponed a strike deliberate for 15 September.
“In gentle of the unhappy information of Queen Elizabeth II’s demise, Aslef is suspending its industrial motion on 15 September,” the union said. “We specific our deepest condolences to her household, pals and the nation.”
Queen’s demise might depart Commons suspended till mid-October – report
Good morning and welcome to the UK politics reside weblog. Because the nation involves phrases with the demise of the Queen, we can be looking at how the top of her reign will have an effect on the political panorama.
Yesterday Liz Truss set out plans to freeze energy bills at an average of £2,500 a year for 2 years, as a part of a package deal of assist for houses and companies that marks one of many largest authorities interventions for the reason that monetary disaster.
In her first massive act as prime minister, Truss mentioned the federal government would fund the scheme to cut back the unit value of power by means of elevated borrowing.
The initiative is forecast to contain the switch of £150bn in taxpayer funds to power suppliers to make up the distinction between what they pay for energy within the wholesale markets, and the capped client value.
Whitehall sources mentioned official estimates wouldn’t come till a fiscal assertion – primarily an emergency finances – from the brand new chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng. That was anticipated to come back on 19 September however, following the Queen’s demise, parliament is now attributable to be suspended for 10 days.
If that is counted as sitting days solely, it might depart the Commons suspended till the beginning of convention recess, which means MPs wouldn’t return till 17 October, Politico stories this morning. It’s unclear what occurs now however it’s anticipated there can be an replace from authorities in a while Friday.
Nevertheless, with the power value cap attributable to rise on 1 October, it stays a risk that MPs might sit for added days in the course of the mourning interval to move emergency leglislation.
