Summary

  • The Queen sets out government's plans

  • Because of short notice, less pomp than usual

  • Duke of Edinburgh unwell so does not attend

  • Prince Charles steps in for the occasion

  • Brexit dominates with 8 of 27 bills

  • This year's event follows snap election

  1. 'Corbyn confidently batting back MPs' challenges'published at 15:17 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  2. Corbyn defends Labour's Brexit positionpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    Mr Corbyn cautions against "the dog-whistle cynicism" as the Brexit process continues, but is heckled as he insists Labour's position is "absolutely clear we need tariff-free access to the single market".

    He says "we need less of the Conservatives' dangerous threat to turn Britain into a tax haven".

  3. Prescott tips Corbyn to be next PMpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  4. LGA: Allow us to keep 100% receipts from Right to Buy salespublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Commenting on the news there is to be a Draft Rental Tenancies Bill, the Local Government Association's housing spokesman Martin Tett says it is good ministers see "housing as a priority".

    But he says councils are "much more ambitious" about increasing the supply of quality, affordable homes, supported by local services and infrastructure.

  5. Corbyn: Government could have made better start to Brexit talkspublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    Jeremy Corbyn mocks Richard Benyon's interests outside Parliament, promising to "aid him by taking water back into public ownership".

    He highlights the number of manifesto promises which did not make it into the Queen's Speech before moving onto Brexit.

    He argues the government could have begun negotiations "on a far better footing" and urges them to "listen" to others.

  6. Corbyn: Grenfell Tower residents 'deserve answers'published at 15:10 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn begins by saying Grenfell Tower survivors are "demanding answers and they deserve answers".

    He stresses the need for "urgent reassurance" for residents of tower blocks across the country.

    He goes on to discuss recent terrorist attacks and the legacy of murdered MP Jo Cox.

  7. Government aims to secure space sectorpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    A government plan to protect the UK's £13.7bn space industry has been laid out in the Queen's Speech.

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  8. Corbyn says Queen's Speech 'threadbare'published at 15:10 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  9. What's the truth about Metropolitan Police funding?published at 15:05 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  10. Solemn duties and grave responsibilitiespublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    Mr Kwarteng says that as the son of Ghanaian immigrants, his mother would never have expected her son to have become an MP, saying that this is one of the strengths of this country.

    He finishes by saying that the last few months have been horrific and that he never expected to have seen some of the tragedies he has seen - including the Westminster Bridge, and Finsbury Park attacks and the Grenfell Tower fire.

    The Spelthorne MP says that these events remind MPs of the solemn duties and grave responsibilities that they have been called upon to discharge and the awe-inspiring trust with which they have been endowed.

  11. EU Parliament's Brexit negotiator enjoys jokes about Queen's hatpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  12. Khan demands more resources for London's policepublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    Mayor of London Sadiq Khan welcomes plans for a Commission for Countering Extremism, but says the review of national counter-terrorism strategy, also announced today, "must include new spending plans to fully fund London's police force in the light of the increased threats we clearly face".

    Away from security, the mayor says he is "deeply disappointed" that plans to change the school funding formula - "which will take money away from London schools" - have not been scrapped.

    He also says "promised help for private renters now seems to have been kicked into the long grass".

    And he fears the plans to ban unfair tenancy fees could take years to become law.

  13. Not enough to protect the world's climate or its wildlife - WWFpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Lang Banks, director of advocacy at the charity WWF, said the speech was "punctuated with some encouraging words", but the government was "not going far or fast enough to protect and restore our nature and wildlife".

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    Whilst it is pleasing to see a reaffirmed commitment to the Paris Agreement, this should be seen as the very minimum in our responsibility to the environment. The speech lacked details on how we will actually achieve our climate goals with the absence of a long awaited plan to reduce emissions. It was a missed opportunity to commit to introducing a 25 Year Plan for our environment, and it failed to protect the world’s most iconic wildlife by omitting a consultation on a domestic UK ban on ivory."

  14. DUP demand 'amounts to 20% hike in spending'published at 14:58 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Earlier, our Northern Ireland political correspondent, Stephen Walker, told us the DUP was demanding an extra billion pounds for the NHS and a similar amount extra for infrastructure.

    Our assistant political editor is clear that's a demand too far...

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  15. No letter from Disraelipublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    The Conservative MP for Spelthorne Kwasi Kwarteng seconds the Loyal Address.

    He begins by saying that he had ransacked his family vaults but had found no letter from Benjamin Disraeli to his grandfather - or anyone else in his family.

    Speaking of election night, he says the exit poll caused cries of anguish, despair and deep bitter disappointment - and that was only from members of the parliamentary Labour Party.

    He also mentions the leaderless Liberal Democrats and the "scrupulously fair pages" of the Evening Standard.

  16. MP urges Parliament to 'rise to Brexit challenge'published at 14:58 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    Mr Benyon goes on to say he voted Remain but "recognises" the result of the referendum.

    He adds in the future he wants to be able to say "I was part of a Parliament that rose to the challenge" of "resetting our relationship with the EU".

    He acknowledges the UK "is not a nation at ease with himself" - referencing former PM Sir John Major's words - but describes himself as "optimistic about Britain's future".

  17. Queen wearing EU chic?published at 14:51 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  18. Tory jokes he is 'working-class hero'published at 14:46 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    Richard Benyon tells the House his great-great-grandfather was also an MP asked to give loyal address, but declined because he never liked to speak in Parliament "on principle".

    He also jokes he is considered "a working-class hero" because he ousted an Old Etonian Lib Dem from his Newbury seat.

  19. NSPCC welcomes Digital Charter, but sets the bar highpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    The Queen's Speech announced plans for a new Digital Charter to make the UK the "safest place to be online".

    Reacting to that, children's charity the NSPCC said it "could go a long way in helping keep children safe", but "must not pull any punches" if it’s to achieve that aim.

    “We want an independent regulator that will hold social media companies to account, internet companies to meet minimum standards and children to be automatically offered safer accounts," a spokesman said.

  20. What were the pledges that did not make it?published at 14:42 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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    It was only a little over a month that Theresa May outlined her vision for the next parliament in her party's election manifesto.

    There were pledges to get rid of the triple lock on pensions, an energy price cap and perhaps the boldest policy was a radical new way of funding adult social care.

    But instead of making it into the Queen's Speech, it seems the controversial elements in the manifesto have been run through the office shredder.