The prime minister's plan for the year is being set out in the Queen's Speech - however it is being delivered by Prince Charles for the first time after the monarch pulled out of the event with mobility issues.

The legislative programme is expected to focus on growing the economy, crime, the NHS and "Brexit freedoms", according to reports.

Other policies likely to be mentioned in the Queen's Speech include the privatisation of Channel 4, a new crackdown on so-called “guerrilla protests” or disruptive activism, an energy strategy and a plan to level the playing-field on education.

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