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| Queen's Speech: New laws on crime, health and the environment | |
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| Policies on crime, immigration, health and the environment form the heart of Boris Johnson's new legislative agenda, to be unveiled in the Queen's Speech. | Policies on crime, immigration, health and the environment form the heart of Boris Johnson's new legislative agenda, to be unveiled in the Queen's Speech. |
| Plans to end the free movement of EU citizens to the UK after Brexit and provide faster access to medicines will also be among 22 new bills announced at the State Opening of Parliament. | Plans to end the free movement of EU citizens to the UK after Brexit and provide faster access to medicines will also be among 22 new bills announced at the State Opening of Parliament. |
| Ministers say it is an ambitious programme for a post-Brexit Britain. | Ministers say it is an ambitious programme for a post-Brexit Britain. |
| But with the PM having no majority, many of the bills may not become law. | But with the PM having no majority, many of the bills may not become law. |
| And the BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, said there was no guarantee the Queen's Speech - which is written by the government - would be approved by Parliament. If MPs reject it, it will trigger renewed calls for a general election. | And the BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, said there was no guarantee the Queen's Speech - which is written by the government - would be approved by Parliament. If MPs reject it, it will trigger renewed calls for a general election. |
| Labour has described the whole exercise as a political "stunt". | Labour has described the whole exercise as a political "stunt". |
| Despite continuing Brexit uncertainty, the government has said it is determined to press ahead with its plans, announcing its intention to hold a Budget on 6 November. | Despite continuing Brexit uncertainty, the government has said it is determined to press ahead with its plans, announcing its intention to hold a Budget on 6 November. |
| Negotiations over the UK's departure from the EU continue, with the UK trying to secure an agreement that will enable the UK to leave by 31 October. | Negotiations over the UK's departure from the EU continue, with the UK trying to secure an agreement that will enable the UK to leave by 31 October. |
| The government says if it can strike a deal with the EU, it will introduce a withdrawal agreement bill and aim to secure its passage through Parliament before the Halloween deadline. | The government says if it can strike a deal with the EU, it will introduce a withdrawal agreement bill and aim to secure its passage through Parliament before the Halloween deadline. |
| Intensive talks over the weekend failed to produce a breakthrough, with EU officials openly discussing the prospect of a further extension and the PM saying "a significant amount of work" remained. | Intensive talks over the weekend failed to produce a breakthrough, with EU officials openly discussing the prospect of a further extension and the PM saying "a significant amount of work" remained. |
| The Queen is officially announcing the government's legislative agenda for the year ahead as she opens the new session of Parliament. | |
| The occasion is famous for its pageantry - with the monarch arriving at the Palace of Westminster in a carriage procession and delivering her speech from the throne in the House of Lords. | The occasion is famous for its pageantry - with the monarch arriving at the Palace of Westminster in a carriage procession and delivering her speech from the throne in the House of Lords. |
| Mr Johnson, whose government took office in July, has said the Queen's Speech will focus on "seizing the opportunities that Brexit present". | Mr Johnson, whose government took office in July, has said the Queen's Speech will focus on "seizing the opportunities that Brexit present". |
| The 22 bills are expected to include: | The 22 bills are expected to include: |
| There are also proposals for tougher sentences for serious and violent crime, improving building standards, and increasing investment in infrastructure and science. | There are also proposals for tougher sentences for serious and violent crime, improving building standards, and increasing investment in infrastructure and science. |
| 'Election manifesto' | 'Election manifesto' |
| Mr Johnson said the programme demonstrated that Brexit was not the limit of the government's ambitions. | Mr Johnson said the programme demonstrated that Brexit was not the limit of the government's ambitions. |
| "The people of this country don't just want us to sort out Brexit," he said. "This optimistic and ambitious Queen's Speech sets us on a course to make all that happen, and more besides." | "The people of this country don't just want us to sort out Brexit," he said. "This optimistic and ambitious Queen's Speech sets us on a course to make all that happen, and more besides." |
| Former Tory cabinet minister Dominic Grieve, who now sits as an independent after rebelling over Brexit, said he would only decide whether to back the Queen's Speech once he saw its contents. | Former Tory cabinet minister Dominic Grieve, who now sits as an independent after rebelling over Brexit, said he would only decide whether to back the Queen's Speech once he saw its contents. |
| While there were likely to be things he would be happy to support, he said the PM would find it "very difficult" to govern while the issue of Brexit was unresolved. | While there were likely to be things he would be happy to support, he said the PM would find it "very difficult" to govern while the issue of Brexit was unresolved. |
| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told Sky News the whole exercise was a waste of time. | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told Sky News the whole exercise was a waste of time. |
| "Having a Queen's Speech and a State Opening of Parliament is ludicrous," he said. "What we have got in effect is a party political broadcast from the steps of the throne." | "Having a Queen's Speech and a State Opening of Parliament is ludicrous," he said. "What we have got in effect is a party political broadcast from the steps of the throne." |
| And the SNP's Joanna Cherry said it was "an election manifesto for the Conservative Party, which will almost certainly be rejected in Scotland". | And the SNP's Joanna Cherry said it was "an election manifesto for the Conservative Party, which will almost certainly be rejected in Scotland". |
| A different Queen's Speech | A different Queen's Speech |
| By the BBC's political correspondent Nick Eardley | By the BBC's political correspondent Nick Eardley |
| This Queen's Speech will feel rather different. | This Queen's Speech will feel rather different. |
| Boris Johnson does not have a majority in Parliament and cannot guarantee that he will be able to pass all the bills announced this morning. | Boris Johnson does not have a majority in Parliament and cannot guarantee that he will be able to pass all the bills announced this morning. |
| There is no guarantee the Queen's Speech itself will even pass. Add into the mix the fact that he wants a general election and some of what you will hear will feel more like a pitch to the country than a concrete plan for the next year in Whitehall. | There is no guarantee the Queen's Speech itself will even pass. Add into the mix the fact that he wants a general election and some of what you will hear will feel more like a pitch to the country than a concrete plan for the next year in Whitehall. |
| There is also the fact that whatever is announced in the House of Lords could quickly be overshadowed by what happens in Brussels. | There is also the fact that whatever is announced in the House of Lords could quickly be overshadowed by what happens in Brussels. |
| A lot has been spoken about crucial weeks at Westminster. This really feels like it could be one - where key questions are answered. Can the PM get a new Brexit deal? If so, can he persuade Parliament to back it? If not, can MPs force him to delay Brexit again? | A lot has been spoken about crucial weeks at Westminster. This really feels like it could be one - where key questions are answered. Can the PM get a new Brexit deal? If so, can he persuade Parliament to back it? If not, can MPs force him to delay Brexit again? |
| Strap yourself in - it could be a bumpy few days. | Strap yourself in - it could be a bumpy few days. |