THE MP for Evesham and Droitwich said he had "mixed feelings" after listening to The King's Speech.

Nigel Huddleston, the newly re-elected MP for the area welcomed certain aspects such as plans to establish an independent football regulator but felt "uncomfortable" with Labour's plan to reform the planning system. 

Mr Huddleston said: “I have mixed feelings about The King’s Speech.

"On the positive side it includes some measures which I welcome and which I am confident will receive cross party support – partly because they were being advanced by the previous government.

"This includes the commitment to Martyn’s law which will improve protections against terrorism in public spaces, and also the plans to establish an independent football regulator which is a commitment I myself made when I was Sports Minister.

"The Speech also contained a commitment to NATO and our nuclear deterrent which we have not always heard so clearly from Labour.

"The Speech also contained a commitment to support for Ukraine and for a two state solution in the Middle East."

The King's Speech is written by the government and is part of the State Opening of Parliament ceremony. 

Mr Huddleston continued: "However, there were many other measures in the speech which signal a greater role for the state and bigger government without a clear indication of where the money is going to come from to pay for it. 

"I welcome the Labour Party embracing the concept of economic growth, but it is not at all clear how they plan to achieve this. 

"Instead of measures to stimulate and support the private sector there are measures in the King’s Speech which could jeopardise our flexible labour market and stifle growth.

"I am also very uncomfortable with the Labour Government’s reforms to the planning system which clearly involve putting more powers in the hands of Angela Rayner and Whitehall and taking them away from local decision makers. 

"And yet at the same time, the King’s Speech announced legislation for greater powers for (largely Labour controlled) Metro Mayors.

"There was nothing on farming and rural communities in the Speech - following on from a Labour manifesto which contained just 87 words on farming.

"I await further details on their policy proposals, but I’m concerned that the Kings Speech signals what I had feared: a Labour government prioritising cities over rural areas, a bigger state and higher taxes.”