Uk and around the world on bbc world news. Welcome back. Yes, it is welcome back, just two months since welcome back, just two months since we last gathered in this very room inside the palace of westminster for the state opening of parliament. Back on the 14th october Boris Johnsons government with no parliamentary majority put forward, lets say, a rather thin programme. Today, the queen will present a legislative programme from the conservative government with a big majority in the house of commons following last weekss election. We are politically in a different world. A world in which the parliament, the government and the monarch have been in sharp focus, a course of some tension as well. And a year dominated once again by the brexit question and process. What will the queens speech tell us about the governments other priorities, apart from brexit, for the year ahead . This is Boris Johnsons second queens speech in the sake space of nine weeks. Boris johnson has been resident at n
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Following his election victory, the Prime Minister is visiting the north of england to meet voters in traditional labour heartlands which turned blue for the first time. Journey times are being cut, more services and new routes added as part of major timetable changes on britains railways. The search for two remaining bodies resumes, following the volcanic eruption in new zealand. In a few moments were expecting borisjohnson to be speaking, following his partys general election win. Heres the scene there at the moment. His supporters are waiting there to have him address them. A Christmas Tree there in the background. A lot of focus will be on the message brought by the Prime Minister. That area of the country is where such unexpected gains were made, reversing seats that had so long be held by labour. The Prime Minister in the north east of england today and as soon as he arrives there we willjoin proceedings. Labours shadow chancellor John Mcdo
We will all go now and a new leader will come in place, appoint a shadow cabinet. I will not be part of that shadow cabinet. I have done my bit. We need to move on at that stage with that new leader. Im Rachel Schofield with the rest of todays headlines. Journey times are being cut, more services and new routes added as part of major timetable changes on britains railways. The search for two remaining bodies resumes, following the volcanic eruption in new zealand. Crucial United Nations climate talks in madrid are continuing, with no sign that an agreement is imminent. And at 12 30pm, therell be an electioncast special, when adam fleming and the team look back at yesterdays result. Thats coming up here on the bbc news channel. Good afternoon and welcome to westminster. Borisjohnson is visiting the north of england today, hours after celebrating his partys biggest election win for 30 years by sweeping aside labour in its traditional heartlands. Were expecting to hear from the Prime Mini
Supporters in newly conservative sedgefield, tony blairs old constituency. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is coming under increasing pressure to resign immediately after his party suffered its worst Election Results since the 1930s. Our report from matt cole contains some flashing images. Workington, some flashing images. Bishop auckland, leigh, north workington, bishop auckland, leigh, north of england focuses which photo the conservatives. And sedgefield, yes, tony blairs old seat, sedgefield. Borisjohnson arrived there this morning because it, too, is now blue, and make no mistake, the choice of scene to visit, that of lubas the choice of scene to visit, that of lu bas my the choice of scene to visit, that of lubas my success and former pm will be chosen to maximise the imagery. I know that people may have been breaking and voting habits of generations to vote for us, and i wa nt generations to vote for us, and i want you, the people of the north east to know that we in the conserva
Scotland said no to borisjohnson and the tories, no to brexit. Im shaun ley with todays other headlines. Faster journies, new routes and more trains its all change on the railways from tomorrow. The search for two remaining bodies resumes following mondays volcanic eruption in new zealand. Crucial United Nations climate talks in madrid are continuing. Theres no sign that agreement is imminent. And in half an hour, we look at social media innovation made in china, and why its setting nerves jangling in silicon valley. Thats click, here on the bbc news channel at 2 30. Hello. The Prime Minister is visiting the north east of england where a surge of support for the conservatives in traditional labour seats helped his party to its biggest election win in 30 years. In the past couple of hours, Boris Johnson met supporters in newly conservative sedgefield, tony blairs old constituency. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is coming under increasing pressure to resign immediately after his party