What Keir Starmer's Labour Government will change immediately in first 100 days in office

Labour has stormed to victory with a massive majority in the General Election, handing Keir Starmer the keys to No10.

The Labour leader was officially asked to form a Government by the King yesterday, bringing an end to 14 long years of Conservative rule. Mr Starmer has made it clear he wants to hit the ground running and begin delivering the changes he's promised to voters.

The first 100 days is crucial for any new Government. Mr Starmer has already said he'll cut MPs' summer holiday short so they can start getting new laws through Parliament, in a sign that he's a man in a hurry.

But how will things change under a Labour Government? Here are the key things to look out for in the first 100 days.

New MPs and forming a Government

The country has elected 650 new MPs, handing Labour a thumping majority. Labour is now the party of Government and the decimated Tories are the opposition - meaning they will swap sides in the House of Commons chamber.

Mr Starmer travelled to Buckingham Palace on Friday morning, where the King formally asked him to form a Government in his name. He then returned to Downing Street, where he gave his first speech outside No10 as Prime Minister.

The Labour leader has already knuckled down to work, holding top briefings, which include writing letters of to the commanders of Britain's four nuclear submarines with instructions on what to do in the event of a nuclear strike.

Mr Starmer appointed his cabinet on Friday afternoon and spoke to world leaders, including Joe Biden. His family will also move into No10 after Mr Sunak's family will move out.

MPs will begin being sworn in when Parliament returns on July 9, meaning you will officially have a new representative in Parliament.

Hitting the world stage

The new PM is expected to head to the three-day NATO summit in Washington next week for the first gathering of world leaders. This will give a clearer sense of how Labour sees Britain conducting itself on the world stage.

Expect to hear about Ukraine and the war in Gaza, as well as broader national security issues.

The UK will also host a meeting of the European Political Community on July 18, giving Mr Starmer a chance to gather allies from Europe to discuss a range of subjects, including the small boats crisis.

New laws on workers' rights, smoking, crime and housing

The first big moment in Parliament will be the King's Speech on July 17, where a new Labour Government will set out a raft of new laws it wants to introduce. The ceremonial event sees King Charles read out a list of bills the Government wants to bring forward and will show the nitty gritty of Labour's plans for the first time.

Labour's plans for an overhaul of workers' rights are likely to feature, which include a crackdown on exploitative zero-hours contracts and "fire and rehire", collective bargaining in social care and widening equal pay protection.

Another big commitment has been scrapping the VAT exemption for private schools, which Labour say will pay for 6,500 additional teachers for state schools. Mr Starmer has said he wants to get to work on this straight away.

Mr Starmer has promised to crack down on anti-social behaviour so expect a new crime and policing bill. Labour is likely to push through Martyn's Law to order venues and local authorities to have plans for terror attacks, named after Manchester bombing victim Martyn Hett.

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda deportation scheme will be axed and Labour will create a new border security command to smash the criminal gangs trafficking desperate people to the UK.

Reforms for renters, including a ban on no fault evictions, will be revived and strengthened after the legislation failed to pass through Parliament before the election. Labour is also expected to begin work on overhauling planning rules as part of its ambitions for a major housebuilding programme.

The football governance bill, which aims to create a new regulator, will be brought back.

Labour has said it supported Mr Sunak's plans to gradually ban smoking, so expect the tobacco and vapes bill to come back, which also promised new curbs on the sale of vapes.

Another bill that could come in the King's Speech would reform mental health legislation to tackle the growing number of people being sectioned.

Labour has committed to bringing the railways back into public ownership so there could be a bill on this.

New legislation is likely to be needed to set up Great British Energy, a new state-owned investment company that will plough cash into green energy projects and eventually save Brits money on their energy bills. Labour has said it will also reverse the de facto ban on onshore wind farms.

Away from the King's Speech, another major issue will be resolving the junior doctors strike.

Preparing for a Budget

The first fiscal event of a new Government will be a crucial moment. Rachel Reeves, the new Chancellor, has signalled it could take place in the autumn to give the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) time to prepare its forecasts.

This will be the first time Labour formally confirms its tax plans - a key battleground during the election. The Chancellor will also do a comprehensive spending review, setting the budgets for Government departments for between one to three years. This will give the best indication of how Labour plans to fund stretched public services.