LONDON (UK) – Prime Minister Johnson’s office said in a statement on Sunday that it will shift its attention to election commitments for the next year, looking beyond the pandemic crisis and Brexit.
The party came to power by promising to tie up the loose ends of Brexit and fix regional imbalances. But the government was forced to take a different course because of the outbreak of the pandemic.
Ahead of the Queen’s speech in which she specifies which laws the government plan to pass in the coming year, the prime minister’s office has promised to prioritise the election promises.
“We were elected to get Brexit done and unleash Britain’s potential,” his office said in a statement.
“The Prime Minister has been clear that we will not be blown off course in our plans to build back better and that’s just what our next Queen’s Speech will do.”
The date for the Queen’s Speech is yet to be decided. Although it is the monarch who reads out the speech, it is prepared by the government and offers a glimpse of the priorities for the next 12 months.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, who is responsible for parliamentary business for the Conservatives, wrote to the cabinet seeking “bold and ambitious” plans.
The government said the speech will include bills on criminal justice, planning and animal welfare.