Queen’s speech unveils Johnson’s plans on free speech, policing and voter ID
by Peter Walker and Lisa O'Carroll from on (#5HPNV)
In pared-back ceremony with only 74 people in Lords, monarch speaks of levelling up'
Boris Johnson's government has unveiled plans for the coming parliament in a Queen's speech that combined interventionist economics with openly populist moves in areas such as free speech, policing and voter ID.
Announcing the list of planned new bills in a relatively minimalist ceremony with only 74 people in the Lords chamber and much of the usual pomp pared back, the Queen began by saying the overall aim was to level up opportunities" across the UK.
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