The speech is written by the government, and the monarch delivers it in a neutral tone, to avoid any appearance of political support.
Its length depends on the number of proposed laws and other announcements – such as foreign policy objectives – but it normally lasts about 10 minutes.
The 2024 Kings Speech outlined the draft laws which Labour plan to introduce in the coming months.
These include bills on workers’ rights, the renationalisation of the railways, illegal immigration, housing and planning and House of Lords reform.
