Police will be given extensive new powers to stop Extinction Rebellion style protests and the mission to 'level up' the country will be inked onto the statute book, as part of a wide-ranging package of new laws in the Queen's Speech.
The speech, which marks the state opening of Parliament, will feature 38 pieces of legislation designed to reset the Government and convince Conservative MPs that Boris Johnson is on the right track.
A bill being overseen by Michael Gove is intended to write “levelling up” plans into law and will put a legal duty on the Government to report its progress on various metrics of inequality between different parts of the UK.
