9 Nov 2023

UK: King's Speech, apology for suggesting Covid 'chicken pox parties'

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 9 November 2023

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about what was included in the King's Speech this week - the first in more than 70 years.

King Charles laid out the priorities for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government, with law and order firmly at the centre.

And former Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill has appeared at the Covid inquiry to apologise for suggesting something similar to "chicken pox parties" would be useful to get through the pandemic. 

Britain's King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, reads the King's speech from The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on November 7, 2023. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP)

Photo: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH