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The purpose of Boris Johnson’s Queen’s Speech

14 October 2019

7:20 AM

14 October 2019

7:20 AM

Normally a Prime Minister uses a Queen’s Speech to lay out their government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead. However, with the government currently boasting a working majority in the region of -40, few ministers expect Boris Johnson to be able to even pass his first Queen’s Speech as Prime Minister – let alone the individual bills.

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