Keir Starmer reiterated messages from the king"s speech with the opening of parliament, saying his would be a "government of service" that will begin rolling out its agenda starting with the economy. Starmer said: "Under his [Sunak"s] watch, the last parliament was the first in modern history to leave living standards in a worse place than they found them." Rishi Sunak congratulated the prime minister on his election victory, telling MPs Labour "had successfully tapped into the public"s desire for change" Labour promises to counter ‘snake oil charm of populism’ in packed king’s speech The king’s speech sounded a bit like Labour governments of old. But only a bit UK politics live – latest updates