A very good morning from inside the palace of westminster, where the queen will arrive in a short while to open a new session of parliament. But this is no routine event yes, well be able to enjoy all the usual colour and pagea ntry of the state opening, but it takes place at a time of great political and constitutional uncertainty where even the role of the crown in our National Affairs is being questioned. We were last here two years ago when theresa may was Prime Minister since when the Political Landscape has been turned upside down by the turbulent Brexit Process. Its Boris Johnsons first queens speech as Prime Minister he has no majority in the house of commons so there will inevitably be questions about his ability to deliver the pledges in the queens speech. We could indeed be back again before christmas. But lets deal with todays events first im joined by our Political Editor, Laura Kuenssberg. Good money, laura. Good morning, hew. It would be an understatement to say despite
On closer inspection, mr speaker, it is nothing more than fools gold. Lets get on with the proposals, with the measures announced in this queens speech. Lets get on with out queens speech. Lets get on with our vision. Lets get on with our vision for a britain where fairness and balance are at the heart of what we do. Well have the details, and well be asking if the queens speech could be rejected by mps, renewing calls for a general election. Also on the programme. Hundreds of colleagues, friends, and family attend the funeral of pc Andrew Harper, who was killed on duty in august. Syrian Government Forces take up positions within the range of turkish artillery, hours after striking a deal with the kurds. One of britains most notorious paedophiles, who abused as many as 200 children, has been stabbed to death in prison. Iam i am Rebecca Jones, here at the magnificent guild hall here in the heart of the city of london, where the great and good of the book world will soon be gathering to
After Spains Supreme Court jails nine separatists over cataolnias failed bid for independence. And englands euro 2020 qualifier with bulgaria in sofia was temporarily halted twice in the first half, with fans warned about racist behaviour. The escalating consequences of Donald Trumps decision to pull us troops out of Northern Syria are profound and multi faceted. First, after years of fighting each other, kurdish fighters and the Syrian Military are now on the same side. Syrias army is helping the kurds resist the turkish offensive which began when america in effect gave it the green light. Syrian Government Forces have arrived in key kurdish held towns in the north including ain issa and manbij. For now, they are not being deployed to tal ab yad and ras al ain, where turkeys attacks have focused. Even so, this new alliance is remarkable, and it has changed the state of play in syria. Orla guerin is there. Well in less than a week, president erdogan has created a dangerous new reality
Again, the temperatures about 11 to 16 or so. Friday, not a great deal of difference. That low pressure transfers from west to east during the first part of the weekend, then we get a run of north westerly, it turns drier, finer and brighter thanks to the influence that little ridge of High Pressure but then into the start of next week, things again go to mild, wet and windy. So there is a short, sharp shock of something slightly cooler and breezier coming in from the north west. The colours drain away but then into the start of next week, as i say, we go back to mild, wet and windy. They are playing our song they are playing our song i know hello. This is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First, the headlines. The family of harry dunn, who died in a road collision with an American Woman who then fled to the us, arrive in the country, hoping for a meeting. We hoping for a meeting. May be able to, hopefully, g meeting we may be able to, hopefully,