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Boris will use Queen’s Speech to announce a ‘Brexit bonanza’

- By Martin Beckford

BORIS Johnson will use this week’s Queen’s Speech to put Britain on the front foot with a ‘Brexit Bills bonanza’.

The Prime Minister will try to put his recent woes behind him and re-energise his administra­tion with a ‘super seven’ set of new laws to take advantage of the UK’s freedom from the European Union – covering everything from slashing red tape to protecting animals.

He believes the Bills, due to be announced by the Queen in Parliament tomorrow, will benefit families and businesses across the country as they struggle with the soaring cost of living.

The Tories also hope the new agenda will deliver a ‘Brexit dividend’ in time for the next general election and help them again win the votes of Leave supporters who backed Mr Johnson in 2019.

The PM said yesterday: ‘I’m proud that my Government is capitalisi­ng on the immense opportunit­y that our newfound Brexit freedoms bring.

‘This relentless drive to deliver on the promise of Brexit is why we’re bringing seven Brexit Bills in the Queen’s Speech.

‘I call them the super seven – and they will benefit families and businesses across the land by changing old EU rules that don’t work for the UK.

‘From data reform to gene-editing to financial services, these Bills will allow us to thrive as a modern, dynamic and independen­t country,’ he told the Sunday Express.

The Queen’s Speech is also expected to replace the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights, making it easier to deport foreign criminals.

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