Now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to thursday in parliament, where its down to business for mps following last weeks general election. The queen comes to westminster for the second time in ten weeks, setting out the governments to do list for the year. And theres no prizes for guessing whats at the top. My governments priority is to deliver the United Kingdoms departed from the European Union on the 31st of january. Labour says the government has tried to mimic some of its priorities. On austerity, on investment, on inequality and on the National Health service and we can see how we force the terrain to shift. But Boris Johnsons predicting a positive future. I do not think it vainglorious or impossible to say that a new golden age for this United Kingdom is now in reach. Mid morning, the queen set off from Buckingham Palace for the state opening of parliament, a ceremony shes more than familiar with, having taken part in it 66 times during her reign. But havin
The twostens spread is up 31 basis today. Been a while since weve been that wide on the spread. A far cry from the negative numbers we saw earlier in the year. A little bit of weakness today for the british pound. We are waiting for Boris Johnson to speak to lawmakers in parliament. Has gotten several upgrades. There are still some analysts cautious about the fundamentals, but generally, that type of a gooddata is seen as outlook. In europe, we are seeing a mixed bag with carmakers again, kind of in trouble today. They are dragging down the dax. We also have a couple of french carmakers lower after the deal with fiat yesterday. We will get into Boris Johnsons plans in a few minutes. The stoxx europe is all told, flat. At 22 basisield points right now. That is the most positive we have seen it in negative territory for quite some months. Later this hour, we will be watching Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in parliament after laying out his legislative priorities earlier, with a fo
There weather conditions across the Korean Peninsula not see bad of a little bit of cloud pushing its way across into south korea not bad either across both islands as you can see all the main out and i should say really across into japan now theres a bulk of clouds to the southeast of there and we all watching that is tropical depression 7 w. It may well not develop into a Tropical Storm but it will certainly bring with it a fair amount of rain now through friday it stays offshore but weve got quite a bit of cloud generally to a 30 degree celsius and soccer is the same meanwhile in seoul we could just see want to shower as on a friday a high there 27 degrees celsius sennas story as we head through saturday a warm day in beijing with a high of 38 celsius and then youll just see this area of rain here just to the east of home shoe and that could bring some heavier spells of rain and that is that tropical depression 7 heading further to the southeast we have got better conditions across
To m. P. S Boris Johnson has asked the European Union to rethink its refusal to renegotiate a break that deal johnson also said his government would prioritize preparations for exiting without an agreement if there is no deal with you by the october 31st deadline this week our mission is to deliver british on the 31st of october for the purpose of uniting and reenergizing our great United Kingdom and making this country the greatest place. On earth lets go live now to jonah how hes outside westminster so how did that speech go down with m. P. s. Boris is still on his feet Boris Johnson in fact taking questions from m. P. s everybody wants to get a question in to him how did that speech go down im sure it went down extremely well with his own supporters is sort of trademark brand now of positive energy being invoked there talking about the beginning of a new golden age for our United Kingdom a vote the can do spirit of optimism that he thinks has been so lacking over the last 3 years in