general election comes into view. this is in every respect a momentous day. in the house of lords, look at the magnificence of the chamber. such expectation. the peers and guests have already started to arrive to secure their seats for the biggest event in the parliamentary calendar. you don t get in if you appear without the suitable attire. it is a case of first come, first served as well. once on the throne, there it is, the monarch s throne and the consort of s thrown beside it. the king will unveil the government s legislative programme for the session ahead. it is a political moment and a first for rishi sunak on his first state opening as prime minister. we will be discussing all the wider political context later in the programme. once the imperial state crown is on, the political gloves are well and truly off and we will get a real sense of the battle lines over the next year or so, the issues that will win or lose the election. so to explore what all of this, and the
Conservative mps say hes out of order. A warning that the uk tax burden is set to rise to its highest to its highest level for 30 years, despite continuing cuts to Public Services. Trying to fix englands broken Housing Market, the government announces plans for a million new homes by 2020. And things you can do when youre no longer president , what happened when barack obama was challenged by richard branson. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that mps will be getting a vote on a final brexit deal before that deal is put to the European Parliament. The Brexit Minister david jones told mps today that in the extremely unlikely event, in his words, that there was no deal, the government would then be having to rely on an arrangement with the world trade organisation. In other words the British Government would not seek further negotiations with the European Union if parliament voted down its proposed brexit deal. The debate on the bill to start the Brexit Process is in its final stages in th
The British Press Photographers Association revealed the collection for its annual Assignments exhibition, which celebrates the best of press photography from its members.
Buckingham Palace has housed royals for centuries since it was bought by King George III in 1761, having formerly been built as Buckingham House for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703.