Queen Elizabeth II read out the speech from the throne in the House of Lords where Brexit dominated the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament.

Eight of the 27 Bills and draft Bills in the Government's two-year programme are dedicated to the process of leaving the EU and forming new domestic policy, including an already-announced Repeal Bill to overturn the 1972 Act which took Britain in to the European Economic Community.

In it her Majesty said Mrs May would work to maintain the "deep and special realtionship with our European allies" and "enhance and maintain" Britain's role on the world stage.

An Immigration Bill sets out plans to end the free movement of EU citizens and impose controls on their immigration to Britain, while remaining open to the "brightest and the best”.

This is likely to be one of the most closely scrutinised pieces of Brexit legislation.

The Prime Minister has made controlling immigration her absolute priority, but with her position weakened after a disastrous General Election and advocates of a "softer" Brexit such as Chancellor Philip Hammond have tried to shift focus to the economy and jobs.

Labour is committed to ending free movement, but like Mr Hammond and others on the Tory benches, the party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn wants a "jobs first" Brexit, making the Bill a potential battleground that could test the Prime Minister's minority government in House of Commons votes.

However, Theresa May's controversial manifesto pledge to cut immigration to the "tens of thousands" is nowhere to be seen in the speech.

Another key piece of legislation will be the Customs Bill, with the Government committed to leaving the EU's tariff-free customs union so it is free to strike trade deals around the world.

Separately, a Trade Bill will seek to exploit the perceived advantage of leaving the customs union - the ability to strike agreements with other nations around the world.

The legislation will establish the tools for an international trading framework including an "effective trade remedies regime".

A Fisheries Bill will deliver on a clear pledge by Leave campaigners to "take back control" of British waters, with the Government promising it will ensure "UK responsibility for the access to and management of its waters" and enable the country to "set our own quotas" for fishing.

This is after pressure from Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson, who demanded the rights of the fishing community were protected.

A clutch of other legislation highlights how entangled Britain is with the EU, including an Agriculture Bill that will aim to deliver on a Tory manifesto pledge to provide stability for farmers as the country leaves the Common Agricultural Policy subsidy scheme.

A Nuclear Safeguards Bill will give the Office for Nuclear Regulation powers to take on the roles and responsibilities to meet international safeguards and non-proliferation obligations as the UK leaves Euratom.

An International Sanctions Bill will allow Britain to establish its own policies on non-UN international sanctions and ensure continued compliance with international law.

All the individual pieces of legislation will be underpinned by the Repeal Bill, which will transpose all EU law into domestic law to provide certainty to individuals and businesses on leaving.

Ultimately it will allow Parliament to choose which laws the UK keeps, changes, or abandons after Brexit.