The UK government has said it will focus on growing and strengthening the economy in the year head, as it spelt out its legislative agenda in the Queen’s Speech.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson used the Queen’s Speech, delivered by Prince Charles in the House of Lords on May 10, to set out plans for changes to create a “high-wage, high-skill” economy.
The Queen’s Speech is usually read by the monarch herself at the State Opening of Parliament, but Queen Elizabeth, 96, pulled out of the event because of health issues—the first time since 1963 that she was not present at the traditional occasion.
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