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| Prime Minister Gordon Brown is setting out his plans for next year. | |
| His draft version of November's Queen's Speech is likely to include proposals to give people more say over public services such as health and education. | His draft version of November's Queen's Speech is likely to include proposals to give people more say over public services such as health and education. |
| Plans for more flexible working rights for mothers and more help for first-time buyers are also anticipated. | Plans for more flexible working rights for mothers and more help for first-time buyers are also anticipated. |
| Mr Brown's is making his statement to MPs ahead of next week's by-election - and with his fortunes at a low ebb after poor local election results. | |
| 'Complete farce' | 'Complete farce' |
| It also follows Chancellor Alistair Darling's £2.7bn tax cut announced on Tuesday to compensate those who lost out when the 10p tax rate was scrapped. | It also follows Chancellor Alistair Darling's £2.7bn tax cut announced on Tuesday to compensate those who lost out when the 10p tax rate was scrapped. |
| The Conservatives called the move "an exercise in political survival" by the government, while the Liberal Democrats said tax policy had "descended into a complete farce". | The Conservatives called the move "an exercise in political survival" by the government, while the Liberal Democrats said tax policy had "descended into a complete farce". |
| POSSIBLE MEASURES Public say on GP hoursParents' councils to help run schoolsCitizenship ceremonies for young peopleMore accountable chief constablesReform of banking regulationsHelp for first-time buyers Live: Point-by-point coverage | POSSIBLE MEASURES Public say on GP hoursParents' councils to help run schoolsCitizenship ceremonies for young peopleMore accountable chief constablesReform of banking regulationsHelp for first-time buyers Live: Point-by-point coverage |
| But Mr Darling told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the change would help "individuals but... also support the economy as a whole". | But Mr Darling told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the change would help "individuals but... also support the economy as a whole". |
| The prime minister's plans for the next parliamentary session, essentially a preview of the Queen's Speech, could include giving people more of a say over issues such as extending GPs' opening hours. | The prime minister's plans for the next parliamentary session, essentially a preview of the Queen's Speech, could include giving people more of a say over issues such as extending GPs' opening hours. |
| Allowing families to play a greater role in the running of schools, via "parents' councils", is another expected measure. | Allowing families to play a greater role in the running of schools, via "parents' councils", is another expected measure. |
| Policing | Policing |
| It is possible that a citizenship bill, including citizenship ceremonies for young people, could be proposed. | It is possible that a citizenship bill, including citizenship ceremonies for young people, could be proposed. |
| Policing is also likely to be a key area of reform. Chief constables could be made accountable to a directly elected representative. | Policing is also likely to be a key area of reform. Chief constables could be made accountable to a directly elected representative. |
| That official could then influence police priorities by, for example, requesting more resources to tackle gun crime. | That official could then influence police priorities by, for example, requesting more resources to tackle gun crime. |
| The Conservatives are likely to say the idea is a reworded version of their plan for US-style sheriffs, put forward in their 2005 general election manifesto. | The Conservatives are likely to say the idea is a reworded version of their plan for US-style sheriffs, put forward in their 2005 general election manifesto. |
| Other possible announcements include plans to reform the banking regulation system and help for first-time home buyers through shared equity schemes. | Other possible announcements include plans to reform the banking regulation system and help for first-time home buyers through shared equity schemes. |
| The list of possible initiatives was greeted with an under whelmed response: "boring," "uninspiring" and "awful" were some of the terms used The BBC's Iain Watson tests reaction to the proposals What will be in draft Speech? | The list of possible initiatives was greeted with an under whelmed response: "boring," "uninspiring" and "awful" were some of the terms used The BBC's Iain Watson tests reaction to the proposals What will be in draft Speech? |
| The prime minister's speech comes after a difficult two weeks which have seen Labour's worst local election performance in 40 years, as well as criticism of Mr Brown's own behaviour in memoirs by John Prescott and Cherie Blair. | The prime minister's speech comes after a difficult two weeks which have seen Labour's worst local election performance in 40 years, as well as criticism of Mr Brown's own behaviour in memoirs by John Prescott and Cherie Blair. |
| It is the second draft Queen's Speech. Mr Brown introduced the idea when he became prime minister last year. | It is the second draft Queen's Speech. Mr Brown introduced the idea when he became prime minister last year. |
| Critics say it diminishes the role of the monarch and the relevance of the State Opening of Parliament in November. | Critics say it diminishes the role of the monarch and the relevance of the State Opening of Parliament in November. |
| But the government says it is appropriate to announce proposed measures earlier to allow consultation over the summer, resulting in a more concrete Queen's Speech. | But the government says it is appropriate to announce proposed measures earlier to allow consultation over the summer, resulting in a more concrete Queen's Speech. |