Boris Johnsonâs Queenâs speech wish list of legislation has some big omissions and dubious inclusions
Queen Elizabeth next to Prince Charles in the House of Lordsâ chamber, just before she gives her speech at the state opening of parliament on 11 May. Photograph: Reuters
Queen Elizabeth next to Prince Charles in the House of Lordsâ chamber, just before she gives her speech at the state opening of parliament on 11 May. Photograph: Reuters
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First came Charles and Camilla, followed a short while later in a black Range Rover by the Queen and her lady-in-waiting. This may have been a pared-back state opening of parliament for these Covid times â no posh frocks from the dressing-up box and tiaras from Claireâs accessories for the women in the Lords and just a handful of MPs in the Commons â but there were standards to maintain. For the crown if nothing else. That had arrived on its o
Queen s Speech RECAP: NHS catch-up and recovery plan at heart of next steps proposed by the Government
The Queen attended Parliament for her first major public ceremonial duty since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh
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The Prime Minister has put repairing the NHS following the Covid pandemic at the heart of the next programme for government.
The Queen s speech to officially reopen parliament included an NHS catch-up and recovery plan . The Prime Minister said he was “revolutionising” the adult education and training system as the Government prepared to set out its legislative agenda.
Boris Johnson mocked Sir Keir Starmer over his bungled reshuffle today - as the Labour leader faced another blow with the resignation of a close aide.
The PM jibed that Sir Keir was just making Ms Rayner hungrier for power after he tried to sack her in the wake of the Super Thursday disaster - then gave her a list of job titles to stem a backlash.
The extraordinary twisting and turning was part of a bruising weekend of chaos for Sir Keir following the loss of the Hartlepool by-election and hundreds of council seats to the Tories.
He was eventually forced to carry out a much more limited reshuffle, with the hard-Left openly threatening a leadership challenge.
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