Boris Johnson has said that Britain will enjoy a new “golden age” as he presented plans for a decade of Conservative government today.

The Queen’s Speech, which set out 29 bills and outlined proposals for more to come, included legislation to strengthen national security, invest £20.5 billion in the NHS and end all-out train strikes.

Mr Johnson said: “I am filled with invincible confidence in the ability of this nation, our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to renew itself in this generation as we have done so many times in the past.

“And after the dither after the delay, after the deadlock, after the paralysis and the platitudes the time has come for change and the time has come for action.”

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