One announcement at risk of going under the radar from the King's Speech is the plan to ban the live exports of animals for fattening and slaughter. "We want to go as far as possible to ensure that those who are vulnerable can get the support they need and obviously at the same time cracking down on anti-social, intimidating or indeed criminal behaviour." "We've said that no-one should be criminalised for having nowhere to live and we are repealing the outdated Vagrancy Act. "As with all these bills, there will be further details set out when they are brought to the House. "We've set out our focus for this bill already. The bill, as set out in the King's Speech, did not feature a proposal from Home Secretary Suella Braverman to ban charities from handing out tents to the homeless.Īs noted by our deputy political editor Sam Coates, this was odd, considering how heavily trailed a crackdown on homelessness was.Īsked whether this could still be added, the prime minister's official spokesman told reporters at a briefing in Westminster following the speech: "It's not for me to get into setting out the details of what will or will not be included. Downing Street has declined to say whether action to tackle people sleeping on the streets in tents would eventually be included in the Criminal Justice Bill.
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