King’s Speech transcript: The full text of monarch’s address in Parliament

It was also the most legislation-heavy speech since 2005, with its 40 bills being the highest number to be announced at a State Opening since that year. We have summarised the contents of all 40 of those proposed bills here.

Despite the high number of bills, Labour have been criticised for what was left off their legislative agenda. There was no mention of removing the two-child cap on benefits despite the severe impact the policy…