The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Prime Minister vows to ‘turbo charge’ the economy to ease cost-of-living crisis in legislative package

Sinn Fein's Stormont leader, Michelle O'Neill, said she pressed Mr Johnson on the importance of a new Executive being formed

Follows major row between Boris Johnson and LGBT+ groups

The speech, delivered by Prince Charles, marks the State Opening of Parliament.

The Prime Minister acknowledged people were ‘anxious’ and struggling with bills but he could not ‘completely shield’ them from global economic forces.

Today's Queen's Speech marks the Prime Minister's last chance to implement significant reform before the next election, and he will use it to ditch hundreds of EU law from the statute book.

Promise was first made by Theresa May in 2019

Agenda includes bills to overhaul planning and human rights law but few new cost of living measures

The Prime Minister, desperate to reset his premiership amid Partygate, will set out new "levelling up" plans and an infrastructure bank - but the Tories' legislative agenda will spark anger

Prince Charles today unveiled the Queen’s Speech in place of his mother - but the text is all Boris Johnson’s, with a crackdown on protests and Brexit ‘opportunities’ - while employment rights, trophy hunting laws and the cost-of-living crisis are all snubbed

Key legislation will extend devolution deals, bring empty premises back into use and allow al fresco dining