British PM sets out plans in Queen’s Speech (LIVE)

Policies on crime, immigration, health and the environment form the heart of Boris Johnson’s new legislative agenda, to be unveiled in the Queen’s Speech.

Plans to end the free movement of EU citizens to the UK after Brexit and provide faster access to medicines will also be among 22 new bills announced at the State Opening of Parliament.

The Queen will officially announce the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead when she opens the new session of Parliament

Ministers say it is an ambitious programme for a post-Brexit Britain.

But with the PM having no majority, many of the bills may not become law.

However, with no Commons majority, it is questionable how much, if any, of the proposed legislation ministers can get through Parliament before a general election. If MPs reject it, it will trigger renewed calls for a general election.

Labour has described the whole exercise as a political “stunt”.

Despite continuing Brexit uncertainty, the government has said it is determined to press ahead with its plans, announcing its intention to hold a Budget on 6 November.

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