On the bbc news at five. And in the victims and Grenfell Tower disaster have taken place. Theresa may apologised for the official response, saying it wasnt good enough. The duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital but is said to be in good spirits. And parts of the uk are basking in the hottestjune day since 1976 with a temperature of 33. 9c recorded at heathrow. Good afternoon from westminster. Our main story at 5pm. New measures to prepare britain for brexit have dominated the governments legislative the governments legislative priorities set out in the queens speech. Of the 27 bills that were announced by her majesty, eight were linked to brexit. There were also announcements on terror and security legislation and Domestic Violence, but there was little mention of the more controversial elements of the conservatives manifesto, such as grammar schools. So what was in it . The main focus was brexit and the great repeal bill, with the government saying it wants to build the wide
A funeral for the first victim to be named in the Grenfell Tower disaster a syrian refugee looking for a better life. Quality time with the kids but memories of the baby they lost a new report on poor maternity care. Mercury rising its the hottestjune day for over a0 years but watch out for the storms to come. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, well round up all the news from the second day of royal ascot, and a prompt arrival by the queen after the state opening of parliament. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. This may be a queens speech that will be remembered for whats missing rather than whats being proposed. Gone are the Prime Ministers ambitions for big changes at home. Instead the legislative Programme Read out by the queen was dominated by brexit. So lets look at whats in the queens speech. There are are eight brexit bills in total. Other bills include one to tackle Domestic Violence and abuse. And another to give the go ahead to the second leg of the hs2. S
In a moment it will be time for sports day but first lets take a look at what else is coming up tonight on bbc news, in 20 minutes we will talk to the union of senior Civil Servants about the challenges for the Civil Service in implementing the queens speech. After eight oclock we will be live in salford to get an idea on how some of the policies in the queens speech will affect the north of england and 1030 we will look the papers. Well be joined england and 1030 we will look the papers. Well bejoined by the whitehall corresponded from the sun and the news editor of the financial times. Before we go to the sport a brief update on another story breaking in this hour, three people remained trapped after a crane lapsed in crewe. A spokeswoman for the police say they are dealing with the police say they are dealing with the incident. Emergency Services Including hazardous Response Unit from northwest and the driver has been airlifted to safety. Any more on that and we will bring it to you
Democrats suffer a big blow. Republicans are celebrating after winning a critical election in georgia. Its a huge boost to President Trump. Saudi arabia shakes up President Trump. Saudi arabia shakes up succession plan. How did this hope goes so wrong . Marco rubio jokes he is launching an investigation after this hug with a banker trump missed the mark. Ivanka. Im Christian Fraser here in westminster and kathie kay is with us westminster and kathie kay is with us In Washington. Rarely could the queen have delivered such a speech so queen have delivered such a speech so thin and detail and it is supposed to steer the course of parliament for the next two years. It seems that many of the governments Manifesto Promises have disappeared along with its parliamentary majority. There was no controversial mention of the demnetia tax or the scrapping of school lunches. There was also no mention of Donald Trumps proposed state visit this year although the Home Secretary has confirmed it will go
With many key manifesto plans either axed or delayed after the election result the labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, says the governments in chaos. A Threadbare Legislative Programme from a government thats lost its majority and run out of ideas all together. Prince charles accompanied his mother to the State Opening, as the Duke Of Edinburgh was unwell. The duke was admitted to hospital last night as a precautionary measure. Hes said to be in good spirits. One person is trapped after a crane collapses in crewe. Two others have been released and taken to hospital. The first funerals for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster have taken place, as theresa may apologies for the official response, saying it wasnt good enough. Good evening. A host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the uk for a smooth and orderly departure from the eu have been announced in the queens speech. It was a legislative programme that was dominated by brexit. So lets look at whats in the queens speech. Of t