In london and manchester. This is a momentous week in the history of the uk, talks are under way to take britain out of the European Union, and this queens speech is therefore expected to set out a legislative programme not for one year but the two years to come. Earlier this morning, this is what happened in Downing Street when the Prime Minister left for parliament. First and last queens speech, Prime Minister . That was mrs may with her husband philip on the way to the houses of parliament. She has had to spend considerable time trying to negotiate a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland in recent days to support this queens speech, and as i speak, there is still no deal in place. But that was part of the reason of course for the delay in arranging this State Opening today. Labours Jeremy Corbyn will also be in parliament today, facing the Prime Minister once again across the dispatch box. That is when the debate gets under way, and he will be looking to amend