The Queen’s speech is the Government’s opportunity to set out their legislative agenda for the next year or so.

As we expected, this time the Government’s agenda offered nothing for ordinary people, nothing for schools, hospitals and policing in my constituency. Just hollow soundbites and a sleight of hand designed to convince us they care.

It’s not good enough, people won’t be fooled by it.

Here’s a link to the video of my speech, and to the text of it.