Labour Faces Criticism Over Early Governance Performance

Conservatives accuse Labour of delays and scandals, while Labour defends legislative progress and calls for opposition to reflect on election loss.

Conservative Shadow Commons Leader Jesse Norman criticized Labour's first five months in government, describing it as marked by delays, incompetence, and petty scandals.
Norman accused Commons Leader Lucy Powell of avoiding accountability and failing to address questions during parliamentary sessions.
Powell defended Labour's progress, stating that two-thirds of the bills announced in the King's Speech are advancing through Parliament.
Powell urged the Conservatives to reflect on their general election defeat in July and consider the voters' message, instead of deflecting blame.
Liberal Democrats called for a free vote on the upcoming Climate and Nature Bill, scheduled for debate in January, following a respectful debate on assisted dying legislation last week.