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| Queen's Speech 2017: May promises 'humility' | Queen's Speech 2017: May promises 'humility' |
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| Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to work with "humility and resolve" as the government prepares to outline its legislative programme later. | Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to work with "humility and resolve" as the government prepares to outline its legislative programme later. |
| Brexit is expected to dominate the Queen's Speech, which will cover a two-year period instead of one. | Brexit is expected to dominate the Queen's Speech, which will cover a two-year period instead of one. |
| It is also expected to include measures on domestic violence and car insurance. | It is also expected to include measures on domestic violence and car insurance. |
| The Conservatives are still trying to agree terms with the Democratic Unionists to secure their support for Mrs May's minority government. | The Conservatives are still trying to agree terms with the Democratic Unionists to secure their support for Mrs May's minority government. |
| It means some manifesto pledges are likely to be scaled back or scrapped. | It means some manifesto pledges are likely to be scaled back or scrapped. |
| Sources from the DUP have warned that the party cannot be "taken for granted", although it is expected to back the Queen's Speech when MPs vote on it next week. | Sources from the DUP have warned that the party cannot be "taken for granted", although it is expected to back the Queen's Speech when MPs vote on it next week. |
| The speech is written by the government but read by the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament. | The speech is written by the government but read by the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament. |
| It is the main ceremonial event of the Parliamentary calendar - but this year's will look different, with much of the usual formalities dispensed with and the Queen wearing "day dress" instead of her usual robes. | It is the main ceremonial event of the Parliamentary calendar - but this year's will look different, with much of the usual formalities dispensed with and the Queen wearing "day dress" instead of her usual robes. |
| The speech will be delivered at 11:30 BST and will be covered live on BBC One, Radio 5 live and online. MPs will begin debating its contents in the afternoon. | |
| With Brexit talks now under way, the government is expected to set out the laws needed to leave the EU - irrespective of the final deal agreed with Brussels. | With Brexit talks now under way, the government is expected to set out the laws needed to leave the EU - irrespective of the final deal agreed with Brussels. |
| At the heart of this is the so-called Great Repeal Bill - which will repeal the 1972 European Communities Act and end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. | At the heart of this is the so-called Great Repeal Bill - which will repeal the 1972 European Communities Act and end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. |
| It will also copy existing EU legislation to the UK statute book, and Parliament will decide which bits to retain. | It will also copy existing EU legislation to the UK statute book, and Parliament will decide which bits to retain. |
| A dressed-down Queen's Speech | A dressed-down Queen's Speech |
| Other areas where Brexit-related laws are expected include immigration, customs and agriculture. | Other areas where Brexit-related laws are expected include immigration, customs and agriculture. |
| The government has cancelled next year's Queen's Speech, so this one will cover a two-year period to give MPs more time to debate all the Brexit legislation. | The government has cancelled next year's Queen's Speech, so this one will cover a two-year period to give MPs more time to debate all the Brexit legislation. |
| Mrs May said the speech would be about "grasping the opportunities that lie ahead for the United Kingdom as we leave the European Union". | Mrs May said the speech would be about "grasping the opportunities that lie ahead for the United Kingdom as we leave the European Union". |
| She said: "The election result was not the one I hoped for, but this government will respond with humility and resolve to the message the electorate sent. | She said: "The election result was not the one I hoped for, but this government will respond with humility and resolve to the message the electorate sent. |
| "We will work hard every day to gain the trust and confidence of the British people, making their priorities our priorities." | "We will work hard every day to gain the trust and confidence of the British people, making their priorities our priorities." |
| First the government needs to get a Brexit deal that "commands maximum public support", she said. | First the government needs to get a Brexit deal that "commands maximum public support", she said. |
| "While this will be a government that consults and listens, we are clear that we are going to see Brexit through, working with Parliament, business, the devolved administrations and others to ensure a smooth and orderly withdrawal." | "While this will be a government that consults and listens, we are clear that we are going to see Brexit through, working with Parliament, business, the devolved administrations and others to ensure a smooth and orderly withdrawal." |
| Ministers have said some parts of the Conservative manifesto would have to be "pruned" following the election result. | Ministers have said some parts of the Conservative manifesto would have to be "pruned" following the election result. |
| These could include controversial plans to axe the winter fuel allowance for well-off pensioners and expanding grammar schools while other proposals, such as a cap on energy bills, will be put out to consultation. | |
| 'Not legitimate' | |
| First Secretary of State Damian Green, a close ally of Theresa May, rejected claims controversial reforms to adult social care funding had been abandoned totally, saying there would be a consultation, prior to legislation, as "getting the details right is difficult and important". | |
| Mr Green told BBC Radio 4's Today this was not a "thin" Queen's Speech since it included a wealth of non-Brexit bills, including a digital charter to boost online safety and legislation on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed rail line. | |
| Although the Conservatives had fallen short of a majority, he said it was "our duty to present our legislative programme to the House of Commons and then to get on with governing". | |
| Other manifesto pledges that will feature include: | |
| Labour and the Liberal Democrats each plan to put forward alternative versions of the Queen's Speech. | |
| Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the Conservatives had "no right to govern", having "junked their manifesto". | |
| "They have got the right to bring forward their own programme, but I don't believe, actually, that they are legitimate in the sense that they have got a mandate that they asked for," he told Today. | |
| The Lib Dems said their version would call for continued membership of the EU single market and customs union after Brexit. | The Lib Dems said their version would call for continued membership of the EU single market and customs union after Brexit. |
| Party leader Tim Farron said: "This is a government with no clue, no direction and no mandate. The Conservatives may be scaling back on their domestic agenda now that they have no majority to deliver it." | |
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